A Year Without the Grocery Store: A Step by Step Guide to Acquiring, Organizing, and Cooking Food Storage (Are You Prepared, Mama?) Kindle Edition

Well thought out and structured book. I picked this up out of curiosity and found some real gold nuggets in here even though I have no intention of being a preper. I am interested in stocking my pantry for a year at a time with what I can and this book has great information on how to store everything. I even liked the homework at the end of each chapter even though I cherry picked what I'd do.If this peaks ur interest id say go for it.

If you are looking for a book to teach you how to expand your food storage this would be the one. I highly recommend it.

This book is an introductory primer on food preparedness. Not only does the author go into how to do it, she also provides recipes and resources to help you on your way. There are exercises you can do at the end of each chapter to reinforce the lessons taught.

This book was very helpful. Love that it had assignments for me at the end of each chapter so I didn’t feel overwhelmed! Recommend!!

Spoiler Alert (I do talk about contents of the book)!!I bought this book in hopes of getting some ideas for storing up 1 year of food or longer, to make it stretch & spend less long term. It def helped with planting ideas, very fast read (not a lot to it), here I’ve written a list of pros & cons:The pro’s about this book: it really helps plant ideas in your head and where to start.The cons: the Author doesn’t explain things very well, doesn’t go into detail, nor shows examples/pictures. I kinda hate that. The author starts to tell you something but then doesn’t really explain it well into detail, which is kind of the point of a book IMO. For example: Mylar bags. I’ve never heard of them before reading this book. She doesn’t really explain what they are, nor how to store food in them (as far as measurements & how much she typically uses them with oxygen absorbers), she kind of leaves you hanging & you need to do a lot of research for yourself. But she did plant the seed of thought in my head about it, I did lots of research, here’s what I found out: 1 year of storage really isn’t considered long term, usually anything from 20-40 years is long term & 1 year & under is really short term. So, with that said, Mylar bags are really for things long term that you know you’ll have over 1 year, up to 20-40 years (I ordered Mylar bags & plan on storing things for up to 5 years in them). If you’re just storing for 1 year, don’t waste the extra money on Mylar bags, when freezer bags in food grade storage buckets is great for 1 year. Actually, just using food grade storage buckets is great (with or without ziplock bags), I just like to have mine broken up into sections (like 5 cups per ziplock bag, so if anything goes wrong with 1 or I continuously open the lid of the bucket it doesn’t cause the rest to spoil sooner - & I can have it ready for cake or pies, so I don’t have to go digging for 5 cups, I just grab my bag & go). Can you still use Mylar bags, yes.... but is it really needed for 1 year? Not really & Mylar bags can get pricey. But if going over 1 year, it’s recommended. You can reuse Mylar bags too.She also talks about storing sugar in Mylar bags, what she fails to mention: don’t ever use oxygen absorbers for sugar!! This will cause your sugar to turn into a brick. Sugar is better off in ziplock bags into the food grade bucket for storage, stores just as well, I’ve heard this can last up to 20-30 years just stored in the food grade bucket.She also talks about “allergies”, but not really, goes over “special” diets, but then not really at the same time. She kind of cherry picks these issues & really only scratches the surface.Another con: a huge no-no, don’t ever EVER suggest for any human consumption of essential oils, ever!! I hope this will be taken out, actually (will that ever happen, prob not). This doesn’t mean that I personally agree or disagree, but it’s not made for human consumption & to recommend this, if someone gets hurt or injured consuming this bc they read her book, she then could face lability issues. Please, do not consume EO, this is not what it’s made for & can cause internal damage. (This was actually my main issue with this entire book, why I mainly gave it 3 out of 5 stars, it doesn’t pay to play on the dangerous side.)I did end up buying a pressure canner & water bath canner bc of her book, I took in a lot of knowledgeable information (but like I said, she planted the seed, I had to do all the research elsewhere. I really wish she would have went into canning more too, I feel like it’s a whole section missing without it).I hope this helps other’s, it’s a good book to get the ball rolling.

Very informative!

Great book whether you are new to food storage or well versed. If new to this concept, the book is written in a straightforward way that won't overwhelm you. If you are experienced at food storage, as I am, you will find helpful bits and pieces to boost your skills. I especially liked the recipes using milk powder, tomato powder and the extracts. I've heard of Azure Standard from many homesteading YouTubers but had never tried them. After reading this book I placed my first order, including tomato powder I'd like to see the author publish an entire book dedicated to the exact meals and recipes that she uses to feed her family. I have a binder of such a thing but it's always nice to see what someone else is doing, even if it adds only a couple of recipes that your family will like. Quick, easy read, and a nice little book to keep accessible for frequent use.

At first glance I found myself diving into ideas that I thought were too much 'Prepper' for us two 68 year old. Then as I dove deeper thought there were many smart ideas for us to use on our tight social security budget. Plus....the recipes where I could make my own sauces and milk saved me shelf space and buying all those items separately because these simple ingredients made most items.I learned a lot and am thankful for her book opening my eyes.

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You brought so many things I never thought I would need. Everything is in a format that is easy to read, easy to understand, how to impliment into every day life.Thank you. Ray

I got this book hoping it would give me a wider selection of recipe ideas and help planning for our off-grid property. While it is full of very useful information on dry food storage, it was lacking in other areas for me. Since the author is from the States, it's very much centred on Americans and their frequent catastrophes, blackouts and bad social security.I think I expected more recipes on how to preserve fresh food, not just buy everything freeze dried or go to a local Mormon cannery. That was a bit disappointing. What would make this book better is recipes and instructions on how to make tomato sauce (with actual fresh tomatoes...), sauerkraut, fruit preserve, etc. She frequently mentions how important having a garden is but then doesn't give adequate information on how to store any of that.With that being said, I did learn from this book and will probably find Karen's tips on dry food storage helpful in the future but most of the recipes provided were a bit uninteresting to me...

The ideal book for anyone wishing to learn about good housekeeping with a prepping slant. Especially useful for those just married, getting a home together. I didn't have that guidance when I started out some few decades ago -- so I've come to this through years of trial and expensive error -- this book should save you that pain..

Love how there’s lots of plans, ideas for all the just incases, I’m only part way thru this book & I may never need to do any of it but I’m intrigued so I’ll keel reading lol