Category Home Storage

Food storage and non-food storage for short-term and long-term home storage.

Five dollar bill on a countertop

Small and Simple

In the October 2020 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop W. Christopher Waddell stated “…aspects of a spiritual foundation for temporal preparedness include acting ‘in wisdom and order,’ which implies a gradual buildup of…

Canned, home canned, dried, and freeze-dried foods that are good sources of Vitamin A

Vitamin A Foods for Storage

Long-term storage foods, with only a few exceptions, do not contain either Vitamin C or Vitamin A. Vitamin C was addressed in February. Now it’s time to take a look at Vitamin A. Vitamin A• Supports eye health• Contributes to…

Canned foods that are good sources of vitamin C

Vitamin C and Food Storage

Oranges were rationed in England during World War II. They were supposed to go to the children, but Vitamin C deficiencies will be manifest in all ages, so they were often given to adults, too. Vitamin C• Aids healing• Improves…

Pull top can lid

Pull-Top Lids

I wiped off the top of a can of chili that had a pull-top lid in preparation to open it for dinner. I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. As I started to open it, though, I noticed a…

Collage of ways to use canned food - Tropical Chicken Salad, dehydrated in granola, pureed in cake, dehydrated for snacking

Rotating Canned Foods

If you are concerned about rotating your canned food, there are creative ways to keep it fresh: • Try a completely new recipe using canned foods. A new recipe means you don’t have a previous version to compare it to.•…

Pantry shelves of canned food

Canned Food – A Convenient Nutritious Option

There are many who are concerned about storing a supply of canned goods thinking that they are storing a nutritionally inadequate supply of food.  Several respected universities have researched this issue.  A study conducted by the University of California –…

A collage of four Home Storage Center products - black beans, freeze dried strawberries, regular rolled oats, powdered milk

A Home Storage Center Monthly Plan

This post needs some background so that you know where it’s coming from. The text below is from a 2 January 2020 post so it’s before COVID, before Home Storage Centers either shut down or were short on products, and…

Letter from the First Presidency in Family Home Storage

With Careful Planning

In the pamphlet All is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tells us “With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial…