Food storage

Monday night we got together with our friends and canned all of our food storage. It was actually pretty fun, but it turned out to be a lot more than we expected, which is great, but now we don't know where to put it. We already have three shelves that are full upstairs of wheat and cereal, no pantry, and no garage - so for now it's sitting on our kitchen table! Our Relief Society has done a great job of trying to get every family in our ward prepared with at least 3 months of regular food storage and a year's supply of long term storage. Here are some great links that they have sent out if anybody needs help on getting started.

Longer Term Supply Calculator (how much food you will need for a year's supply)
http://www.providentliving.org/content/display/0,11666,7498-1-4070-1,00.html

Product to Can Conversion: (i.e., how many pounds of food will fit in each #10 can) - if you plan on canning the food yourself.
http://familyfoodstorage.net/content/Product%20Container%20Conversions.doc

Simple tips on how to get started - this is a great website.

http://www.hedgemom.net/id3.htm

This is a GREAT recipe book which shows you how to implement your food storage into everyday recipes. My Mom and sister have loved it, and I have tried a few of the recipes in here and they are delicious!

http://deseretbook.com/store/product?sku=4989820

Family Home Storage

"We encourage Church members worldwide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.

"We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve."—The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, Feb. 2007, 1