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Before the storm hit on Saturday, I took a scheduled trip to the local LDS cannery. I was met by a very nice husband and wife team who volunteer there on Saturdays. I had already downloaded and prepared a list, so we got right to work loading up a cart. We talked a bit about politics, preparedness and possible future of our once great country while we worked. There was no proselytizing or discussion of religion at all.

I got a 25# bag of black beans and one of pinto beans. 6 #10 cans of rice. 25# of potato flakes. 16# of pancake mix. 6 #10 cans of oats. 6 #10 cans of pinto beans. 50 mylar bags and 100 O2 absorbers for just under $200. Since they operate at cost, their prices are by far better than anything I can find around here or online.

They also offer time slots to can your own food. You have to use their food and cans (they don't want outside contaminants). But the selection is much greater than the prepackaged stuff. I'm going to give this a try in the near future.

Some LDS canneries don't let non church members in. Some only let guests in w. a member, so you need to check in advance.

http://www.providentliving.org/location ... -4,00.html

That's some good info to know, thanks!!

Hmm... I thought you had to have a member. Maybe they assumed you were one. ;-p

If anyone in the Boise area wants to go to the canary in Garden City let me know.

Plus if you want to can but don't want to go to the canary I've got access to a dry pack canning machine. I've done it in my garage. Find your local LDS stake or ward and ask. You can look them up here. They should be happy to help you do dry pack canning in someones garage. If you want to can non cannery items.

I would love to stock-pile dry-goods, but we have a rodent problem. How do you avoid free-loaders, of the whiskered variety?

Also, this might be an appropriate forum for this question. My friendly well-driller, up in Oregon, told me that it was against federal law to store more than two weeks of food.
I tried to research that possibility and found some vague references to a Clinton Executive Order about "registering excessive food supplies." Probably, IIRC, with FEMA or some other .gov agency.
Anyone else aware of something like this?

Oh yeah....like I'm going to comply with that....

First I've ever heard of it

Steamforger wrote:Oh yeah....like I'm going to comply with that....

"I eat a LOT."

How do you avoid free-loaders, of the whiskered variety?

Rodents can and will eat through mylar bags. All my mylars go inside 5 gallon buckets with an air-tight seal. Labeled and stacked.

The #10 cans are metal. Rodents aren't that bad around here. I would expect that to change if the SHTF. Might have to get a Jack Russel if they get big

Flintlock Tom wrote:I would love to stock-pile dry-goods, but we have a rodent problem. How do you avoid free-loaders, of the whiskered variety?

Also, this might be an appropriate forum for this question. My friendly well-driller, up in Oregon, told me that it was against federal law to store more than two weeks of food.
I tried to research that possibility and found some vague references to a Clinton Executive Order about "registering excessive food supplies." Probably, IIRC, with FEMA or some other .gov agency.
Anyone else aware of something like this?

There's absolutely no law like that. If there is, I don't give a sparrow's fart in a windstorm.

To protect against rodents, pack your desired food however you want, then put the whole mess into a galvanized trash can. Add a cinder block to the top if they're super-rats.

Flintlock Tom wrote:I would love to stock-pile dry-goods, but we have a rodent problem. How do you avoid free-loaders, of the whiskered variety?

Also, this might be an appropriate forum for this question. My friendly well-driller, up in Oregon, told me that it was against federal law to store more than two weeks of food.
I tried to research that possibility and found some vague references to a Clinton Executive Order about "registering excessive food supplies." Probably, IIRC, with FEMA or some other .gov agency.
Anyone else aware of something like this?

You can call me Schultz.