Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia Found it , this is what I was originally referring to .
Food shortages are here and getting worse.
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We just got home from shopping. The two stores we went to had plenty of rice, no shortages. I seldom ever check prices so I don't know if it's up or not, it probably is, but so is everything else.
You don't check prices? AD, you are such a man.
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Yeah. That's what she says too. She had a few more things to say when I fired up the chainsaw at 6 this morning on the back porch.You don't check prices? AD, you are such a man.
Your a brave one with the chainsaw.it's a wonder that she didn't use it on you.lol
--- This link is revealing of food processing facilities laying off employees , not getting in packaging for further food processing . Supposing they can't see there being food to package in the future .
I just ordered 200lbs of long grain white rice @ $.52 a pound. They was out of the 50 n 100lb. Bags. Had to get them in 25lb. Bags. From Sam's club with free delivery.
Yesterday was corn harvest day part one. Corn days are hard days ...long hours of labor to pull in the crop and put up cream style frozen. I got around sixty cups of cut off corn yesterday. I worked from 8 am to about midnight on it. Today it continues.
Have you ever used a Bundt cake pan?
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This is my attempt to help you out being in the right topic.
Girl, How many people and how long are you aiming for??
I look at this list and for 2 of us it would be 5+ years worth. I know you already have stock.
Your processing time is going to be phenomenal. I would look at shortcuts. Already canned beans, Restaurant pack of mince onions, already freeze dried mashed potato’s.
JMHO
Well, there are 5 family total on the property now. I have a renter in one unit here on property who is early 70s...and he was an OR nurse for 40 years, plus ran a MASH unit in army (Nam) so I want him around. + total 5 dogs between us all (2 border collies, 1 australian shepherd, 1 great pyramese, and renter has some yappy arse small dog). I might not need that much more rice, but the other stuff doesn't seem to go that far after canning it. I've got quite a bit of store bought canned stuff but I don't like most store bought canned food. I'm a made from scratch person if I have time. I'm thinking a years worth, plus some I use out of now anyway.
If it were me n ole larry, i'd probably be done with my stocking already.
You have made me rethink my "tentative" list though.
If it were me n ole larry, i'd probably be done with my stocking already.
You have made me rethink my "tentative" list though.
Personally I didn’t want you to change what you thought was right.
I look at things as how long it takes us to go through them. Example 6.5 lbs of instant mashed potato‘s i put up last week, that go Best By in May 2024. . In 6 months I will put up another 2 containers worth.
Rotation, Rotation, Rotation.
You could do a different flour than what you currently have. We packaged up bread flour (higher protein level i believe). We have a bread machine and have been experimenting with dutch oven bread. My wife likes her bread. Not something you are going to get in SHTF.
You should have the rice to mix for the dog food. Dogs only need a 20% protein in their diet. That’s what the one with 9 letters after her name tells me.
With the dogs, if you are feeding them rice daily with some type of meat, each dog would take at least 30 lbs of rice per year. My dogs are large and I’ve allocated 55 lbs each per year for them.
Also, keep in mind that we will all be burning more calories because of the lifestyle change.
--- This is an especially interesting report . I hope you guys are ready ,
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I doubt if the wife and I go through 10 pounds of rice in a year. We have about 20 pounds on hand right now. We might pick up another 20 pounds just in case. We prefer potatoes, which grow good here.
How do you store your potatoes over winter?
I have watched so many videos and read about it a lot, but it seems like everyone does it differently.
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We plan on canning some potatoes. And store some in containers of sand under the house. It's just the two of us so it won't take a lot to make a years supply of potatoes.
--- This is a " MUST WATCH " video . It's happening . --- The video also confirms the earlier video that I posted yesterday . Wal Mart and Home Depot have serious trucking problems .
I try to can or dehydrate them as soon as I can. It is so hot here and I don't have a root cellar in Fla. Otherwise, I'd put them in a root cellar. Back in ky, that is where my family stored potatoes and other. I really want to get a separate concrete or other building bult and a way to regulate humidity, where i can keep it cool enough to use as a good canning storage and keep potatoes, etc. in where they don't go bad so fast. Not sure if that is good option or not. I am interested in answers to your question.
We still don't have a root cellar (yet), but we could put them in sand in the basement. Do they get wrinkly?
I did dehydrate some last year, but my dehydrator is awful and they kind of taste burnt. I canned some, too, and those were good.
I did dehydrate some last year, but my dehydrator is awful and they kind of taste burnt. I canned some, too, and those were good.
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Whats a "portatoe"?
So I went to Wally W today for pint size ball canning jars. I looked at rice section and got the last 20 lb bag of off brand rice they had. Stopped in winn Dixie to check what was going on w rice there...WD shelves were pretty full, prices much higher. 20lb. At Wally still $11+ change. WD off brand was $15+ change. Mahatma was $17+change. 1st pic is Wally, 2nd is WD. I'm not gonna cry if we run out of rice anytime soon. Flour shelves were full at both w exception of 5 lb. Bags that were on sale at Wally for $2+change. Every light bulb in Wally was LED not 1 of the other in store.
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It amazes me that we have a run on rice. Yeah I bought an extra 40 lbs a few days ago. Here where I am, we literally have a rice farm in our backyard. That farm's rice prices are higher than the local store brand by a dollar or so, but he is local. So I will continue to support him.
The rice that the Indians and Asian‘s were making a run on went up $5 for a 25lb bag. I know I have 3 yrs worth But for $15-20, another 3 yrs worth is tempting
