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		<title>Why Is Food Storage Important?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you must use your emergency food reserve, notice that each ten can &#8211; approximately a gallon in size &#8211; should only last a month. No food in these kits should ever need refrigeration. In addition, a kit frequently has a preset quantity of calories that you&#8217;ll consume if you follow the specified serving offers. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you must use your emergency food reserve, notice  that each ten can &#8211; approximately a gallon in size &#8211; should  only last a month. No food in these kits should ever need  refrigeration. In addition, a kit frequently has a  preset quantity of calories that you&#8217;ll  consume if you follow the specified serving  offers. Because recovery from a crisis  may need months, being prepared with enough food  will help your family and you get thru the  worrying time. In addition, an  emergency food kit should be buttressed with mineral and vitamin additions, as you may not be consuming  many veg and fruit in the disaster and  recovery period. Building up your own food storage is ideal  for circumstances in which you could need to live  self-sufficiently for 2 weeks. If you project the result of  a crisis may last more than this, consider an emergency  food storage kit. These contain cans and bags of freeze and dehydrated  foods that may sustain your folks and you  from one month to over a year. Considered  MREs, such kits contain a mixture of meals and individual items that  could be cooked together. </p>
<p><a href="http://freeze-dried.com" target="_blank">Freeze dried</a> foods, as an example those stored in bags and ten cans  by Mountain House Foods, only need cold water to become  completely hydrated. Occasionally, these natural  disasters are much more oppressive  than others, but you never can say when a vicious  hurricane is going to hit. When a tempest hits,  what would you like to have stored for food? In such  example, having an emergency food storage in your home is  ideal. But are you aware what to contribute to your  emergency food storage? Though kits, such makers like Mountain House  Foods, provide freeze dried meals for a stated period, all emergency  food must be non-perishable and contain a mixture of protein,  carbohydrates, and fats. </p>
<p>If you are preparing your own  emergency food storage from items at the store, having a  variety of dried and canned meat, fruits, and  veg, crackers, cereal, and water is fantastic. A  can opening and heat source, as an example a  stove or hot plate, should be available.</p>
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		<title>Survival Living Imminent In USA?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 08:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would of thought that survival living would be a reality in America? We in America are ruined. We have so many decisions at the grocery store that it is beyond the imagination that food won&#8217;t be there. Though there are several&#124;many right here in the US who go to bed hungry on a regular [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who would of thought that <a href="http://essentialsurvivalgearcatalog.com/" target="_blank"><strong>survival living</strong></a> would be a reality in America?</p>
<p> We in America are ruined. We have so many decisions at the grocery store that it is beyond the imagination that food won&#8217;t be there.<span id="more-1606"></span> Though there are several|many right here in the US who go to bed hungry on a regular basis, the true food shortages which have sparked riots in other nations have so far escaped the States. It is foolish to think we are immune forever. </p>
<p> Wendell Berry discussed in his book &#8216;The Unsettling of America&#8217; 31 years ago that food was too necessary to be used as a weapon. People have ignored that idea for thirty years because &#8211; WE have food on the grocery shelves and it can&#8217;t be that bad. </p>
<p> Society looked the other way as dairy farmers struggled to hang on to herds of a pair hundred cows and maintain their lifestyle. It looked the other way again when small hog farmers were buried under 9 cent hogs, a price that meant ham alone brought twice what the entire pig cost. Some farmers gave hogs away as it might cost them to sell or keep them. </p>
<p> This eliminated many alternatives for our food. While we see now that with oil those who have it can, will, and do dictate the price folks don&#8217;t see the flashing neon sign that our food supply is in an identical scenario. Indeed, customers are for the most part so oblivious of it that they continue to get on cost, generating revenue for the few of company entities that hold the majority of our <strong><a href="http://essentialsurvivalgearcatalog.com/food-storage-secrets.php" target="_blank">survival food storage</a></strong>. </p>
<p> Archer Daniels Midland &#8211; ADM &#8211; bills itself as&#8217;supermarket to the world&#8217; and had a 67% increase in profits while Cargill &#8211; resented by little farmers around the world &#8211; had an 86% profit increase. </p>
<p> Most patrons haven&#8217;t a clue what some ingredients in their products truly are. <br /> for example, sorbitol is a hydrogenated sugar alcohol derived from corn, which is used in sugarless gums and candy, as well as being an ingredient in polyurethane. </p>
<p> As one of the biggest processors of oil seed, ADM produces soybean powder and meal for human and animal use. Extracted from that&#8217;s a crude oil used not only for edible oils, plant oils and lecithin, but also for commercial oil, biodiesel, and polymers. </p>
<p> Cargill &#8211; enjoying record profits &#8211; has its hands in baked products, cereals, drinks from alcohol to soft drinks to fruit drinks, candy and chocolate, dairy, health and organic ( think sports drinks, vitamins ), meat and poultry, pharmaceuticals, prepared foods ( seasonings, jams/jellies, side and main dish mixes, puddings, sauces and masses more ) and snack foods. You won&#8217;t see &#8216;Cargill&#8217; on grocery store shelves overtly labeled just like you will not see the other majority players, but it is&#8217;s there and much of what you eat comes from them. </p>
<p> Rest assured when it comes to maintaining those record profits that they are going to have that in mind before those too poor to buy their foods. Cotton farmers in India, pushed out by Monsanto cotton, have committed suicide at the chance of losing their livelihood, and farmers in numerous other nations do not even desire them as neighbors. If it comes to their finances or yours &#8211; theirs will take precedence. Monsanto and Cargill each own 50% of a corporation that markets genetically engineered foods globally. </p>
<p> Monsanto eagerly pushes farmers into courtrooms where a small farmer has no possibility of winning, whether or not they&#8217;ve ever planted their seed. One farmer was held accountable for planting their genetic altered seed on land he didn&#8217;t even own &#8211; which made no difference in the courtroom. Comprehensive power corrupts totally is an appropriate adage to describe what&#8217;s happening. </p>
<p> With these companies holding the vast majority of our food supplywhat occurs when they raise prices and demand more profits? We will do without fuel &#8211; but we will not do without food. Sadly, the headlights are approaching and Yank consumers don&#8217;t have any idea to move off the road. </p>
<p> Corporate America exists for one thing &#8211; Cash. They would give a token amount for charities but profit comes before anything. Lower costs drive the &#8216;reasons&#8217; for GMO products, which the general public do not want to eat and farmers do not want near their fields. </p>
<p> If your checkbook is drained and they are showing record profits do you suspect they&#8217;ll barter with you as little farmers will? Do you believe they are going to feel sorry and say&#8217;here&#8217;s groceries until you get on your feet? Not going to occur &#8211; it cuts into their profit. Farmers have seen it &#8211; consumers don&#8217;t and are unaware of it.</p>
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		<title>Create an Indoor Home Organic Garden with Plant Kits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing plants in your own home has become easier through the availablity of indoor plant growing kits that are offered at many retail outlets.If you have no idea where to begin when it comes to home organic gardening, purchasing a kit can be a lifesaver.Each package varies and the price will vary based on what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Growing plants in your own home has become easier through the availablity of indoor plant growing kits that are offered at many retail outlets.If you have no idea where to begin when it comes to home organic gardening, purchasing a kit can be a lifesaver.Each package varies and the price will vary based on what is included.</p>
<p>These kits are very convenient and economical.  They also allow you begin your indoor garden venture right away.  There a few things you must consider before purchasing any of these gardening kits.</p>
<p>First and foremost, they should contain containers.Planting a home organic garden outdoors is invigorating, and if you choose this route, the containers will not be necessary. Seems like a mute point, but if you plan on having an indoor garden, containers are a must to be had in the kit.</p>
<p>Check to see if there is a surface protectant provided with the kit.Make sure that you protect the surface beneath your potting container from drips of water and soil messes.  You can also use old items around your home for this purpose if you choose to do so.</p>
<p>Make sure soil is included in your kit to give your seeds the best chance of survival.Research the product before you make the purchase to ensure it&#8217;s quality.  You want to ensure that what is included with this kit is what you are looking for your particular home organic garden.</p>
<p>These are the basic items that are included with all gardening kits.  You can get many varieties based on your budget restrictions and gardening aspirations.  The key to your gardening success is to thoroughly educate yourself before you begin.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.homeorganicgarden.net" target="_blank">Home Organic Garden</a> can be a beautiful spot that provides great relaxation to the owner.  If you have considered creating your own <a href="http://www.homeorganicgarden.net" target="_blank">Home Organic Garden</a>, an indoor plant kit is a great way to get started.</p>
<p>Buy Non-Hybrid <a href="http://essentialsurvivalgearcatalog.com/heirloom-seeds.php"><strong>Heirloom Seeds</strong></a> for healthy, good tasting, and continuous harvesting of your favorite herbs for many years to come.</p>
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		<title>Ways to select the correct box for storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping their items sorted out and properly piled up is essential for a number of people. Some people just want to tidy up. Remaining people look at keeping their costly stuff more safe. This write up lists down various easy ways to find the right box for storing all your things. The right kind of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keeping their items sorted out and properly piled up is essential for a number of people. Some people just want to tidy up. Remaining people look at keeping their costly stuff more safe. This write up lists down various easy ways to find the right box for storing all your things. The right kind of storage boxes will be very clear in your mind once you understand this article. You will find that further information on <a href="http://www.buzzle.com/articles/storage-boxes-how-pack-send-can-help-you.html" target="_blank">large storage boxes</a> is on that site.</p>
<p>Decorative wooden boxes are used by a number of people to store the stronger things of their home. It will bring more space and more style to the not so stylish spots. Such boxes are of excellent usage in the bedrooms and bathrooms. You can always think of getting the kitchen more ordered and still have the theme as it is.</p>
<p>Delicate items need to be kept safely and a good option for that is to keep them in plastic boxes. They stay safe even when other heavy boxes or items are placed over them. Whenever things are piled up, the stronger ones should come below the delicate ones. One should be careful in choosing the box for storing breakable things so that they are placed closely. The rattling of fragile things in a big box will spoil them. All delicate things in the plastic box must be packed so well that they become snug and just cannot shift here and there.</p>
<p>Right boxes can be found when you feel the requirement of classifying your things. There are special kind of boxes that are used to protect items like magazines and photos from water damage, weather, light and dry rot. Right kind of box for storing possessions is vital for their safety. This is vital to ensure your collectibles have a very long life. Due to negligence in packing, a lot of items tend to get damaged. When you would like to get more information on <a href="http://www.buzzle.com/articles/storage-boxes-how-pack-send-can-help-you.html" target="_blank">office storage boxes</a> check out this site.</p>
<p>Once you know that certain items will be kept in open storage, the best way to ensure their safety is by storing them in aluminium boxes. Farmers who pull things in horse trailers can also find their extensive use. Trailers of all other types, pulling things can also find use of aluminium boxes. They not only keep things safe, they also stay firm against the pressures of staying tied down. You can move without any tensions about the safety of your things now. Their ability to withstand external pressures makes aluminium boxes a good choice. Bending or breaking does not occur in them.</p>
<p>Before proceeding for storage of anything, the size of the box must be checked. For better utilization of space, one should always use like boxes. One can get more space for stacking through this way. The space for your storage will also find more stability. No harm will be caused to anything as there will be no fall.</p>
<p>Proper care should be taken regarding the quality of the cardboard boxes. Boxes are attractive to get if they are free from anywhere or from behind the store. It is always advisable to buy long lasting boxes. Thicker boxes are always used to with hold stress.</p>
<p>Always find the right fit of boxes for your storing and specific moving needs. We should be able to protect all the items and also utilize space. If the box is not right you cannot store things successfully.</p>
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		<title>Survival Food Storage: 10 Tips In Protecting Your Food Supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// // 10 Tips In Protecting Your Food Supply One.  The first survival food storage secret is to learn to garden and use whatever space you have available.  From a back yard area, raised beds, container gardens on a deck or small herb pots in the kitchen window, folk can grow more than they suspect [...]]]></description>
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<p><big><big><big></big></big></big><span style="font-weight: bold;">One</span>.  The first survival food storage secret is to learn to garden and use whatever space you have available.  From a back yard area, raised beds, container gardens on a deck or small herb pots in the kitchen window, folk can grow more than they suspect with a little creativity and effort.  Use edible landscaping for plants that are ornamental as well as that provide food.  Need a few shade trees?  Why not use fruit or nut trees &#8211; they will supply shade as well as food.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two</span>.  Learn to &#8216;put up&#8217; food &#8211; canning, food dehydrating and other methods are easier than ever with modern gadgetry designed to save food.  It requires a minimal effort &#8211; but on a kitchen counter you can dry enough herbs for a year ; you can make real powdered and flaked pepper, garlic and onion.<br />
<br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Three</span>.  Next survival food storage  secret is if you freeze food, be sure you&#8217;ve a means to keep it going in a crisis.  If the electricity goes off you don&#8217;t want to lose a year&#8217;s supply of food!  Have a generator and fuel, get a propane refrigerator, have some way of keeping that food cold.  Putting food aside is only one part of increasing your food supply &#8211; storing it safely is the other issue.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Four</span>.  Always be discreet.  Don&#8217;t brag about your food supply and don&#8217;t spread the gospel you have half a year of food in your basement.  If you do, and there is a crisis, you may be overrun with folks who know you have lots stocked away.  Are you then prepared to protect your food supply?<br />
<br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Five</span>.  Storage a problem? Use areas most do not think about.  The pantry is good for many things but if you&#8217;re putting up lots of jars of spaghetti sauce, preserves, soups and other sauces you&#8217;re going to need room.  Have a protected corner of the basement up off the ground ( enough that a wet floor won&#8217;t damage the food ).<br />
<br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Six</span>.  Here is another survival food storage tip.  Together with your food supply have a way to prepare food including water, grill and gas/wood/charcoal, for example.  If a tempest knocks an area down for 2-3 weeks be in a position to rely on your own resources for those 2-3 weeks.  Have available not only prerequisite items but a few luxury items too.  These could include a little candy, or cookies or something that just makes things a touch more like home.<br />
<br style="font-weight: bold;" /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seven</span>.  Do not forget storing personal cleanliness items &#8211; you can make a &#8216;composting toilet&#8217; from free plans online having this available with sawdust or shavings, toilet paper and other survival gear can greatly increase the comfort in an emergency.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eight</span>.  Don&#8217;t rely on the government helping &#8211; or on folks being friendly.  A disastrous situation such as New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina showed the government can&#8217;t handle it &#8211; people have got to be in a position to rely on themselves.  Prepare and have plans in place for tornado, fire, emergency evacuation and sheltering in place ( being limited to home ).  Remember a train derailment or other issues can change things in a hurry! Practice that escape.  You have 10 minutes- what do you grab?  Hesitating can be deadly having a plan can suggest survival.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nine</span>.  Be ready to cook from nothing, make bread and do other abilities to get through if you had to.  If you&#8217;ve got the food stocked up it doesn&#8217;t do any good if you can not use it.  If you depend on mixes make your own mixes in Ziploc bags that seal firmly &#8211; label with a marker right on the bag with how much liquid, egg and oil to add.  In a pinch, that bag can be the bowl &#8211; simply put wet ingredients in and mix, then tip into a baking pan.  Experiment with your griddle to make things before you have to.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ten</span>.  Having the ability to hunt and fish can mean having a continual food supply.  Having fishing gear and hunting supplies can imply the difference between eating or not.  In the depression some spoke of having a tiny dog that would go through culverts and flush out rabbits while the enormous dog at the other end dispatched the rabbit as it ran out.  Sporting?  Maybe notbut if it comes to eating or not, how ethical will you be after not eating for four days?</p>
<p>Get prepared now.  Work on getting things growing, on learning the abilities you have to in order to survive.  When the public food supply is interrupted it&#8217;ll be too late.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who would of thought that survival living would be a reality in America? Americans are spoiled.  We have so many choices at the grocer that it is outside the imagination that food won&#8217;t be there.  Although there are plenty of right here in the united states who retire to bed hungry on a constant basis, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Americans are spoiled.  We have so many choices at the grocer that it is outside the imagination that food won&#8217;t be there.  Although there are plenty of right here in the united states who retire to bed hungry on a constant basis, the true food deficits which have sparked riots in other countries have so far escaped the States.  It is foolish to think we are never going to face trouble forever.</p>
<p>Wendell Berry discussed in his book &#8216;The Unsettling of America&#8217; 31 years ago that food was too necessary to be used as a weapon.  People have ignored that concept for three decades because &#8211; WE have food on the grocery shelves and it can&#8217;t be that bad.</p>
<p>Society looked the other way as dairy farmers fought to hang on to herds of a couple hundred cows and maintain their way of life.  It looked the other way again when small hog farmers were buried under 9 cent hogs, a price that meant ham alone brought twice what the whole pig cost.  Some farmers gave hogs away as it would cost them to sell or keep them.</p>
<p>This eliminated many alternatives for our food.  While we see now that with oil those who have it can, will, and do dictate the price folk don&#8217;t see the flashing neon sign that our food supply is in the same situation.  Indeed, customers are for the most part so ignorant of it that they continue to buy on cost, generating cash for the few of company entities that hold the bulk of our survival food storage.</p>
<p>Archer Daniels Midland &#8211; ADM &#8211; bills itself as&#8217; supermarket to the world&#8217; and had a 67% increase in profits while Cargill &#8211; resented by little farmers around the world &#8211; had an 86% profit increase.</p>
<p>Most purchasers haven&#8217;t any idea what some ingredients in their products truly are.<br />
for example, sorbitol is a hydrogenated sugar alcohol derived from corn, which is utilized in sugarless gums and candy, as well as being an ingredient in polyurethane.</p>
<p>As one of the largest processors of oil seed, ADM produces soybean powder and meal for human and animal use.  Extracted from that is a crude oil used not only for edible oils, vegetable oils and lecithin, but also for commercial oil, biodiesel, and polymers.</p>
<p>Cargill &#8211; enjoying record profits &#8211; has its hands in baked products, cereals, drinks from alcohol to soft drinks to fruit drinks, candy and chocolate, dairy, health and organic ( think sports drinks, vitamins ), meat and chickens, pharmaceuticals, prepared foods ( seasonings, jams/jellies, side and main dish mixes, puddings, sauces and plenty more ) and snack foods.  You won&#8217;t see &#8216;Cargill&#8217; on grocery store shelves overtly labeled just like you won&#8217;t see the other majority players, but it&#8217;s there and much of what you eat comes from them.</p>
<p>Rest guaranteed when it comes to maintaining those record profits that they&#8217;ll have that in mind before those too poor to buy their foods.  Cotton farmers in India, pushed out by Monsanto cotton, have committed suicide at the possibility of losing their livelihood, and farmers in numerous other {nation~countrie~state}s do not even desire them as neighbors.  If it comes to their finances or yours &#8211; theirs will take precedence.  Monsanto and Cargill each own half of a company that markets genetically modified foods globally.</p>
<p>Monsanto eagerly pushes farmers into courtrooms where a little farmer has no possibility of winning, whether or not they&#8217;ve ever planted their seed.  One farmer was held accountable for planting their genetic altered seed on land he didn&#8217;t even own &#8211; which made no difference in the courtroom.  Absolute power corrupts fully is an acceptable adage to describe what&#8217;s happening.</p>
<p>With these companies holding the overwhelming majority of our food supply what occurs when they raise prices and demand more profits?  We will do without fuel &#8211; but we will not do without food.  Unfortunately, the headlights are approaching and American purchasers don&#8217;t have any idea to move off the road.</p>
<p>Corporate America exists for one thing &#8211; Cash.  They&#8217;d give a token amount for charities but profit comes before anything.  Lower costs drive the &#8216;reasons&#8217; for GMO products, which the general public don&#8217;t need to eat and farmers don&#8217;t want near their fields.</p>
<p>If your checkbook is drained and they are showing record profits do you suspect they&#8217;ll barter with you as little farmers will?  Do you think they&#8217;ll feel sorry and say &#8216;here&#8217;s groceries until you get on your feet?  Not going to occur &#8211; it cuts into their profit.  Farmers have seen it &#8211; patrons don&#8217;t and are not aware of it.<br />
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