A Fabulous Class! PL101: Food Storage Rotation

We had a wonderful class yesterday on how to manage our food storage.  Sister Edwards and Sister Barney had some very insightful and helpful information to share.  If you missed it, or want copies of the hand outs, you've come to the right place!

From Sister Emily Edwards:

Click HERE for a link to her presentation outline

- Make food storage a matter of prayer
- Start slow and rotate
- Plan
- Research
- Involve the whole family
- Practice using the ingredients

From Sister Heather Barney:

Click HERE for a pdf of her powerpoint slides
Click HERE for the "Heather's Favorite Resources" handout
Food Storage Staples list and 40 Recipes

Use Wisdom:

"We encourage members worldwide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings. We ask that you be wise, and do not go to extremes. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve." (See All Is Safely Gathered In.)

Tips for making food easier to rotate:

- Label

- Organize: group similar items together, develop a rotation system (first in, first out; fill left, pull right, fill back, pull front)

- Take visual inventory

- Increase shelf-life: less frequent need to rotate 

Have the proper tools necessary to use/rotate food

- Wheat grinder/grain mill

- Oven such as a solar oven

- Stove like a "Rocket Stove"