Posted on 09/04/2022 7:12:21 AM PDT by Chickensoup
What companies recommended for prepper storage foods
Any to avoid?
Any of the Utah based (Mormon) companies make good stuff. I don’t buy pre made meals as they are loaded with salt and cream.
in my area one has to contend with winter and with hawks and eagles fox and coons. best that can be done is to have a herding dog and a movable forage coop that you move once or twice a day.
Hawks, Owls and Coons for me in that order. If the Chickens stay under the Live Oak trees then birds of prey are not a problem, they get out in the open ground different story.
I am in a very odd spot right now. Edge of a small town with all the Hispanic neighbors chickens and even guineas coming over into my yard in some cases hatching chicks in places you would not think about, have my own but I seem to be a “chick magnet”
Thanks!
I have bought many Augason Farms things from Amazon. The prices change constantly so I watch them daily. I watched black bean burgers for a long time not understanding the high price. They are now $10.06 per #10 can right now. That is a bargain. Good as burgers and tacos and some use it for dip. There is a pronounced side affect that would please any teen aged boy.
Road Island reds will easily make it through Wisconsin Winters and lay as many eggs as a leghorn. Plus the long males can stew up pretty well.
bread mix. walmart.com Auguson Farms
Its been sometime since I posted on a prepper thread as my life took a unexpected turn in 2016 my wife had a debilitating stroke and I became a full time care giver. we relocated in 2019 from New Mexico to Indiana to be close to family. She past in 2021 so I have had my hands full for a while, but I saw this thread and thought I would provide a link to my Preparedness Manual for those interested. It is on Fire Media at: https://www.mediafire.com/file/nita0e562aytg1b/Preparedness_1j.pdf/file I understand that FireMedia may not be convenient or preferred but its FREE. I will gladding listen to suggestions of other was I can share my manual. I think you will find it useful in you prepping plans.
Thank you, Kartographer. Condolences on the loss of your wife.
I don't even bother with seeds for those.
For potatoes, I bought Kennebec, Superior, and Red Pontiac.
The Kennebec (bred in this area) and the Red Pontiac both do VERY well in my garden and I figure there is no need to try with seeds. They both keep very well and provided me with enough seed potatoes for each year's crop. I gave up on the Superior.
For garlic I have Romanian Red, Music, and Great Northern White. They must have slightly different growing preferences because one variety will out perform the others in different years. However, saving the biggest cloves for next year's crop is far easier than trying seeds, IMO.
Onions are also prone to inbreeding depression. The recommendation is to leave at least 20 plants for going to seed.
Next year I am going to try an experiment of starting onions from seed and letting some grow for my crop, and crowding the others so they become the year after's onion sets.
Seed potatoes are definitely best for reliability. But, in terms of preparedness, they can only be stored for so long. TPS can be tucked away for years at a time and still be viable.
If you have tubers to grow from, tubers work best. But I was writing with a focus on “what can be stored in a canister for 10 years or more, and still be usable?”
Personally, I recommend a few packets of TPS just as a backup. They’re a little smaller than tomato seeds, so they take up practically no room. And if something happens to your main potato crop, TPS gives you a way to rebuild.
Good point.
However, I heard that they don’t breed true, like apple seeds.
When you think about it, fresh eggs are a nutritional 'protein bomb' which gives you protein, and fats in one efficient tiny package that comes already wrapped.
Chickens which are laying eggs age, are photo-sensitive and may need supplemental lighting in Northern climes, and definitely in winter.
Honey serves as a sugar substitute, as well as an medical antibiotic. Also, garlic is said to have antiviral properties
There’s a Mennonite store a few hours away from me that has 50lb bags of a lot of different thing, beans, rice, wheat kernels and cheap. They’re also a regular discount grocery aka dent can store with a large cooler/freezer section with plenty of meats. One of these days I’ll get down there again.
They don’t. Each seed will essentially produce its own variety, although Jungs has one that is supposed to stay true to type. But, save tubers from the ones you like best, and use those as seed potatoes the following year.
I’m a plant breeder, so for me the unpredictability is part of the appeal :)
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