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I'd love to win this . BOY, this is great!! First you go and lower shipping and now a giveaway. What will yall think of next?? I would like to learn more about Using my food storage and how to feed my hubby. He refuses to eat wheat and I'm at a loss as how to store what he'll eat. HELP… He's not into any grains.AT ALL. He's a meat and 'taters guy and will eat eggs and bacon or sausage for breakfast. Any other meal is meat (no Chicken) and potatoes. Fried or mashed. Eileene

I would like to discuss something that most people overlook. I would like to talk about medical care. How to do stitches, splints, and exedra.

Eric

I would like a discussion about storing cooking oil. My oil always goes rancid.

Great idea- please address protein requirements as part of an overall peparedness plan.

I would like to see information/discussion on the precursers that may lead a hampering food distribution.

What would be the higher probability events that might forecast food shortages and what would they look like?

I would like more information on what fertilizer stuff to put on my garden so the seeds will grow. More about gardening to produce from the seeds.

Great blog! Thanks for the post about heirloom seeds. I've always wondered what the difference was.

I love the new blog site. I would be interested in reading about water collection and small game hunting/trapping. Thank you again for a great site.

I would like some ideas of safely storing fuel for emergency winter warmth… Different types of fuels for those of us who do not have a wood burning stove. Thanks for the blog – I know it will come in handy.

I want a good discussion about how to keep food and stored items good for a long time in the real world, when you don't have a cold basement or place to put your food.

I would like to hear more regarding the rotation of food storage.

I would like to see some information about getting prepared for a hurricane.

This blog is a great idea… I would love to discuss the issues with water. How to store it – especially when you don't live in a large home? Is there better alternatives than just having barrels of water?

thanks,
Pearland, Texas

I would like to see "How we can use our food storage daily to save in these tough economic times." Kd

I would like to see info on how to store water for long term.

This blog is a great idea! I am happy to see it. Hope I win!!!

Would love to learn about sprouting different types of seeds, for fresh greens.
Connie

Prepared.com – this is by far my favorite and only stop for my emergency and preparedness supplies. I love getting my catalog and emails. you never know when you will need food storage, water or emergency essentials. But it's a great feeling to have them ready if you ever do.

I think having a blog is a great idea, it's much easier to monitor updates and a great resource tool.

Michelle

I don't know what i would cook with my food storage, so i would like recipes
Jenny

Hello and thanks for this blog, finally one that as some useful information to share in these time, wm ozark al

Thanks for the links to local emergency information. Keep up the great work.

Awesome blog!

I would like to read about chicken keeping as a means of having live food storage in the form of eggs and meat. Also to find out more about keeping chickens in urban or suburban settings so that they make good neighbors.

I am interested in learning more about gardening and food storage; and a typical food storage layout for a small dry cellar. I would also like to learn more about water purification and storage.

I would like to learn more about water storage please! :) I'm excited about this blog. Thank you for starting it!

I love the new site. I to will be linking to it daily. Our family is starting to get prepared for any kind of emergency. We have recently become preppers and with times of economic depression looming, we are getting ready. Thanks for the site, we will be using it.

There have already been so many good suggestions that I hesitate to add more but, I also, would like some information on storing for specific allergies, specifically a wheat allergy. Also information and hints for water storage "for dummies". Our family loves your products and the blog has great potential. Thank you.

Great new blog. Keep the information coming.

I have a feeling this blog will be great! I am always trying to figure out the best way to keep track of what I have in my storage. It goes in and out by the whole family so I'm always feeling a little behind or out of control when it comes to what we have.

This is an interesting new site. Please post information about dealing with personal emergencies as well as major disasters. Also, how smaller families or "empty nesters" can use up food in #10 cans within a reasonable time period.

I love the new site! so many recipies and very well organized. i would love to see articles on cooking with TVP or freeze dried meat products. Excellent work.
Jennifer T
SLC, Utah

Thanks for the information. Please share with us the benefits of the various grain mills and recipes to use with them. thanks!

We would love to hear more "real-life" experiences about people that have been in actual emergency situations and put there preparations to the test.
Thanks.

Love the blog!

When I first started storing my cans I didn't know what to do with some of it. Now I have a couple of cans of old dehydrated food. What can I do with it?

Shannon

What about people with food allergies, such as gluten intolerance? It's hard to know what to store for them especially when they cannot eat anything with wheat, rye or barley.

Hi, I would be very interested in a post on food storage for people with diabetes who are trying to eat low-carb. Thanks for setting up this blog.
Jen
Northampton, Mass.

love to see classes offered on how to use some of the basics, if you don't know how to use it it doesn't benifit you to store it

I could use some tips on how to convince family & friends that I'm not nuts becase I have a stash of food & supplies saved for a rainy day!

Things I'd like to see discussed:

-Organizing the pantrty
-Using the dehydrated products- recipes
-Grain uses- using varietities of grains- recipes- sprouting various grains
- bread making- varieties, techniques (including bread machine, kitchenaid/ bosch bread making)
Thanks for asking!

I have been waiting for Emergency Essentials to start a blog. I'm excited and will be linking it to my own preparedness blog here in Kansas!

I would love to see recipes that include a list of how much you will need of each ingredient to make it for one year.

I would like KNOWLEDGE, especially from our more "seasoned" folks out there – secrets that you can't find in books about canning, cooking with the bare basics – things they grew up with – we NEED to SHARE what we know also with the younger generation so that they are just as prepared . . . after all – NO MCDONALDS if the trucking industry collapses!!!!

As a young single adult who doesn't live in a permanent spot, I get overwhelmed with the thought of trying to find places to store food/emergency supplies — not to mention moving it who knows how many times.

I have emergency supplies in my car, I try to buy extra cans of food when I do my grocery shopping, and I save a little money with each paycheck.

Until I have a spot to settle down in, how can I feel like I’m doing all that is needed to be prepared?

Great site as always!
I only saw one book about wilderness medicines. I haven't read it yet so I don't know if it covers wild edible plants. That is also a must know if you are stuck in the wilderness without food. I have one in my back pack that covers edible plants for my area and snares for small game. That would be a great addition.

Your timing is exquiste as are most of the comments that I've already read. I'm from a large family and grew up "living providently" and married a master gardener. We landscape with edibles and plant a garden each year from which we eat, can, freeze, and dehydrate. This past January 2009 I was approached by organizational leaders and asked to teach the people the practices that I live each day. I have a class once a month. Your site will be a nice reference tool for new comers to gain additional and more current information than I might have. Thanks for the link. I've been buying from you since 1980 when I used to be a "group leader".

I would like to know more about harvesting and storing vegetables from the garden. Also, how to make a cellar for long term storage outside.

Your Preparedness Pantry is poised to be a very useful resource for many people from those just beginning their storage efforts to those who have been engaged in preparedness activities for some time. While there are a number of topics I'd like to see addressed and discussed such as:
water storage and purification,
gardening for pleasure and necessity,
making dried milk an everyday guest in the kitchen,
tips for making rotation of storage items an integral part of everyday cooking – that is, using storage regularly – recipes, etc.,
finding sampler kits for groups to experience firsthand freeze-dried/dehydrated storage products before purchasing large quantities
preparedness for people with special needs – dietary, etc.
I hope there will be opportunities for people to easily jump to the areas that interest them – links that send them to information for beginners, water storage, recipes, gardening, experiences with specific products, etc. Blogs are great, but it seems easy to get bogged down with copious amounts of comments and unorganized information. I'll be checking in frequently – glad you've put this together.
Carla S.
Sugar Land, TX

Great site for people of like mind to share. everyone needs to be prepared these days, God only knows what may happen. the mountain house single meals are great for quick meals when you don't want to cook.

Organic food is on the rise and my wife and I would love to store some organic food. Please talk about organic food storage in the future!