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Are you taking steps to obtain food, while it is still affordable? According to the Department of Agriculture as reported by Reuters, "consumer U.S. must prepare for the biggest increase in food prices in nearly 20 years in 2008 and even more pain next year (2009) due to increased prices of meat and products.

Are you prepared? If you are one of the "smart" and have begun to buy bulk foods, grains, cereals, etc, and have initiated a program of home food storage, be sure to implement the following tips to ensure that your food stays dry, cool, and insect / pest free.

SANITATION If you are canning or just to store bulk grains and cereals, be sure to use the utmost care in cleaning. Containers should be cleaned and sterilized before putting any food in them. If using plastic buckets or barrels, make sure they are "food grade". You can sterilize these containers using a diluted bleach solution. After sterilizing containers, ensure that containers are completely dry before placing food on them.

AIR TIGHT! Oxygen is what causes food to spoil. Therefore, it is essential to maintain the air. In canning, this is done by ensuring you have a well sealed lid. In storage bulk foods, this can be achieved fill your bucket / barrel as close up as possible and then have a good cover for an airtight seal. Oxygen Absorbers or dry ice can be placed inside the container to help ensure the absence of oxygen.

Temperature control is important to store food the correct temperature, and preferably in a cool dark place. At all costs, avoid freezing food, especially their products packed in glass jars. Equally is important to store food in an area where the temperature is above 50 degrees for bulk food and insects … Errors are active above this temperature. Ideally, your canned food should be stored at temperatures not go above 70 degrees.

Maintain an accurate inventory record of exactly what is been stored and, when stored or preserved. Another key is useful for keeping track of how much of an issue at hand. You do not need double or triple in some elements, and then they have another issue at all.

ROTATION sure to rotate food storage, using the oldest first. Hold dates on the covers or the containers themselves.

By applying these simple but essential steps, you and your family can enjoy the tranquility to have adequate food at home. He was also protects your investment by keeping food food free from insects, mold, etc. When you start a boot program storage food for today, will also be coverage of food costs more and more, or even food shortages. Do not wait. Start today. Keep your safe food storage.

Lisa Carr is a certified Health and Phys. Ed. Instructor with a Master’s in Health and P.E. She has lived off the “grid” for several years where she has honed her homestead skills and self-sufficiency strategies. She would love to share her tips and survival strategies at her blog. Please visit today!

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