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My regular article was just posted, scroll down. Here is a way for folks way out in the boonies to get some bulk food. I can't say it is the cheapest, it is up to you to comparrison shop. I can tell you that the coffee he sent was pretty tasty.
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My family is in the gourmet coffee business, you may remember me sending you some a few months back. My reading and discussions with “experts” have opened my eyes to the fact that you do not want to live long term on just wheat. I have formed the opinion that I would need to supplement anything I could grow for at least one year. Adding some dried beans and peas would make you much healthier and would be easier on the palette.
I have made connections in the dry good grocery industry and have developed the following price list. NONE of these items are packaged for long term storage. That is your job, but my preference is packing in smaller Mylar bags and then in 5 gal. buckets.
If I open a 5 gallon bucket the life span of that product just stated ticking.
I would like to add dried berries to this list but have not found them at an affordable price at this time.
I will accept a check, silver, gold or Paypal for payment.
50 lbs. of the following products:
NONE of these items are packaged for long term storage
Cracked corn ……………..$ 29.55
(try to hand grind corn and you will know why I found cracked for my preps)
White Rice ……….……..$ 34.75
Fine ground Corn Meal ……………..$ 29.55
Whole Green peas …………….$ 34.95
Lentils …………….$ 49.50
Lima Beans …………….$ 99.00
Black Eyed Peas ……………$ 79.95
Light Red Kidney Beans ……………$ 75.65
Pinto Beans ……………$ 69.55
Bulgar Wheat ……………$ 29.00
All purpose Flour ……………$ 28.75
Table Salt NOTICE this is 25 LBS. …………….$ 8.75
These items are all priced FOB Mia. Shipping will be expensive unless you get several items and they are shipped by truck on a pallet. I will charge for pallet unless I get it free, and incidental expenses related to the truck shipping. I will also be happy to ship UPS.
I am not in the prepper or shipping business, if you can find these items cheaper let us
( all minions of the Great Bison) know where to get them. Some items are cheaper because they are a staple in that geographic area but not used as much somewhere else.
alan.alanwatkins@gmail.com
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cracked corn $10 for 50#s local feed store
Forget cracked corn, nutritional value lost over time
whole corn $9 for 50#s local feed store
pinto beans $30 for 50#s sam's club or costco
salt 32#s $8 at walmart (in small easy to use cannisters)
come on Alan, get real!
Mr. Dakin,
I can find some of this food at the local grocery store for less, as store brand. Dried beans and lentils are 66¢ to 88¢ in a pound bag; old fashion popcorn (not microwave) is a good source for food storage. Iodized salt in the 26 ounce round cardboard cylinders is about $10 for 50 pounds.
Costco has rice, $90ish for 350 pounds, and bags of sugar, flour, and other stuff.
I agree with Mr. Watkins about packing the food in smaller bags especially if it's just you and your partner.
Links:
GSIEP - Packaging Food in Smaller Mylar Bags
http://gsiep.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-not-that-easy-food-storage.html
GSIEP - Making Smaller Mylar Bags out of Bigger Bags
http://gsiep.blogspot.com/2011/09/technical-tuesday-20-september-2011.html
GSIEP - Storing Sugar using Plastic Buckets
http://gsiep.blogspot.com/2011/02/storing-sugar-using-plastic-buckets.html
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