On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:21:42 -0400, wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 00:52:15 GMT,
(A.T. Hagan) wrote:
>
>>
>>Before I finish with that section I want to canvas the field to see if
>>any new, worthy food storage related companies have popped up in the
>>world. Who are you folks ordering food or storage food related
>>equipment from?
>>
>
>
>1. http://www.bulkfoods.com - good prices, low fixed
>shipping costs. The foods I've bought from them have all
>been good quality.
>
>2. http://www.barryfarm.com - small outfit, they are
>organic farmers themselves as well as selling other's foods.
>I have found the quality of the products I've bought from
>them to be VERY high indeed. BarryFarm carries items that
>are difficult to find elsewhere, such as Instant ClearJel -
>this is very good. I also just *like* to purchase from
>fairly small farmers, especially organic ones.
>
>I recommend the above two most highly. Good folks to deal
>with, good food.
>
>Other suggestions for your list:
>
>http://www.hodgsonsmill.com - *great* wholegrain pancake
>mixes, many other whole grain items
>
>http://www.bobsredmill.com - I haven't bought from them
>myself, but have read others' recommendations numerous times
>
>A slightly less-obvious selection:
>
>http://www.dixiediner.com - they sell scads of TVP products
>- and others - but their concentration is on TVP (a good
>storage food). I have purchased from them and been fairly
>pleased with what I purchased (TVP is, basically, TVP after
>all. Even if made to mock chicken or beef, it's still TVP.)
>They have some soy drinks and so on that I think are useful.
>
>I've recently bought some canning supplies he
>
>http://www.polsteins.com - I have only bought here once, but
>I mention them because they seem to have the best selection
>of canning supplies available online - the best selection
>I've found anyway. I bought the Ball Blue Book and a jar
>lifter and rack from them. They have lots of jars too.
>
>Also - Dutch Valley Foods. They are the distributor from
>whom a local (northern PA) Mennonite-owned general store
>buys its (good quality) food. They sell by mail order too,
>and catalogs can be requested on the web. They carry a lot
>of items suitable for storage.
>
>http://www.dutchvalleyfoods.com
>
>For storage containers:
>
>http://www.usplastic.com - I've bought from US Plastic
>several times. They are happy to sell to individuals and
>are very good people to deal with. They carry the
>ubiquitous 5-gallon buckets, gamma lids, many storage jars
>and other storage containers. I keep my flours in
>containers I bought from them, also dog food, oatmeal, etc.
>I also especially like the clear-plastic square pinch-back
>jars that hold 64 oz. - very useful for dry foods, beans and
>the like. US Plastic also sells various sized drums, and 55
>gallon barrels (USDA approved for food storage).

Thank you, Pat. This is *exactly* the kind of input I was looking
for. A couple of these I already knew of, but the rest I haven't seen
before.

>You'll post notice when the FAQ is updated, I'm sure?

But, of course. <laughing>

>I'd be glad to proof-read a section, or help in some other
>way if useful.
>
>Pat

Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

......Alan.

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