I think that it is important to realize that there are DIFFERENT preparations -- for instance the canned goods & bulk dry foods such as paste & rice & wheatberries, etc. are good preps for a situation where the electrical grid is out for a few weeks and trucks can't make deliveries to local grocery stores.
However . . . . if a real emergency ever happens, say a global EMP caused by a solar storm, then even 3 months worth of canned goods will not suffice.
I believe that we need desperately to learn how our 3rd & 4th great grandparents cooked, how they stored their food in the days long before electricity and modern refrigeration.
We need to know which beans & legumes grow best in our growing zone; we need to know how to grind cornmeal, wheat flour; how to churn butter, etc/etc/etc.
I have NO idea if that book is any good, but it brought to mind some of my thoughts about what things are important to learn for longterm preps.
Interesting, and a very good point. Lots of old skills may be necessary once again. Learning how to preserve food will be very important.
I believe that we need desperately to learn how our 3rd & 4th great grandparents cooked, how they stored their food in the days long before electricity and modern refrigeration.<<<
You are right and in the threads that I have, I have attempted in the first and second one to cover many of the methods, they are scattered here and there, see my sig line for a link.