Food Storage for Self Sufficiency {Review} & Give Away

I received this product free for my unbiased review.

Chapter 1: Food for 72-Hour Emergency Kits
Talks about options.
MRE’s, Survival Bars, Grocery Store Foods, Freeze Dried and Dehydrated meals.
She lists the pros and cons of each.

Chapter 2: Food for Short-Term Emergencies: Two Weeks to Three Months
Large scale disasters to personal financial emergencies ie; job loss.
Saving money at the grocery store by having a menu planned.
This chapter includes a Master Menu Sampler.

Chapter 3: Food for Long-Term Emergencies: Three Months or Longer
Mid-range or within the 1st year. Long term has a shelf life of 10 years or more.
There is a list of shelf life for certain foods. Great reference.

Chapter 4: Storing Water
Store bought water
Bricks
5 Gallon jugs
Bathtub bladder
to name a few. Listing the pros and cons of each.
Also purification options and chemical treatment chart.

Chapter 5: Preserving Your Own Food
Water bath and pressure canning with a few recipes.
Dehydrating and the different methods.

Chapter 6: Packing Dry Foods for Long-Term Storage
Temperature
Light
Oxygen
Moisture
vacuum sealer and mylar bags
5 gallon buckets with gamma seal lids

Chapter 7: Buying Food
One large purchase vs monthly budgeted purchases vs. and extra can or two here and there.
Bulk food and co-ops.
Also hunting and growing your own as options.

Chapter 8: Maintaining Balance and Variety
Proteins
Beans
Nuts
Peanut Butter
Dairy
Fruit
Vegetables
Grains
Seasonings
Sweets
Sprouts

A lot to balance!

Chapter 9: Sustainable Food Storage
How to save seeds. (Love this!!)
Herbs
Animals
Goats
Sheep
Pigs
Rabbits
Chickens
Cows
Hunting
Trapping
Foraging

Chapter 10: Organizing and Storing
Storage ideas
Keeping inventory
Security

Chapter 11: Using Your Food Storage
Tips for rotating
Powerless cooking

This is a great reference book and I am excited that I get to give one away!
Very easy to read, especially for the beginner.

Angela Paskett writes the blog Food Storage and Survival
(http://foodstorageandsurvival.com) and hosts the weekly Food
Storage and Survival Radio Show
(http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/radio) focusing on family
preparedness.
She has been actively storing and eating food with her
family for over fifteen years.
She teaches workshops on family
preparedness and storing and preserving food to anyone who will
listen, including preparedness fairs, civic groups, churches, and
online.
Angela lives in rural Utah with her husband, four children,
animal menagerie, garden, and food storage.
She is the author of the new book, Food Storage for Self Sufficiency and Survival.