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Welcome to the forum from south Louisiana. I have a granddaughter living out of Grosebeck, Tx. My son lived there before he got killed 4 yrs. ago. Anyway, back to prepping. As for food, my best advice is to get yourself a pressure canner. You can start canning now and in no time you will have a large stockpile of canned food that will stay good for years. I try to rotate my stock. Every once in a while we open a jar and try it. We have eaten soup, turkey, beef, pork, veggies that have been canned for more than 3 yrs. and they were as good as the day we canned them. I opened a jar of blackberry jam that was canned in 1988 and it was as good as it was in 1988. The canned food will stay good for many yrs. as long as the seal is not broken. You can store rice, beens, flour, corn, ect. in Mylar bags stored in 5gal. buckets. Just make sure to get as much air out as you can before putting your oxygen absorbers. In 5gal. pails, I always use two large absorbers. I don't buy the absorbers on line because of the price. I use hand or body warmers. You can pick them up at Wal Mart after the winter for hardly nothing. I picked up 300 for $5.00. I found that they work as good if not better than the absorbers on line. There is alot of info on storing in Mylar bags on youtube. We even can milk. although I can't keep it in storage because my wife and daughter drink it faster than I can get it canned. As for gardening, you will have to ask others on this site. They can teach you all you need to know. Again, welcome to the site.
Well as for jerky, I can't keep it in the stach. It all gets eaten. I have to hide some of it behind other things so no one sees it.LOL. As for canning, if you follow the instructions that come with the canner, you can't go wrong. Most of our veggies and meats we can. I just don't trust dehydrated food unless it is totally dry. The only reason we dehydrate is because it takes up less room and would be easier to carry if we have to bugout of our bugout location. I din't plan on leaving my BOL because of the way I have it fortified. It will take a little investment to get started but it will pay off in the long run. We get our rice( 50lbs. for $17.00), flour, beens, peanutbutter, ect. at Sams. I guess your nearest Sams would be in Waco. Can't remember any other big town close to you. We would go through Buffalo on our way to Groesbeck. Was a hell of a trip from here. Still is. Might let you know next time we go visit my granddaughter.
