Saturday, December 6, 2008

Food Storage isn't necessarily for disasters

I have been searching for blogs relating to food storage lately and what I have read is really concerning and down right ignorant. The many negative conceptions of food storage is showing just how short minded people can be sometimes. Yes, a good emergency preparedness plan will help you in a disaster. You should have a 72 hour kit for every member of your family. You should have a kit in your car with a change of clothes and tennis shoes in case you get stranded in an emergency away from home. AND, yes a good supply of mainly non perishable foods that you can use in a bad time is definitely needed. BUT, for all those critics who think food storage for emergencies is just plain silly, negative thinking, believing they will be caught up in the rapture and not suffering here on earth, or relying on FEMA, etc, etc, Give me a break. Can you tell now how food storage is helpful and in some cases vital for a family to survive when hard times hit. Rising food prices, loss of jobs, pay cuts, a bread winner of the family is unable to work, etc. We have so many reasons that may require a need for a little back up. Although possible, we're not necessarily talking about major disasters, food being looted of store shelves, etc. But surly a job loss is a disaster for those involved. Preparing for the future is a lost art now days. When good times are good, we love to waste. When the bubble bursts, we complain and wonder how it happened. (No one planned ahead!)
Let me take this one step further. If you have debt, you could cut your grocery spending down substantially if you use food storage to supplement your shopping, thus leaving a little extra money to pay more than your credit cards require.

Think about it. Someone has to plan for the future. In a world of billions, are we really this near sided that we cant think ahead?