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My free Preparedness Manual can be downloaded from:
http://www.tomeaker.com/kart/preparedness1h.pdf
It contains information showing how you can dehydrate and store your own dehydrated food which you can often do cheaper than some of the products avaiable from vendors.
Earlier this evening there was a video from the wife of a Wal-Mart Executive that said food prices will double within 2 weeks, but the video was pulled.
I found this posted on
http://www.thewatermanfiles.prepperpodcast.com/
Article linked as source is from USA today - CEO of Wal-Mart
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-03-30-wal-mart-ceo-expects-inflation_N.htm
Food Prices To Seriously Rise
U.S. consumers face “serious” inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, according to the head of Wal-Mart’s U.S. operations.
Also on that page is a table of food and commodity increases over the past month, year, and year to date change.
Thank you for providing your preparadness manual, Kartographer. You’re to be commended.
It is important to point out that freeze-dryed food and dehydrated food are two VERY different things. Dehydrated foods have a shelf life of maybe 6 months - freeze-dryed foods up to 30 years.
Also, it should be pointed out that freeze-dryed foods really only fit a niche of the prepper's food spectrum - the "light weight / long shelf life" niche. More basic and fundamental than that (and more affordable) is vacuum-sealed beans and rice - along with a pantry full of canned goods. (Properly stored dried beans and rice can also have a shelf life of up to 30 years.)
If you research the nutritional value of beans and rice you'll find that combination to be almost a perfect food (well, throw in a few vitamins, then you've got it made!).
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