Week 34

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  30 lbs. of Wheat or Flour

Extra Item:  30 lbs. of Beans

Family Gear Box:  A multi tool and a basic tool kit.

Family Preparation:  Practice a drill for each of your evacuation plans.  Identify storage area for your supplies, such as a closet along an inside wall or several heavy duty watertight garbage cans that can be stored outside.  If using outside storage, ensure that containers are weather and animal proof.

Spiritual Preparation:  Read Revelations 3:20.  Resolve to do your part to involve Christ in your life.



Food For Thought:

We are happy to announce that our local Cannery will be reopening next week for the coming season.  The Kanarraville Ward's scheduled canning session is the second Thursday of every month at 5:00pm.  If you are new in the ward, please feel free to come up and join us on September 8th!  The session lasts for about an hour and is a lot of fun.  Please show up at least 15 minutes early to put on your aprons and to fill out and turn in an order form.  We will be there and very happy to show you the ropes.

Meanwhile, in our continuing efforts to search out alternative sources for preparedness supplies, this week we would like to highlight the Lehi Roller Mills.  A historic facility located in the Salt Lake area, it is another possible source of bulk wheat, flour and baking mixes.  If you're going to be visiting the Salt Lake area for conference, vacations, visiting relatives, etc., we highly recommend you include it in your itinerary.  Although they don't do tours per se, they have an onsite store.  They don't ship the bulk items but do ship the smaller packaged mixes.  We stopped by a few years ago and bought several large storage buckets of red and white wheat.  We can personally recommend their hot cereal called Germade (like Cream of Wheat but with the germ of the wheat included, so it is more nutritious).  However, being a cracked grain cereal you'll want to use it within a couple of years as it doesn't keep forever like whole-grain wheat.  Their packaged mixes also make great gift ideas for the holidays.

Here is a link to their website:

http://www.lehirollermill.com/

Here is a current price list (click to enlarge):

Week 33

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  6 lbs. of Jam

Extra Item:  20 lbs. of Oats


Some local bargains:

Lin's
Western Family Grape Jelly - 32 oz. @ $2.69 (8.4 cents/oz.)
Smucker's Grape Jam - 32 oz. @ $2.49 (7.8 cents/oz.)

Dollar Tree
Pampa Grape or Strawberry Jelly - 19 oz. @ $1.00 (5.3 cents/oz.)
Home Brand Grape Jelly - 18 oz. @ $1.00 (5.6 cents/oz.)

Smith's
Kroger Value Grape Jelly - 32 oz. @ $1.67 (5.2 cents/oz.)

Family Dollar
Family Gourmet Grape Jelly - 32 oz. @ $1.75 (5.5 cents/oz.)

Wal Mart
Welches Grape Jam - 32 oz. @ $1.68 (5.3 cents/oz.)
Algood Grape Jelly - 32 oz. @ $1.58 (4.9 cents/oz.) ***Best Value***
Great Values Grape Jelly - 32 oz. @ $1.67 (5.2 cents/oz.)

OATS
The Cedar City LDS Cannery will reopen this fall - we will provide a schedule as soon as we get the info.  See the following previous blogs for other local sources of oats:

Week 31 Food For Thought (Lin's)
Week 30 Food For Thought (IFA)

Family Gear Box:  A hammer and a variety of nails.  A saw for cutting wood and one for metal.

Family Preparation:  Identify escape routes from your house for all family members and identify safe places to go in case of fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster.

Spiritual Preparation:  Mark your favorite scripture and share with your family.




Food For Thought:

Shelli Bowen provided the following sign-up sheet for Emergency Response Team Training.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about emergency preparedness in your local community!  (click to enlarge)

Week 32

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

 

Food Storage:  8 Cans of Vegetables

Extra Item:  30 Lbs. of Rice

Some Local Bargains:

Lin's

Western Family Green Beans or Corn - 14.5 oz. @ $0.50 (3.4 cents/oz.)

Libby's Sauerkraut - 32 oz. @ $1.59 (5.0 cents/oz.)

Western Family Long Grain Rice - 20 lbs. @ $9.99 (50 cents/lb.) ***Best Value***

Dollar Tree

Libby's Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.79 (5.3 cents/oz.)

Smith's

Kroger Value Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.68 (4.5 cents/oz.)

Kroger Long Grain Rice - 10 lbs. @ $5.79 (58 cents/lb.)

Family Dollar

Stokely's Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.50 to $0.60 (3.3 to 4.0 cents/oz.)

Margaret Holmes Collard Greens or Spinach - 27 oz. @ $1.60 (5.9 cents/oz.)

Big Lots

Bush's Green Beans - 14.5 oz. @ $0.50 (3.4 cents/oz.)

Mrs Brown's or California Healthy Harvest Peas - 15 oz. @ $0.60 (4.0 cents/oz.)

Wal Mart

Great Values Assorted Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $0.68 (4.5 cents/oz.)

Stone Mountain Peas - 15 oz. @ $0.48 (3.2 cents/oz.) ***Best Value***

Glory Turnip, Collard or Mustard Greens - 27 oz. @ $1.58 (5.9 cents/oz.)

Great Values Long Grain Rice - 20 lbs. @ $10.98 (54.9 cents/lb.)

Family Gear Box:  Lantern flashlight, regular flashlight, batteries (AAA, AA, D)

Family Preparation:  Review your family disaster plan including where to meet if separated.  Decide on and notify an out-of-area contact who can coordinate information for scattered family members.  Discuss with your family the name and number of your out-of-area contact, and kinds of information to give that contact in an emergency.



Spiritual Preparation:  Read Alma 37:27.  Strive this week to counsel with the Lord.  Look for His direction in your life.



Food For Thought:

While poking around Cedar this week, we came across a flyer for another local Farmer's Market!  We haven't had a chance to go to this one yet, but here is the info in case you want to check it out:

Location:  The Little Brick House - 50 West 400 South (next to Peterson Plumbing)
Time:  Fridays, 5pm - 8pm
Contact info:  Jim (435) 590-5415 or The Little Brick House (435) 586-5344

We mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Wal Mart also has a selection of long-term food storage items.  Most of their stuff is in the form of freeze-dried or dehydrated foods in #10 cans.  Following is a list of what they carry and the current prices:

#10 Cans
Cheese Blend Powder - $16.22
Buttermilk Powder - $11.08
Scrambled Egg Mix - $17.78
Margarine Powder - $12.38
Honey Powder - $9.98
Freeze Dried Pineapple - $26.08
Whole Raspberries - $26.98
Spiff-E Whip - $5.68
Dehydrated Apple Slices - ?
Vegetarian Meat Substitute (Taco Flavored) - $15.13
Chicken Bouillon - $15.98
Cheesy Broccoli Soup - $15.98
Beef Bouillon - $17.72
Sweet Corn - $14.08
Broccoli - $14.38
Freeze Dried Peas - $14.23
Tomato Powder - $23.64
Instant Non-Fat Dried Milk - $9.38
Morning Moo Milk - $10.55
Morning Moo Chocolate Milk - $12.08
Whole Egg - $15.78
Butter Powder - $19.98
Banana Chips - $8.23
Orange Delight (Drink Mix ) - $9.98
Apple Delight (Drink Mix ) - $9.87
Flax Seed - $12.47
Buttermilk Pancake Mix - $8.22
Blueberry Pancake Mix - $8.36
Pancake 6-Grain Mix - $8.42
Dough Enhancer - $3.98
Beef TVP - $10.16
Cream Soup Base - $11.37
Alphabet Soup - $12.12
Hardy Chicken Soup - $13.28
Vegetable Stew Mix - $11.62
Potato Slices - $7.73
Potato Shreds - $8.82
Red & Green Bell Peppers - $9.92
Celery, Sliced - $11.43
Super Nutty Granola - $15.34
Whole Strawberries - $19.57
Freeze Dried Apricot - $18.74
Freeze Dried Blueberries - $25.08
Peach Delight (Drink Mix) - $12.82
Biscuit Mix - $7.54
Honey Wheat Bread & Roll Mix - $7.44
Honey White Bread Mix - $7.58
Chicken TVP - $10.22
Bacon TVP - $10.22
Creamy Potato Soup - $13.84
Cream of Chicken Soup - $13.17
Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup - $14.22
Chili Mix - $15.12
Chopped Onions - $9.48
Diced Carrots - $12.16
Potato Gems - $12.18
Garden Seeds (Seed Assortment 13 Varieties of Vegetables) - $21.32

Square White Plastic Buckets
White Granulated Sugar (30 lbs) - $25.12
Regular Rolled Oats (10 lbs.) - $11.37
Quick Oats (10 lbs.) - $11.37
White Rice (25 lbs.) - $19.98
Brown Rice (25 lbs.) - $19.22
Hard White Wheat (26 lbs.) - $12.48
Corn Meal (22 lbs.) - $15.78

Packages
Gluten-Free Scone Mix (2 lbs. 5 oz.) - $3.98
French Bread Mix (1 lb. 10 oz.) - $4.48
Blueberry Muffin Mix (2 lb. 8 oz.) - $5.58
Wheat Gluten (1 lb. 10.7 oz.) - $6.18
Feather Light Flour (2 lbs.) - $4.58
Gluten-Free Buttermilk - $3.47

Other
Emergency Food Storage Dinner Pack (6 #10 Cans - Creamy Potato Soup Mix, Vegetable Meat Substitute, Potato Gems, Honey White Bread & Roll Mix, Freeze Dried Sweet Corn, Vegetable Stew Blend) - $59.92
Emergency Breakfast Pack (6 #10 Cans - Scrambled Egg Mix, Vegetable Meat Substitute Bacon Bits, Buttermilk Pancake Mix, Potato Shreds, Freeze Dried Sliced Strawberries, Creamy Wheat Cereal) - $62.78

Week 31

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  8 Cans of Fruit

Extra Item:  8 Rolls of Toilet Paper


Some Local Bargains:

Lin's
Western Family Peaches or Pears - 29 oz. @ $1.50 (5.2 cents/oz.)
Western Family Pineapple - 20 oz. @ $0.89 (4.5 cents/oz.)
Western Family Mandarin Oranges - 11 oz. @ $0.50 (4.5 cents/oz.)
Western Family 15 oz. Variety @ $0.69 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Western Family Apple Sauce - 48 oz. @ $2.49 (5.2 cents/oz.)
ShurSaving Toilet Paper - 4 Reg. Rolls @ $0.89

Dollar Tree
Sofitelle TP - 4 Reg. Rolls @ $1.00

Smith's
Kroger 15 oz. Variety @ $0.97 (6.5 cents/oz.)
Kroger Apple Sauce - 47 oz. @ $1.85 (3.9 cents/oz.)
Kroger Value TP - 4 Reg. Rolls @ $0.88

Family Dollar
Family Pantry Peaches or Pears - 29 oz. @ $1.50 (5.2 cents/oz.)
Generic Bath Tissue - 4 Big Rolls @ $1.00

Big Lots
Mrs. Brown's Orchard - 15 oz. Variety @ $0.80 (5.3 cents/oz.)
Big Lots Bath Tissue - 12 Double Rolls @ $5.00

Wal Mart
Great Values Canned Fruit - 29 oz. Variety @ $1.68 (5.8 cents/oz.)
Del Monte Mandarin Oranges - 29 oz. @ $1.92 (6.6 cents/oz.)
Great Values Apple Sauce - 46 oz. @ $1.68 (3.7 cents/oz.) ***Best Value***
Generic Bath Tissue - 6 Reg. Rolls @ $0.97
Generic Bath Tissue - 4 Reg. Rolls @ $0.86

Family Gear Box:  1 Tall Candle, and safety light sticks.

Family Preparation:  Review your family insurance coverage with your insurance agent to be sure you are covered or whatever disasters may occur in your area.

Spiritual Preparation:  Read "This Day" by Henry B. Eyring, Ensign May 2007, p. 89.  As you serve Him, you will come to know better the voice by which you shall be called.



Food For Thought:

This week we discovered another great source of food storage and family preparation items at Lin's!  Here is a list of what they have with the prices:

5 Gallon Water Jugs - $3.99
Water Spigots - $1.49
Gamma Lids (Screw-Top for 5-Gallon Bucket) - $5.99
Lid Openers - $5.89
Water Barrel Siphon Pump - $9.99
Augason Farms Regular Oats (in Food Storage Bucket) - 23 Lbs. @ $18.79
Hard Red or White Wheat (in Bucket) - 45 Lbs. @ $18.99
Western Family Sugar - 25 Lbs. @ $13.99
Western Family Evaporated Milk - Case of 24 12oz. @ $21.12

We also had a chance to visit the Cedar City Farmer's Market this week.  It is held in the parking lot behind the Pastry Pub every Wednesday from 4pm to 7pm.  It was bustling with activity and people were lined up at several of the booths to buy locally grown fresh produce, much of which was grown without pesticides.  If you go, be sure to get there early for a good selection!  While there, we picked up the following flyer offering some great classes on preparedness: