Julie Bove wrote:

> Gary asked:
> > Julie...a question for you. You often mention "stockpiling" food.
> > Just how much do you stockpile? For how many weeks or months or years?
> >
> > In other words, if food availability stopped right now, how long could
> > you and the two others last without buying more food?


> Well, my stockpile isn't full right now. Not the canned goods anyway. When
> full, I figure we could probably eat a balanced and somewhat varied diet for
> a month. After that, we could maybe eat for another month but meals might
> start lacking in variety and might not be balanced.

<snip detailed stockpile list>

Thanks for that. I was just curious. Your stockpile is large but
doesn't sound too excessive for a family of three. Lots of things in
there though. It must keep you busy checking dates and/or rotating
stock. I could go about a month with what I have. Might not all be
what I want but it would be food to survive like in a hurricane
aftermath situation.

I should really curtail my shopping and try to eat up all that I have,
just to use up the old things. My grocery bill would be very small for
several weeks.

Here's a tip for you and others here. Always keep a supply of cash in
small bills in case of weather problems. We had a hurricane 'close
pass' about 15 years ago. Electricity here was off for many days. Even
without electricity, many stores would open for a few hours each day
using their generators. All were cash only though. I had plenty of
money in the bank but couldn't access it. I learned a valuable lesson
that week and I always keep a small stash now.