Food storage

I haven’t written much on food storage and frugality lately. Just haven’t had the money to stock up. We’d run things down below my comfort zone. So, since I did get the state tax refund, I went shopping on Saturday.

First stop was Bob’s Red Mill. I bought 25 pound bags of cornmeal, brown rice, popcorn and wheat. I bought white rice flour and coconut flour. Found some fruit spread without sugar for Jeffrey and also bought jars of sorghum and molasses. While I was wandering around, an older lady asked me about the bulk items. So I explained to her why it was a good idea and how we used this stuff. We still have beans left from purchases last year. So the grains really give us several months worth of meals.

Next was a trip to Costco, my first in years. The amounts they sell are almost scary. I did buy some basics like oil, powdered milk, meat and a few other things. Then I went to Gateway Produce where I pick up my tea. Also bought some bulk coffee and another jar of honey, plus some veggies. Finally, I hit Winco where I picked up anything missed in the other trips. It was tiring work and took some time to get everything put away at home.

It’s really worth it. If nothing else, we have food. There’s food for the animals too and I can use this bulk stuff for the animals if I have to. I can buy a few fresh items over the month and we’ll do fine. If you want to be able to get buy on very little, you really need to be able to stock up a few times over the year.

  1. Did you know that the goats will eat, and apparently enjoy doing so, dried beans? I had read that somewhere and since I had a bucket of pintos from 1998 that just wouldn’t soften anymore, I tried it. I mix the beans in with thier feed each evening and they clean everything up. Nice not to have to just toss the beans.

    Good to hear you got so much fs tucked away. Makes one feel more secure or so it does for me.

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