I’m a yankee living in Texas now. Met my wife when we were both in the military. I followed her back to Texas 25 years ago.
We’re a little late on the prepping bandwagon. We’ve had a good stocked pantry for years but just now started expanding into a year or mores worth. Most of our prepping is canned goods(veggies, meat and fish), bagged rice, and beans. I ‘d love to be able to buy a years worth of MRE’s then just keep the pantry as usual. My organizational skills are minimal and hard to keep food from spoiling.
We have maybe a thrid acre garden and can some. Green beans, cukes and squash. New potatoes and tomatoes are the favorite but get eaten before the canning part. We live on 11 acres, have 5 cows, 15 chickens and a pet pig. 1 cow is going to the butcher next month, the chickens are for eggs, and the pig is for emergency use only.
I’ve started adding other supplies to the prep room so always looking for prepper lists and ideas. Thanks
A funny thing happened on the way to lunch. I was being lazy today so decided to use a can of chicken for a salad. Took the can out of the pantry. Sat it down. Walked away. Came back and looked at it. Sat it down. Walked away. Came back and pondered on the 2014 expiration date. Walked away. Came back, sighed. Walked away. Came back, took a deep breath, put it back in the pantry and went out to the freezer to dig around for a small package of chicken. Came back in with 3 raw thighs. Boiled them and chopped them up for salad. Just couldn’t make myself open something with a 2014 date when a freezer package would expire sooner.