Food Storage FAQ, ver 2.5, volume five

[A. T. Hagan]

Volume Five
Version 2.50
Updated October, 1997
Supersedes Ver 2.10

PRUDENT FOOD STORAGE: Questions and Answers.

Section Six
Resources

From the House at Cat's Green
Alan T. Hagan

Caveat emptor
(Buyer beware)

Updated: 9/18/96; 4/16/97; 7/21/97; 10/20/97

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

***VOLUME FIVE***

VI. RESOURCES

A. Books

B. Pamphlets

C. Magazines

D. Phone, voice, non-modem

E. Electronic-online
- Information sources
- Software sources

F. Organizations
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

G. Food and Equipment Suppliers
- Mail Ordering Storage Foods What You Should Know
- Addresses of Suppliers

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VI -- RESOURCES
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[This FAQ does not tell me what I need to know!]

Please put the question to the rec.food.preserving, rec.food.cooking
or misc.survivalism newsgroup. You could even resort to the tried and
true method, a book.

The following is a list of books that I have found to have useful
information. It is by no means an exhaustive list on the subject. If
you have books you would like to suggest, please feel free to e-mail me
with the particulars. If you can please include the same kind of
information about the book in question as you see below, particularly
the ISBN #, if it has one.

A. BOOKS:

BUILD YOUR ARK! Book 1: Food Self-Sufficiency; Geri Guidetti;
1996; ISBN# 0-938928-01-5; Published by the author; The Ark
Institute, P.O. Box 364, Monkton, MD 21111; E-mail to
ark...@concentric.net

COOKIN' WITH HOME STORAGE By Vicki Tate; 1993; ISBN# none;
Published by the author; Address: 302 East 200 Nort, Manti, Utah,
84642; Tel # (801) 835-8283

HOME FOOD SYSTEMS Edited by Roger B. Yepsen, Jr.; 1981;
ISBN# 0-87857-325-9; Rodale Press.

KEEPING FOOD FRESH Janet Bailey; 1985; ISBN# 0-385-27675-3;
Doubleday & Co.

KEEPING THE HARVEST Chioffi and Mead; 1991; ISBN# 0-88266-650-9;
Storey Communications.

MAKING FOOD STORAGE FUN, FAST & EASY LauraAnne J. Logar; 1993; No
ISBN; Published by the author; Address: LauraAnne J. Logar, 17140
Oak Leaf Dr, Morgan Hill, Ca 95037-6621

MAKING THE BEST OF BASICS - FAMILY PREPAREDNESS HANDBOOK James T.
Stevens; 1996; ISBN #1-882723-25-2; Gold Leaf Press
http://www.webcom.com/infinet/basics.html

MARLENE'S MAGIC WITH FOOD STORAGE Marlene Petersen; 1991;
No ISBN; Published by the author; Marlene's Magic, 4958 Alpine
Circle Highland, Utah 84003 (801) 756-6423

NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY, 1909-1988; 1992;
Nutrient Education Division; Human Nutrition Information Service of
the USDA.

NUTRITIVE VALUE OF AMERICAN FOODS; Catherine S. Adams; 1975;
No ISBN; USDA Handbook No. 456

PUTTING FOOD BY; Greene, Hertzberg and Vaughn; 1982 (14th edition);
ISBN# 0-525-93342-5; Penguin Group.

ROOT CELLARING (1994); Mike and Nancy Bubel; ISBN 0-88266-703-3.

WHOLE GRAINS; Sara Pitzer; 1981; ISBN #0-88266-251-1; Garden Way
Books

B. PAMPHLETS:

Consumer Information Center, Department EE, Pueblo CO 81009. Ask
for the Consumer Mailing List Catalog. Can order those nifty USDA
pamphlets from this catalog.

Check your extension service office for pamphlets, which can usually
be bought for a dollar or so. Especially important for high
altitude canning, getting recipes specific for locale, even
information on U-Pick sites and local farmers' markets.

Controlling Indianmeal Moths in Stored Shelled Corn and Soybeans
Phil Harein and Bh. Subramanyam; FS-0996-A-GO Revised 1990
Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota

FOOD STOCKPILING FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS. Food and Materials
Division, Commodity Stabilization Service, USDA, April 1961]

Food Storage In The Home FN502
Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Frequently Asked Food Questions FN 250, 1993
Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Molds And Mycotoxins In Feeds; C.M. Christensen, C.J. Mirocha,
R.A. Meronuck; FO-3538-C-GO 1988;
Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Molds In Grain Storage; Richard A. Meronuck
FO-0564-C-GO Revised 1987
Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Nonfat Dry Milk FN142
Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Use of Oxygen Absorbers in Dry Pack Canning; Albert E. Purcell,
Theodore C. Barber, John Hal Johnson; Benson Quality Assurance
Laboratory Department of Food Science, Brigham Young University

C. MAGAZINES:

American Survival Guide
P.O. Box 68033
Anaheim, CA 92817-0833
(714) 693-1866

Backwoods Home Magazine. Dave Duffy, publisher.
P.O. Box 40
Montague, CA 96064
(916) 459-3500
(800) 835-2418 (orders only)
E-mail: back...@snowcrest.net
http://www.snowcrest.net/backwood

Countryside & Small Stock Journal
N2601 Winter Sports Rd,
Withee, Wisconsin 54498
(800) 551-5691

Mother Earth News
P.O. Box 56302
Boulder, CO 80322-6302
(303) 678-0439

D. PHONE: (non-modem)

Your extension service--check your local university directory,
especially if its a Land Grant College; look under Government
Services, under Dept. of Agriculture. Master Preservers--similar to
Master Gardeners or Master Composters.

E. ELECTRONIC:

E.1 INFORMATION SOURCES

ftp ftp.ucdavis.edu pub/extension/4h-youth fp001.zip-fp008.zip
Files are compressed, written in Word Perfect 5.1 or Post Script
format. Files are eight lessons in food preservation.

ftp://ftp.michvhf.com/pub/rec.food.baking/FAQ
The FAQ for the rec.food.baking news group. Good stuff.

http://www.tiac.net/users/mcron/rff1.html
Web site with the rec.food.preserving FAQ's on it.

http://waltonfeed.com/self/default.htm
The Walton Feed information area on food production, preservation,
storage, water storage and purification, nutrition, planning,
culture and a great deal of other useful information. One area also
has the labels showing contents, nutritional breakdowns and other
information of most of the products produced and/or sold by Walton
Feed.

E.2 SOFTWARE SOURCES

[I have not used any of these programs myself, but I'm listing them
for those who might be interested - editor]

http://waltonfeed.com/grain/calc.html
There are two Excel spreadsheets here that can also be imported into
Lotus 123, Quattropro or Works For Windows. The first spreadsheet
is a nutritional calculator showing the breakdown of 65 nutrients
for 167 foods with more being importable. The second spread sheet
is a yearly supply calculator.

http://waltonfeed.com/self/plan.html
A nutritional calculator that allows you to enter your food supply
and it gives you a daily nutritional printout. This is a smaller,
less versatile version of the one from Revelar, but is less resource
intensive and will run on a DOS only machine.

http://www.revelar.com/fsp.html
A more extensive, versatile version of the above program, makes it
much easier to modify for personal use. It also requires at least a
486, Windows and 8mb of Ram. A version for the Mac is available as
well.

http://beprepared.com (click on free software area)
Offered on the Emergency Essentials web site. The first program is a
food planner demo for creating shopping lists and planning recipes
for any length of time. The second is a 72 hour preparedness
program that will take you through various disasters and how to
prepare for them.

F. ORGANIZATIONS

F.1 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

[see metal cans section until I have the time to write this area]

G. FOOD AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

G.1 MAIL ORDERING STORAGE FOODS -- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

When it comes to building a long term food storage program, sooner
or later it is going to become necessary to seriously consider mail
ordering at least a part of the foods you want to store. Even for
those of us who try do as much as we can locally there are some things
which are not going to be easily available in your area. Because of
this I have included below a list of food and equipment suppliers where
just about anything can be found.

Because many do find it necessary or desirable to purchase through
mail order I am including a few points which should be considered before
shelling out the cash.

1. Find out how much the shipping costs are going to be. Grains and
legumes are relatively cheap, but weigh a lot when bought by the
five or six gallon-bucket full. Because of this, shipping charges can
sometimes as much as double the actual cost of the product by the time
you get it to your door. Adding insult to injury is the new $2.00 per
bucket fee UPS is charging. Compare carefully each company's list price
*and* their shipping charges, combined, when deciding who to order from.
Saving up for a larger order, or trying to find someone to combine
orders with might enable you to make a large enough order to get a price
break on shipping. You could also take a vacation in the area of the
company's location or swing through the area on the way back from one.
If you choose to do this, be certain to call ahead and let them know so
they'll have your order ready and waiting for you. The company in the
next state may be slightly higher on the list price, but end up being
much cheaper than having it shipped in from six states away.

2. Ask the supplier when your order is going to ship. Some
suppliers are way behind in order filling and you could be
waiting and waiting. Slowness in shipping is not necessarily a sign of
bad business. Some suppliers may drag their feet, but others may be
genuinely swamped by the volume of business they are receiving because
they have a good product at a fair price.

3. How fresh is the product you are ordering? Freshness is what
it's all about when it comes to storage foods. If a food has a
five year shelf life in its container then you want as much of those
five years to be on *your* shelf, not the supplier's.

4. Be very clear as to how the product you are ordering is packed.
Many suppliers offer identical foods packed in several different
ways. Be certain the product number you are giving the salesperson is
for the product packed in the manner in which you want it.

5. If you are ordering foods packed in a nitrogen flushed oxygen
free container (with or without an oxygen absorber packet added)
then ask about the laboratory test results that measure the oxygen
content of the head gasses in the container. This is of great
importance if you are counting on the extra storage life such packaging
will give you. There are but a few companies such as Perma Pak, Sam
Andy and Walton Feed that actually produce packaged storage foods and
most dealers only distribute and retail their products. If the dealer
can not produce the manufacturer's test data measuring the head gasses
of the products they are selling then keep looking.

6. If you are purchasing wheat and intend to use it primarily for
bread making then be sure to ask about its protein content. The
best breads need at least 12% protein and the higher the better. Also
take a close look at the weight of the grain. One company's five or six
gallon bucket of wheat may not weigh the same as another's. The same
applies to dehydrated foods such as fruits, vegetables, tvp, etc. Ask
about the moisture content of bulk foods which are not already packaged
for long term storage. 10% moisture is where you want to be for grains,
legumes and most everything else.

7. What is the company's damage and return policy? If your
carefully packed superpails and #10 cans get dented or cracked in
shipping you'll need to have them replaced. Most mail order companies
will require you to contact the shipper (such as UPS) for a claim
number. The shipper may or may not require an inspection so don't
destroy any packaging or containers until you know for sure.

Does anyone else know of anything else a person should look out for
or ask about when mail ordering storage food?

G.2 ADDRESSES OF SUPPLIERS

DISCLAIMER: The addresses listed below were either found by me or sent
to me by the business owners or interested readers. I make
*NO* representation as to their worthiness to do business with. Most of
these merchants or manufacturers have been in their field for many years
and will be around for many more and are honorable in their dealings.
However, there are some businesses that spring up and then disappear and
with every update of this work there is at least one or two that I
cannot locate from the previous update. The advent of the World Wide
Web has only exacerbated this problem. In addition to the precautions
mentioned in G.1 above you should take all of the usual precautions in
mail or phone ordering.

I have accumulated the following list of names and addresses of
various suppliers of one thing or another relating to food preservation
and storage. They are roughly categorized by type:

STORAGE FOOD MANUFACTURERS: the actual producers or packagers of
storage foods. Some also do retail sales of their products, but others
don't.

FOOD PRESERVATION DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS: these are businesses dealing
with the aspects of food *preservation* as opposed to storage. Canning,
meat curing, fermented milks, pickling, spices, soybean products,
brewing, vintning, etc.

FOOD STORAGE AND PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS: the actual
manufacturers of equipment. Some will do retail sales and some do not.

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS: self-explanatory.

STORAGE FOOD RETAIL DEALERS: retail sales of all of the above.

Naturally, addresses, phone numbers, web sites, etc change over time so
if you have more current information than I'm giving here, please be so
kind as to let me know. Additionally, I'm always looking for new
companies so if you have some that I don't have I'd like to see those
too. Thanks - ed.

STORAGE FOODS MANUFACTURERS

ALLIANCE FOODS
P.O. Box 845
Invercargill, New Zealand
0064 3 2158850 voice
0064 3 2159889 fax

A New Zealand producer of freeze dried foods.

ALPINEAIRE FOODS
Post Office Box 926
Nevada City, Nevada 95959
(800) 322-6325
(916) 272-2624 fax
http://www.alpineairefoods.com/
E-mail: sa...@alpineairefoods.com

Storage food manufacturer. Shelf stable foods with a long storage
life. Many foods that require no cooking. Also backpacking meals.

FREEZE DRY FOODS, LIMITED
579 Speer Rd
Oakville, Ontario L6K 264 Canada
(905) 844-1471
(905) 844-8140 fax
http://www.freeze-dry.com/
e-mail: in...@freeze-dry.com

A Canadian freeze-dried foods manufacturer. Produces Hardee Camping
Foods. List of dealers on site.

HARVEST FOODWORKS
445 HWY 29
RR#1
Toledo, Ontario KOE 1YO, Canada
(800) 268-4268
(613) 275-2218
(613) 275-1359 (fax)
http://www.harvest.on.ca
e-mail: thef...@harvest.on.ca

A Canadian producer of primarily vegetarian (some have meats)
dehydrated and freeze dried foods. A links page gives location of
dealers. Ingredients and nutrition information on site.

OREGON FREEZE DRY, INC (Mountain House)
P.O. Box 1048
Albany, OR 97321
(800) 547-0244
(541) 967-6527 fax
(541) 926-6001 international
http://www.ofd.com/mh/index.html
E-mail: mtnh...@ofd.com

Manufacturer of Mountain House freeze dried foods in pouches and
larger cans. Does not sell direct, but through distributors.

READY RESERVE FOODS
Post Office Box 697
Beaumont, California 92223
(800) 453-2202

Over 100 different dry food products for long term storage.

SAM ANDY FOODS
800 West Airport Frwy., Ste. #1100
Irving, Texas 75062
(214) 445-4144
(800) 331-0358

Manufacturer of low-moisture, long storage life foods. equipment,
supplies and information for survival and emergency preparedness.
Publishes a periodic newsletter - call to request a free copy.

SOPAKCO
P.O. Box 1129
215 South Mullins St
Mullins, South Carolina 29574
(800) 776-8731
(803) 464-0121
(803) 464-2178 fax
http://www.sopakco.com
E-mail: MLBa...@worldnet.att.net

Manufacturer of military MRE's, their civilian MRE equivalent brand
*Camp & Trail* and humanitarian pouch meals. Some product info on
site.

STAR FOOD PROCESSING, INC.
3444 East Commerce Street
San Antonio, Texas 78220
(800) 882-MEAL

RETAIL SALES. Fully cooked heat & eat serving trays. Each tray
contains 106 ounces of fully cooked, ready to eat products. Thirty
minutes time required to prepare a meal from pantry to the table.
This product is shelf stable and requires no refrigeration or
freezing for storage. Normal shelf life is two years.

WALTON FEED,INC
135 North 10th
P.O. Box 307
Montpelier, ID 83254
(800) 269-8563
http://waltonfeed.com

RETAIL SALES. Major manufacturer and supplier of storage foods. N2
packed dehydrated foods, grains/legumes bulk and N2 packed, oxygen
absorbers. Free food storage planning software. Labels of most
products available for viewing on site. Very informative web site.

WORNICK COMPANY, THE (formerly Right Away Foods and Shelf Stable Foods)
200 North First Street
McAllen, TX 78501
(800) 565-4147 (Mil-Spec orders)
(210) 687-9401
(210) 687-7028 fax
http://www.wornick.com

Manufacturer of military MRE's, their civilian MRE equivalent brand
*Mil-Spec* and humanitarian pouch meals. Good information on
military and civilian MRE's on their site.

FOOD PRESERVATION DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS
Canning, meat curing, food drying, spices,
pickling, cultured milk products, soybean
products, etc.

CON YEAGER SPICE COMPANY
144 Magill Rd
Zelienople, PA 16063
(800) 222-2460
(412) 452-6171
http://www.nauticom.net/w-pa/yeager.htm
e-mail: bkr...@fyi.net

Meat curing, smoking, herbs and spices. Bulk sales.

COOKBOOK SHOPPE, THE
Vickie Tate
302 East 200 North
Manti, Utah 84642
(801) 835-8283

Home Storage & Preparedness Books including Cooking With Home
Storage.

CUMBERLAND GENERAL STORE
#1 Highway 68
Crossville, TN 38555
(800) 334-4640
(615) 456-1211 fax

A good deal of food preservation and storage equipment with the
emphasis on non-modern gear.

DOUBLE SPRINGS HOMEBREW SUPPLY
4697 Double Springs Rd.
Valley Springs, CA 95252
(888) 499-2739
(209) 754-4888
http://www.doublesprings.com/
e-mail: home...@GOLDRUSH.com

Home brewing and vintning supplies of all sorts. May have oxygen
absorbers. Preservative chemicals. Many books, including vinegar
making. Vinegar mothers. A lot of equipment.

GEM CULTURES
30301 Sherwood Rd.
Ft Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-2922 (mornings are best time to call, Pacific time)

Fermented food starter cultures such as natto, tempeh, amazake,
miso, shoyu, tamari, koji, miso, sourdough and other bread leavens
(barm, etc.), fil mjolk, viili, and kefir grains. Also natural
nigari (bitterns) and calcium sulfate (gypsum) as well as a form box
for tofu making.

HOME CANNING SUPPLY & SPECIALTIES
P. O. Box 1158
(1815 LaBraya St.)
Ramona, CA 92065
(619) 788-0520 (phone)
(619) 789-4745 (fax)
(800) 354-4070 (orders only)

Home canning and food preservation supplies such as bulk pectin.
They offer regular pectin, low-methoxyl pectin without
preservatives, and low-meth pectin with preservatives.

KOCH SUPPLIES
1411 West 29th St
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(800) 456-5624
(816) 753-2150
(816) 561-3286 fax
http://www.kochsupplies.com
E-mail: ko...@kochsupplies.com

Primarily wholesale dealer in meat curing, smoking and sausage
making supplies.

LEHMAN'S HARDWARE
P.O. Box 41
Kidron, OH 44636
(330) 857-5757
http://lehmans.com
E-mail: get...@lehmans.com

Not a great deal of food, but a *lot* of food related equipment,
grain mills, butchering, cheesemaking, dehydrators, pitters,
peelers, etc. Most of it non-electric. Many books. Free shipping
on many orders.

PENZEYS, LTD. SPICE HOUSE
P.O.Box 933
Muskego, WI 53150-0933
(414) 679-7207 voice
(414) 679-7878 fax
http://www.penzeys.com/
E-mail: in...@penzeys.com

Herb and spice supply house. Excellent prices on bulk quantities of
herbs and spices. Good quality and variety.

SAUSAGE MAKER, THE
1500 Clinton St
Building 123
Buffalo, NY 14207-2875
(716) 824-6510 voice

Mail order sausage making, meat curing and smoking supplies,
training videos, equipment, etc

STUFFERS SUPPLY COMPANY
22958 Fraser Highway
Langley, B.C. V2Z 2T9
(604) 534 7374
(604) 534 3089 fax
http://www.harb.net/stuffers
E-mail: blea...@stuffers.com

A Canadian source of sausage making and meat curing supplies.

FOOD STORAGE AND PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS

BERLIN PACKAGING
National Customer Service Center
435 East Algonquin Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60055
(also regional sites, addresses on web site)
(800) 423-7546
http://www.berlinpackaging.com
E-mail: in...@berlinpackaging.com

Food grade packaging and containers. They claim no order is too
small.

COUNTRY LIVING PRODUCTS
14727 56th Avenue NW
Stanwood, Washington 98292
(206) 652-0671

Manufacturer of the Country Living grain mill.

DRYING PANTRY, THE
9756 South Kristin Drive
Sandy, Utah 84070
(801) 571-9115

A non-electric kitchen food dryer. Uses naturally occurring heat,
either from the sun or your homes heating system. Hangs from hook to
save counter space. Is also serves as a sprouter.

LIFE SPROUTS
Post Office Box 150
Paradise, Utah 84328-0150
(800) 241-1516

Manufactures the Sprout Master Sprouter and carries organic
sprouting seeds. Also markets, recipe books, food storage.

UNITED STATES PLASTICS
1390 Neubrecht Rd
Lima, OH 45801
(800) 537-9724
(419) 228-5034 fax
http://www.usplastic.com
E-mail: u...@usplastics.com

FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food grade plastic
bags, screw off bucket lids and more.

CONSOLIDATED PLASTICS
8181 Darrow Rd
Twinsburg, OH 44087
(800) 362-1000
(216) 425-3900
(216) 425-3333 fax

FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food grade plastic
bags, screw off bucket lids and more. Ask for their Rubbermaid,
laboratory/industrial catalogs and bags/packaging/shipping catalogs.

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS

ALL GONE!
Phone: 800-373-3423
E-mail allg...@vero.com

Diatomaceous earth

DIATECT CORPORATION
c/o Gordon Dill 410 E. 48th St Holland, MI 49423

Diatomaceous earth

FOSSIL SHELL SUPPLY COMPANY
P.O. Box 50225 Amarillo TX 79159
(800) 370-9920
(806) 355-4236 voice
(806) 351-0777 fax
http://www.webtex.com/webtex/com/fssc/
E-mail ja...@arn.net

Diatomaceous earth

NECESSARY ORGANICS, INC
One Nature's Way
New Castle, VA 24127-0305

Concern brand diatomaceous earth. This is the brand I've been
buying.

PLANET NATURAL
1612 Gold Ave
P.O. Box 3146
Bozeman, MT 59772
(800) 289-6656
(406) 587-0223 fax
http://www.webcom/ecostore/index.html
E-mail: ecos...@webcom.com

A very green dealer. The DE is in the Soaps, Oils and More
directory.

STORAGE FOOD RETAIL DEALERS

AMERICAN FREEDOM NETWORK, THE
P.O. Box 430
Johnstown, CO 80534
(800) 205-6245 orders
http://www.amerifree.com/index.htm
E-mail: ord...@amerifree.com

Mainstay Emergency Ration bars, Country Living grain mill, books,
hanging food dehydrator, Katadyn water filters.

B&A PRODUCTS
Rt 1 Box 100
Bunch, OK 74931
(918) 696-5998
(918) 696-5999 fax
http://www.baproducts.com
E-mail: By...@baproducts.com

Water filters, Ready Reserve and Alpineaire foods.

BACK TO BASICS (KATHLEEN LAMONT)
P.O. Box 1138
Waynesville, NC 28786
(704) 452-2866
http://www.dnet.net/~basics/
E-mail: bas...@dnet.net

Many good books, food dehydrator, Tilia vacuum sealer, video taped
food storage courses. Lamont lectures at some preparedness expos.

BEST PRICES STORABLE FOODS by Bruce Hopkins
1737 Cascade St
Mesquite (Dallas) Texas 75149
(972) 288-0262
(972) 288-4610
(214) 742-7777 weekdays
http://web2.airmail.net/foodstr2/
E-mail: food...@airmail.net

Dehydrated foods, grains, legumes, mylar bags, oxygen absorbers,
freeze dried foods.

DEWEY RESEARCH CENTER
3800 Dewey Avenue, Ste 125
Rochester, NY 14616
(800) 208-9576
(716) 621-7379
(716) 865-8994 fax
http://www.4drc.com/

Alpineaire foods, water purifiers.

EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS
National Catalog Sales Office
165 S. Mountain Way Drive
Orem, Utah 84058-5119
(801) 222-9596
(800) 999-1863 Toll Free Order Line
http://www/beprepared.com/
E-mail: ask...@beprepared.com

A major preparedness retailer. Storage foods of all types, MRE's,
water purifiers, storage containers, grain mills and other food
equipment. Excellent costs on shipping. Free preparedness
software.

EPICENTER, THE (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION CENTER)
6523 California Ave SW, #161
Seattle, WA 98136
(206) 937-5658 voice/fax
http://TheEpicenter.com
e-mail: bjne...@TheEpicenter.com

Storage food supplier, equipment, water purification, Datrex ration
bars, Pump-N-Seal, civilian MRE's.

FUTURE FOODS
Post Office Box 1922
Orem, Utah 84059-1922
(800) 949-FOOD (3663)

Pantry size cans of dehydrated foods that are packaged for long term
storage.

HAPPY HOVEL FOODS
P.O. Box 781
Yelm, WA 98597
(800) 637-7772
(360) 458-4445
(360) 458-7977
http://www.wwmagic.com/haphov/
e-mail: hap...@seanet.com

Pre-packaged food plans, bulk grains, legumes and dehydrated foods.
N2 packed dehydrated foods, MRE's, freeze dried foods, grain mills.

HOMESTEAD FOODS
Post Ofice Box 96
Victor, Montana 59875
(800) 838-3132

Alpineaire Gourmet Reserves. Cans or back-pack pouches.

J&K ENTERPRISES
519 Griffith Ave
Terrell, TX 75160
http://home1.gte.net/jseitz/foods.htm
e-mail: jse...@gte.net

Bulk grains, legumes, dehydrated foods, grain mills.

LAKERIDGE FOOD STORAGE
896 E. 640 N.
Orem, Utah 84097
(801) 221-8207 fax
(800) 336-7127
http://www.shopsite.com/lfs/
E-mail: lfs...@ix.netcom.com

MRE's, long term storage foods, bulk grains, legumes and dehydrated
foods. Oxygen absorbers.

LIFE SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, Inc.
200 Rittenhouse Circle
Building 4 West
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 785-2870

Canned drinking water (10 oz aluminum cans)

LIVE OAK FARMS
(888) 359-5596
(405) 794-7365
The site did not list a postal address
http://www.universalweb.com/food/index.htm
E-mail: r...@universalweb.com

N2 packed dehydrated foods, pre-packaged food plans, bulk grains,
legumes and other foods. MRE's, grain mills and other equipment.

MAJOR SURPLUS
435 W. Alondra Boulevard
Gardena, California 90248
(800) 441-8855

MRE's and some food/water storage containers.

MAPLE LEAF INDUSTRIES, INC
480 South 50 East
Ephriam, Utah 84627
(801) 283-4400 voice
(801) 283-4200 fax
(800) 671-5323 orders only

http://www.mapleleafinc.com/
e-mail: fo...@mapleleafinc.com

Bulk grains, legumes and dehydrated foods. Herbs and spices.

MEYERS CUSTOM SUPPLY
P.O.Box 212
Cassel, CA 96016
(800) 451-6105
(916) 335-4320 fax
http://www.C-zone.net/meyerscs/mcs/
E-mail: m...@C-zone.net

Bulk grains, legumes and dehydrated foods. Super pails, water
storage, grain mills.

NITRO-PAK PREPAREDNESS CENTER
151 N. Main Street
Heber City, Utah 84032
(800) 866-4876
(888) 648-7672 toll free fax
http://www.nitro-pak.com (It's been under construction for a while)
E-mail: nitr...@shadowlink.net

Dehydrated, freeze-dried, no-cook & storage foods. Year supply
units, water storage containers and filters, military ready-to-eat
meals (MRE's), wheat and grain mills. Oxygen absorbers.

PATRIOT'S CANTEEN
Atlanta, Ga
(888) 226-8336
(770) 592-1698 voice
(770) 516-1200 fax
http://www.mojoski.com/canteen/
E-mail: Can...@mojoski.com

Bulk foods, N2 packed dehydrated foods, N2 packed grains, MRE's

PIONEER OUTFITTERS
P.O. Box 11333
Chickasaw, Alabama 36611
(334) 452-9267

Freeze dried foods, Mainstay Emergency Food Rations

PONDEROSA SPORTS & MERCANTILE, INC.
Post Office Box 1016
Eagle, Idaho 83616
(208) 939-1513 voice
(208) 939-5413 fax

Preparedness food, equipment and supplies. MRE's, freeze dried
foods, Heatermeals, BFM (Balanced Food Mix), 26 page catalog, send
$1.

PRODUCT SOURCE INTERNATIONAL
255 East 400 South, Ste 150
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 531-8996 voice
(801) 328-1243 fax
http://www.downtown-web.com/psi/
e-mail: psi...@aros.net

Long term storage foods, books, grain mills, containers and supplies

PROFESSIONAL MARKETING GROUP
912 Rainier Avenue S.
Seattle, Washington 98144
(800) 227-3769
(206) 322-7303

Pyramid cooking system & barbecue, Pressaireizer professional model
food dehydrator, Foodsaver vacuum packing system.

PROVISIONS 2000, INC
2271 W 12th Lane
Yuma, AZ 85364
(520) 329-7158
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/prov2000/main.htm
E-mail: prov...@sprynet.com

Alpineaire gourmet reserves

RAINY DAY FOODS
2315 Collard Valley Rd
Post Office Box 1901
Cedar Town, Georgia 30125
(770) 748-3297
(800) 634-9346 orders
http://www.cyberatl.net/~rdsupply/
E-mail: rdsu...@cyberatl.net

Sam Andy, low moisture food, Mountain House, oxygen absorbers.

READY MADE RESOURCES
125 County Rd 585
Englewood, TN 37329
(800) 627-3809
(423) 746-9814
http://www.cococo.net/rmr

Water filters, MRE's, Alpineaire foods, Mainstay ration bars, bulk
grains, legumes and dehydrated foods.

SAFE TREK
90 Safe Trek Place
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-5571
(406) 586-4840
(406) 586-4842 fax
(800) 424-7870
http://www.safetrek.com/
E-mail: Safe...@avicom.net

Alpineaire pre-packaged food plans, grain mills, books, bulk grains,
legumes and dehydrated foods. Grain mills. Oxygen absorbers.

SECURE FUTURE
640 Bailey Rd, #128
Pittsburgh, CA 94565
http://www.securefuture.com
E-mail: ques...@securefuture.com

N2 packed dehydrated foods (Ready Reserve), Pre-packaged food plans,
grain mills.

SIMPLER LIFE EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
1320 Johnson Dr.
Industry, California 91745
(800) 266-PREP (7737)
FAX (818) 961-5648

Kits, long term storage foods, equipment. Discounts for quantities,
group purchases, incentives awards and fund raisers. Call or fax for
free catalog.

SOUTH SUMMIT CORPORATION
P.O. Box 851293
Richardson, TX 75085
(972) 495-5270 voice
(972) 495-9579 fax
http://www.southsummit.com
E-mail: south...@topher.net

Provident Pantry long term storage foods, MRE's, water storage,
filters and containers, ration bars, freeze dried foods (multiple
manf's), plastic food storage buckets.

STOREHOUSE PRODUCTS
Post Office Box 690021
San Antonio Texas 78269
(210) 690-7632
http://www.dcci.com/DCCI/storehouse.html
E-mail: de...@dcci.com

A Texas distributor providing a complete line of dehydrated foods,
grain mills, water purification systems. Call or write for a free
catalog.

SURVIVAL CENTER, THE
19223 Cook Road
P.O. Box 234
McKenna, Washington 98558
(360) 458-6778 voice
(360) 458-6868 fax
(800) 321-2900 orders only

http://www.zyz.com/survivalcenter/
e-mail: sa...@survivalcenter.com

A *lot* of books, not all of them useful. Pre-packaged food plans.
Mountains House freeze dried foods in pouches and cans. MRE's.
Grain mills. For catalog send $2.00.

WESTERN RESERVE FOOD AND SUPPLY CO
P.O. Box 19175
Cleveland, OH 44119
(216) 383-1777
(888) 366-3482
http://www.nmarket.com/wreserve/index.html
E-mail: wrf...@cyberspace.net

Dehydrated and freeze dried foods, MRE's, Alpineaire

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P.O. Box 140008
Gainesville, Fl 32614-0008

From the House at Cat's Green -- Alan T. Hagan, NRA Life Member

The Universe is utterly indifferent to the fact that
you do not realize the consequences of your actions,
you will have to deal with them just the same.

Prudent Food Storage FAQ editor. The FAQ is available from:

http://www.waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/ (ver 2.5)
http://www.idir.net/~medintz
http://www.survival-center.com/foodfaq/ff1-toc.htm (ver 2.5)
http://www.d-n-a.net/users/dnetIULU/files.html (EUROPE)
http://www.zetatalk.com/food/tfood01.htm
http://www.iinet.net.au/~standeyo/News_Files/Info_Files.html (AUSTRALIA)
(ver 2.5)

The most current FAQ version is now 2.5