RESOURCES - FOOD

The following is a list of books that have been found useful by many, but is by no means exhaustive on the subject. If you have books you would like to suggest, please feel free to e-mail me with the particulars. Please include the same kind of information about the book in question as you see below, particularly the ISBN #, if it has one.

A. BOOKS

A Year's Supply; Barry G. & Lynette B. Crockett; 1988; ISBN# 0- 915131-88-9; Available form the author at P.O. Box 1601, Orem, Utah 84057 and some book or preparedness related stores. Publisher's Press.

Book of Tofu, The; William Shurtleff & Akiko Aoyagi; 1975; ISBN#0-34535181-9; Ballantine Books.

Cookin' With Powdered Milk and Cookin' With Powdered Eggs; Peggy Layton; Both 1994; No ISBN; Available from the author and some preparedness related suppliers. P.O. Box 44, Manti, Utah, 84682.

Cookin' With Home Storage; Vicki Tate; 1993; ISBN# none; Published by the author; Address: 302 East 200 North, Manti, Utah, 84642; Tel # (801) 835-8283

Country Beans; Rita Bingham; 1996; ISBN 1-882314-10-7; Published by Natural Meals In Minutes 30500 SE Jackson Rd, Gresham, OR 97080.

Home Food Systems; Edited by Roger B. Yepsen, Jr.; 1981; ISBN# 0-87857-325-9; Rodale Press.

How To Develop A Low-Cost Family Food-Storage System; Anita Evangelista; 1995; ISBN 1-55950-130-8; Loompanics Unlimited.

How To Dry Foods; Deanna DeLong; 1992; ISBN 1-55788-050-6; HP Books

Keeping Food Fresh; Janet Bailey; 1985; ISBN# 0-385-27675-3; Doubleday & Co.

Keeping The Harvest; Chioffi and Mead; 1991; ISBN# 0-88266-650-9; Storey Communications.

Making The Best Of Basics - Family Preparedness Handbook; James T.

Stevens; 1996; ISBN #1-882723-25-2; Gold Leaf Press or from the author: 15123

Little Wren Lane, San Antonio, TX 78255

Permaculture Book Of Ferment & Human Nutrition, The; Bill Mollison; 1993; ISBN 0-908228-06-6; Tagari Publications

Prudent Pantry, The; A.T. Hagan; 1999; No ISBN #; Available from the author at athagan@atlantic.net; Borderline Press.

Putting Food By; Greene, Hertzberg and Vaughn; 1982 (14th edition); ISBN# 0-525-93342-5; Penguin Group.

Recommended Dietary Allowances (The RDA Book); National Research Council; 1989 (10th edition); ISBN 0-309-046335 (paper); National Academy Press

Root Cellaring; Mike and Nancy Bubel; (1994); ISBN 0-88266-703-3.

Tofu & Soyfoods Cookery; Peter Golbitz; 1998; ISBN 1-57067-050-1; Book Publishing Company; P.O. Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483

Whole Grains; Sara Pitzer; 1981; ISBN #0-88266-251-1; Garden Way Books B. PAMPHLETS

Consumer Information Center, Department EE, Pueblo CO 81009. Ask for the Consumer Mailing List Catalog. You can order those nifty USDA pamphlets from this catalog.

Check your extension service office for pamphlets, which can usually be bought for a dollar or so. Especially important for high altitude canning, getting recipes specific for locale, even information on U-Pick sites and local farmers' markets.

Controlling Indianmeal Moths in Stored Shelled Corn and Soybeans; Phil Harein and Bh. Subramanyam; FS-0996-A-GO Revised 1990 Minnesota

Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Food Storage Cooking School: Use It Or Lose It FN-503; Rebecca Low, M.S.

USU Extension Home Economist and Deloy Hendricks, Ph.D. Nutrition and Food Science Specialist; Utah State University Extension.

Food Storage In The Home FN502; Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Frequently Asked Food Questions FN 250; 1993 Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Home Food Storage Management FN 500; Rebecca Low, Georgia C. Lauritzen; Utah State University Extension

Home Storage of Wheat FN-371; Ralph E. Whitesides; Utah State University Extension

How to Turn Your Kitchen into a Lab! FN 257; Charlotte P. Brennand, PhD, Food Science Specialist; Utah State University Extension

Ingredient Substitution FN 255; Georgia C. Lauritzen, PhD, Food and Nutrition Specialist; Utah State University Extension

Molds And Mycotoxins In Feeds; C.M. Christensen, C.J. Mirocha, R.A.

Meronuck; FO-3538-C-GO 1988; Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Molds In Grain Storage; Richard A. Meronuck; FO-0564-C-GO; Revised 1987; Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota

Nonfat Dry Milk FN142; Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin

Storage of Dry Milk FN 177; Charlotte P. Brennand, Food Science Specialist; Utah State University Extension

Use of Oxygen Absorbers in Dry Pack Canning; Albert E. Purcell, Theodore C.

Barber, John Hal Johnson; Benson Quality Assurance Laboratory Department of Food Science, Brigham Young University

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning AIB 539; U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service. 1994

Water Storage FN 176; Georgia C. Lauritzen, Food and Nutrition Specialist; Utah State University Extension

C. ELECTRONIC

C.1 INFORMATION SOURCES

Food Preservation & Storage, General Cooking

National Center for Home Food Preservation

http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/index.html

“The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.”

Look in the publications area for such works as the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning and links to many states cooperative extension web sites leading to even more useful information.

Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service

http://extension.usu.edu/cooperative/publications/

The publications pages of the Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service web site. Many of the best cooperative extension works on food storage can be found here. A definite must for anyone interested in food preservation or storage.

Walton Feed's Self Reliance/Information Area

http://waltonfeed.net/self/

The how-to area of the Walton Feed site. Information about food production, preservation and storage, nutrition, storage planning, grain mill comparisons, and more.

HomeCanning.com

http://www.homecanning.com

Altrista manufactures the Ball, Kerr, and Bernardin lines of home canning supplies. Much good information on boiling water bath and pressure canning of all kinds of foods.

CountryLife.net

http://countrylife.net

Articles and discussion forums about baking, grains, fermented milk products, edible wild plants and more.

Bread World

http://www.breadworld.com

The Fleischmann Yeast web site. Great information on baking and yeast topics.

Rec.food.preserving FAQ

http://www.gbronline.com/jacke/rfpfaq/rfpFAQ.htm#toc

A companion FAQ to this one. What I don’t cover here Jack Eddington does and vice-versa. Very much worth your time if you are interested in food preservation.

Rec.food.cooking FAQ and conversion file

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.food.cooking

http://vsack.bei.t-online.de/rfc_faq.html Easier to navigate version From the FAQ - “The primary purpose of this document is to help cooks from different countries communicate with one another. The problem is that measurements and terms for food vary from country to country, even if both countries speak English.” Even if you don’t plan to cross so much as a county line this FAQ is worth reading. Many sometimes confusing food terms are made clear.

The ftp site also carries the Chocolate FAQ.

Rec.food.sourdough

http://www.nyx.net/~dgreenw/sourdoughfaqs.html

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.food.sourdough/

A number of FAQs and files for sourdough breads. Much in-depth knowledge here.

rec.food.sourdough FAQ Starter Doctor

rec.food.sourdough FAQ Questions and Answers

rec.food.sourdough FAQ Recipes (part 1 of 2)

rec.food.sourdough FAQ Recipes (part 2 of 2)

rec.food.sourdough FAQ Basic Bread

Meat Smoking and Curing FAQ

http://www.bbqguide.com/meat_smoking_and_curing_faq.htm

http://www.romwell.com/cookbook/Preserve/smoking.shtml

Hasn’t been updated in a long time, but the Meat Smoking and Curing FAQ by Richard Thead still has much good information.

Alternative Cooking Methods

International Dutch Oven Society

http://www.idos.com

A large resource of information concerning virtually anything that can be done with a Dutch Oven. If you can bake it in your kitchen you can bake it in a Dutch Oven.

The MacScouter

http://www.macscouter.com

One of the best Scouting (boys and girls) sites around. Click on the cooking directory for some really good information on Dutch Oven and other kinds of camp cooking.

The Solar Cooking Archive

http://solarcooking.org

A major source of information and access to equipment. There are explanations of the physics of how solar cooking works, plans for cookers, commercial suppliers, books, other reading and more. If you're interested in solar you really want to visit this site.

Doug Edwards Solar Cooking site

http://home.earthlink.net/~drduggee/solar.htm

An excellent site with clear photographs of a number of solar cookers. A good links page to many other solar cooking resources. Some interesting crystal radio info as well.

Home Power Magazine

http://www.homepower.com

They frequently run solar articles, including solar cooking. Many of the articles are available for online viewing or you can subscribe.

Food Safety

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Bad Bug Book

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

The FDA's Bad Bug Book. Using information compiled from the FDA, CDC and other sources it provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic

microorganisms and natural toxins. A good source of information if you're looking for details on food borne pathogens and how to prevent or control them.

National Food Safety Database

http://www.foodsafety.gov/

http://foodsafety.ifas.ufl.edu/indexNFSDB.htm

A large source of food-safety information of all kinds.

Food Safety Answers.Org

http://www.foodsafetyanswers.org/

A pilot project of the Iowa State University Extension service to help provide answers to common food safety questions and to provide an interactive resource with the input from experts from industry, academia, associations, and the Federal government.

Disaster Preparedness. Mitigation, Relief

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Preparation

http://www.fema.gov/library/prepandprev.shtm and Prevention

Disasters and

http://www.fema.gov/library/dizandemer.shtm Emergencies Response and

http://www.fema.gov/library/respandrecov.shtm Recovery Community

Emergency

Response

http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/cert/

Teams

(CERT

program)

FEMA for

http://www.fema.gov/kids/

Kids

Site Index

(better than

http://www.fema.gov/help/site.shtm

their search

engine)

The FEMA site with files and publications on disaster preparedness, post disaster response, mitigation and more. A good starting place to begin learning. Many will find preparedness literature more palatable if it comes with a Federal agency's name on it and this is the place to get it. Be sure to investigate the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) materials. Your tax dollars went to pay for this stuff, you should use it.

American Red Cross

General

preparedness

http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/genprep.html

materials

(.pdf)

Materials for

http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/childmatls.html children

(.pdf)

Community

disaster

http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/cde.html

education

materials

(.pdf)

The Disaster Services portion of the American Red Cross site. Many good how-to type of publications for coping with various natural and man-made disasters can be found here.

IFAS Disaster Handbook

http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu

The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) has compiled a Disaster Handbook for many natural and man-made crises. Some excellent information and well worth a look.

Disaster Relief Organization

http://www.disasterrelief.org/Library

Some good preparedness information. The address is case sensitive so make sure to include the capital L.

Water, Sanitation, General Knowledge

The Hesperian Foundation

http://www.hesperian.org

While the Foundation has nothing to do with food, they are the publishers of some important books that anyone with an interest in long-term preparedness should have such as Where There Is No Doctor, Where There Is No Dentist and A Handbook For Midwives among others. You can order them directly from the source.

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Digital Library

http://155.217.58.58/atdls.htm

Many useful training and field manuals that can be hard to find elsewhere can be found here. I especially recommend FM 21-10 Field Sanitation and Hygiene.

This site can be slow at times, so be patient.

La Leche League

http://www.lalecheleague.org

The La Leche League is the oldest and largest breast-feeding education and support group in the world. If you have an interest in feeding a baby the natural way, these are the people to ask for information.

Rec.backcountry Distilled Wisdom Panel 9 – Water Filter Wisdom

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.backcountry

A good discussion of the hazards of backcountry water, water purification, and water filters as applied in the backcountry. The above address will list all of the rec.backcountry Distilled Wisdom panels – sort by date and find the latest posting of the Water Filter Panel.

FATFREE: The Low Fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive

http://www.fatfree.com

A "low-fat vegetarian" web site. Even if you're not a vegetarian it has one of the best search engines for using the USDA Nutrient Database (food nutrient compositions) that I've found. Do turn your pop-up blocker on.

Henriette's Herbal Homepage

http://metalab.unc.edu/herbmed/

Medicinal and culinary herb FAQs, archives of the medicinal herb, culinary herb, and herb-info lists. More than a thousand plant pictures and a plant name database. One of the oldest and largest herbal information sites on the WWW.

The Food Insects Newsletter

http://www.hollowtop.com/finl_html/finl.html

In case you think you might ever have to.

C.2 SOFTWARE SOURCES

I do not use these programs myself, but have listed them for those who might be interested. Most are free, but a few charge a nominal fee.

http://www.waltonfeed.com/grain/calc.html

There are two Excel spreadsheets here that can also be imported into Lotus 123, Quattropro or Works For Windows. The first spreadsheet is a nutritional calculator showing the breakdown of 65 nutrients for 167 foods with more being importable. The second spread sheet is a yearly supply calculator.

http://waltonfeed.com/self/plan.html

A nutritional calculator that you enter your food supply into and it gives you a daily nutritional printout. It's a smaller, less versatile version of the one from Revelar below, but is less resource intensive and will run on a DOS machine.

http://www.revelar.com/fsp.html

A more extensive, versatile version of the above program, makes it much easier to modify for personal use. It also requires at least a 486, Windows and 8mb of Ram. A version for the Mac is available as well.

http://www.permapak.net/freesoftware.htm

The first program is an LDS Food Storage Planner designed to help prepare a food storage program using the food storage recommendations made by LDS

church leaders. This program starts out with only the basics and it is strongly recommend that you add fruits and vegetables etc., once you have the basic foods.

The second program is a more advanced version of the first which includes more foods beyond the basic ones of the first.

D. ORGANIZATIONS

D.1 THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS

The LDS church, commonly known as the Mormon Church, has long had a social welfare program for the benefit of its members in need. Believing the best way to deal with the problem of needy members is not to have any, the church also strongly encourages its membership to be as self-reliant and self-dependent as possible. To further this end it provides accessto church owned cannery facilities and makes large, bulk purchases of storage foods to sell at cost to any member with an interest in starting a personal food storage program.

Most facilities will be at one of the LDS Bishop's Storehouses located in various places around the country, but some churches will also have their own local facilities. The easiest means of finding one is simply to ask the LDS church member you know. If they don't themselves know, or you don't know any Mormons, then a little phone book research will be necessary. Find your nearest local Mormon church and ask to speak with the local Bishop of the Ward or Relief Society president. Either one of those two individuals should be able to give you the information you seek.

The Church also has it’s own web site at http://www.providentliving.org and there you can find further information on geographic locations of church owned Home Storage Centers and instructions for how to begin your own home food storage and emergency preparedness programs. Even if you aren’t an LDS member and don’t intend to use their facilities the food storage and emergency preparedness areas are worth a look.

If you find that you have a cannery within striking distance give them a call. If you are not LDS inquire as to whether they allow non-church members to use their facilities, any available times, and what you need to provide. Be up front and honest, you'll hardly be the first to talk to them about food storage. Ask for a copy of the cannery guidelines and a price list of what is available. There may also be classes or seminars as well. There is a degree of variability between the canneries so what is available at one may not be at another.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Policies about non-members using the LDS Family Canneries may vary from location to location so you’ll need to investigate the specific cannery you are interested in. Please keep in mind that the individuals responsible for the family canneries are all volunteers with demands on their time from many areas. Be courteous when speaking with them and, if there are facilities for use, flexible in making arrangements to use them. You will, of course, have to pay for the supplies that you use, cans and lids at the least, and any food products you use. As a general rule they cannot put your food into storage for you. Be ready to pay for your purchases in advance, if necessary.

They do not take credit cards and probably cannot make change so take a check with you.

Any food products you want to have sealed in cans or pouches will need to fall within their guidelines of suitability for that type of packaging. This is for reasons of spoilage control since many types of foods aren't suitable for simply sealing in a container without further processing. If you purchase food products from the cannery, they will already be within those guidelines. A brief treatment of these guidelines can be found below.

D.1.1 LDS FAMILY CANNERY GUIDELINES

Subject to some variability among storage centers, the following foods are generally available at the canneries:

Hot Cocoa

Pudding,

Apple Slices

Mix

Vanilla

Beans, Great

Macaroni

Soup Mix

Northern

Milk, Non-fat

Beans, Pink

Spaghetti

Dry

Beans, Pinto

Oats, Rolled

Sugar

Beans, Refried

Wheat, Red or

Onions, Dry

Dry

White

Carrots, dry

Potatoes, dry

White Flour

Fruit Drink

Pudding,

White Rice

Mix

Chocolate

In addition to what foods may be available for purchase from the cannery you may also be able to bring your own to put up. These will need to be low-moisture in nature, of a high enough quality for storage, and free of insects.

Approved Dry-Pack Products

Milk

Non-fat dry milk and milk or whey products such as hot cocoa.

White flour

Bleached or unbleached, but not self-rising.

Whole grains

Not milled or cracked, no oily seed coat.

Rolled oats

Quick or regular.

Legumes

Dry peas and beans, including dehydrated refried beans.

Pasta

Pasta products that do not contain egg.

Dehydrated or freeze-dried products that are dry enough to snap.

Fruits and

(Best items: apples, bananas, potatoes, onions, carrots, corn, peas.

vegetables

Marginal items: apricots, peaches, pears, tomatoes, green beans).

Sugar

Granulated or powdered, but not brown or other damp sugars.

TVP (textured vegetable protein), cheese powder, gelatin, soup

Miscellaneous

mixes (without bouillon).

You will be able to purchase the necessary cans or pouches, oxygen absorbers, boxes and plastic lids for what you want to can.

Some foods do not keep well simply sealed inside a can or pouch even with oxygen absorbers so are not approved for canning.

Non-Approved Dry Pack Products

Milled grain

Whole wheat flour, cornmeal, cereal.

Oily

Nuts, coconut, brown rice, pearled barley, sesame.

grains/seeds

Anything that has self-contained baking powder is

Baking mixes

not suited to long-term storage.

Leavenings

Baking powders, baking soda, and yeast.

Any noodles, pasta, or macaroni that contains egg

Egg noodles

yolks.

Cold cereals

Ready to eat breakfast cereals, granolas, etc.

Spices, oils, bouillon, dried meats, dried eggs,

Miscellaneous brown sugar, candy, first-aid supplies.

Although I am not in complete agreement with the above list, it is workable and will get the job done. Make sure the food you want to pack has little fat or moisture content and you should be OK. For grains, legumes, flours, meals and dried fruits and vegetables do make sure to use the oxygen absorbers. You should not assume the food is insect free. When the packets remove the available oxygen any insects in the can will die or at least go dormant.

E. FOOD AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

E.1 MAIL ORDERING STORAGE FOODS -- WHAT YOU SHOULD

KNOW

When it comes to building a food storage program, sooner or later you may need to seriously consider mail ordering at least a part of the foods you want. Even for those of us who try do as much as we can locally there are some things which are not going to be easily available in our areas. To help with this I have included below a list of food and equipment suppliers where nearly anything can be found.

Because many do find it necessary or desirable to purchase via mail order I am including some points to consider before shelling out your cash.

1.-- Find out how much the shipping costs are going to be.

Grains and legumes are relatively cheap, but weigh a lot when

bought in bulk. Because of this, shipping charges can sometimes

double (or more) the actual cost of the product by the time it

reaches your door. Adding insult to injury is the round bucket fee

UPS charges in addition to their regular shipping charges. This fee

has become sufficiently high that many companies now find it

cheaper to buy boxes to ship their buckets in. Compare carefully

each company's list price and their shipping charges, combined,

when deciding who to order from. Saving up for a larger order, or

finding someone to combine orders with might enable you to make

a large enough order to get a price break on shipping.

Alternatively, you could take a vacation in the area of the

company's location or swing through the area on the way back

from one. If you choose to do this, be certain to call ahead and let

them know your date of arrival so they'll have your order ready

and waiting for you. The company in the next state may be higher

on their list price, but end up being cheaper than having it shipped

in from six states away.

2.-- Ask the supplier when your order is going to ship. Some suppliers are behind in filling orders so you could be waiting and

waiting. Slowness in shipping is not necessarily a sign of bad

business though. Some suppliers may drag their feet, but others

may be genuinely swamped by the volume of business they are

receiving because they have a good product at a fair price.

3.-- How fresh is the product you are ordering? Freshness is what it's all about when it comes to storage foods. If a food has a

five year shelf life in its container then you want as much of those

five years to be on your shelf, not the supplier's.

4.-- Be clear as to how the product you are ordering is packaged.

Many suppliers offer identical foods packaged several different

ways. Be certain the product number you are giving the

salesperson is for the product packed in the manner you want.

5.-- What is the head gas analysis? If you are ordering foods packed in a nitrogen flushed oxygen free container (with or

without an oxygen absorber packet added) then ask about the

laboratory test results that measure the oxygen content of the head

gasses in the container. This is of great importance if you are

counting on the extra storage life such packaging will give you.

There are but a few companies such as Perma Pak, Ready Reserve,

and Walton Feed that actually produce packaged storage foods and

most dealers only distribute and retail their products. If the dealer can not produce the manufacturer's test data measuring the head

gasses of the products they are selling then keep looking.

6.-- If you are purchasing wheat and intend to use it primarily

for bread making then be sure to ask about its protein content.

The best breads need at least 12% protein with 13-14% better

still. Unusually high protein levels though might indicate a

problem. When considering grain wheat subtract about 1.5% of

the protein content of the berries to arrive at the probable gluten

content of that lot of grain. Also take a close look at the weight of the product. One company's five or six gallon bucket of wheat may not weigh the same as another's. The same applies to

dehydrated foods such as fruits, vegetables, TVP, etc. Ask about

the moisture content of bulk foods which are not already packaged for long term storage. 10% or less moisture is where you want to be for grains, legumes and most everything else.

7.-- What is the company's damage and return policy? If your carefully packed SuperPails and #10 cans get dented or cracked in

shipping you'll need to have them replaced. Most mail order

companies will require you to contact the shipper (such as UPS)

for a claim number. The shipper may or may not require an

inspection so don't destroy any packaging or containers until you

know for sure.

Does anyone else know of anything else a person should look out for or ask about when mail ordering storage food?

E.2 ADDRESSES OF SUPPLIERS

DISCLAIMER: The companies listed below were either found by me, sent in by the business owners, or volunteered by interested readers. I make NO

representation as to their worthiness to do business with. Most of these merchants or manufacturers have been in their field for many years, will be around for many more, and are honorable in their dealings. However, with every update of this FAQ there are businesses that spring up only to have disappeared when I do the next update. In addition to the precautions mentioned in G.1 above take all of the usual precautions in mail or phone ordering.

The following listings are roughly categorized by type:

STORAGE FOOD MANUFACTURERS: The actual producers or packagers of

storage foods. Some do retail sales of their products, others do not.

FOOD PRESERVATION DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS: These are businesses

dealing with the aspects of food preservation as opposed to storage. Canning, meat curing, fermented milks, pickling, spices, soybean products, brewing, vintning, etc.

FOOD STORAGE AND PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT

MANUFACTURERS: The actual manufacturers of equipment. Some will do

retail sales and some do not.

DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS: Self-

explanatory.

STORAGE FOOD RETAIL DEALERS: Retail sales of all of the above.

Naturally, addresses, phone numbers, web sites, etc., change over time so if you have more current information than I'm giving here, please be so kind as to let me know. Additionally, I'm always looking for new companies so if you have some that you’d like to see in this FAQ send me their info and I’ll take a look.

When contacting any of the businesses listed here I'd appreciate if you'd let the business owner now if you found their business by looking in this FAQ. I don't sell advertising, but it does make it easier to keep the listings here current and fresh if the owner's feel it's good for their business which makes for less time I must spend doing the footwork to verify all of the information. Keeping this section fresh and current has become the most time-consuming part of

maintaining this FAQ. Thanks.

E.2.1 STORAGE FOODS MANUFACTURERS

ADVENTURE FOODS

481 Banjo Lane

Whittier, North Carolina 28789

(828) 497-4113 Voice

(828) 497-7529 Fax

E-mail: CustomerService@AdventureFoods.com

http://www.adventurefoods.com

Online sales. Manufacturer of the Adventure Food line of products, also MRE

components, and bulk foods (some unusual ones too - wine powder?).

ALPINEAIRE FOODS

TyRy, Inc.

P.O. Box 1799

Rocklin, CA 95677

(800) 322-6325 - Toll Free (USA)

(866) 322-6325 - Toll Free (USA)

(916) 624-6050 - Local & International

(916) 624-1604 - Fax

E-mail: info@aa-foods.com

http://www.alpineairefoods.com

Online sales. Storage food manufacturer. Shelf stable foods with a long storage life. Many foods that require no cooking. Also backpacking meals. Good FAQ

section.

BACKPACKER'S PANTRY

6350Gunpark Drive

Boulder, CO 80301.

(303) 581- 0518 Voice

E-mail: info@backpackerspantry.com

http://www.backpackerspantry.com

Manufacturer of the Backpacker's Pantry, Camp Food, and Astronaut Food (freeze dried ice cream!) lines of food products as well as camping/backpacking cooking gear. List of dealers on site. No online retail sales.

FREEZE DRY FOODS, LIMITED

579 Speer Rd

Oakville, Ontario L6K 264 Canada

(905) 844-1471 - Voice

(905) 844-8140 - Fax

E-mail: info@freeze-dry.com

http://www.freeze-dry.com

CANADA. A freeze-dried foods manufacturer. Produces the Hardee Camping Foods brand. No online retail sales.

HARVEST FOODWORKS

445 HWY 29

RR#1

Toledo, Ontario KOE 1YO, Canada

(800) 268-4268 - Toll Free

(613) 275-2218 - Local & International

Fax: (613) 275-1359

E-mail: thefolks@harvest.on.ca

http://www.harvest.on.ca

CANADA. Online sales. A producer of primarily vegetarian (some have meats) dehydrated and freeze dried foods. Ingredients and nutrition information on site.

HEATERMEALS

311 Northland Blvd

Cincinnati, OH 45246

(800) 503-4483 - Toll free

(513) 772-3066 – Local & International

(513) 772-3269 – Fax

(800) 589-1528 - Fax Toll free

E-mail: info@heatermeals.com

http://www.heatermeals.com

Online sales. Free sample HeaterMeals and pricing information. Also produces the ZestoTherm FRH Flameless Food Heater used by the U.S. Army.

HOTCAN UK LIMITED

Unit 7

Carrwood Road

Chesterfield Trading Estate

Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 9QB

Tel: (01246) 26 89 88 -

Fax: (01246) 45 10 46 -

E-mail: hotcanlimited@aol.com

http://www.hotcan.com

UNITED KINGDOM. Online sales. A British manufacturer of self-heating meals. Uses a different heating technology than with US MREs. Product ingredient and nutritional info on web site.

HOT PACK MEALS

United Kingdom

Canada

Canland UK Ltd

369 Holliday Point Road

Wellington House

R.R. #1

Lower Icknield Way

Wolfe Island ON K0H 2Y0

Longwick

CANADA

Bucks

(613) 385-1212 Voice/Fax

HP27 9RZ

E-mail:

United Kingdom

dands@hotpackmeals.com

01844 344474 Telephone and fax

http://www.hotpackmeals.com

E-mail: info@hotpackmeals.co.uk

http://www.hotpackmeals.co.uk/index.html

UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA. Online sales. A manufacturer of self-heating MRE style ration packs and a supplier to the British and Canadian militaries.

Nutrition info and product labels available on the web site.

LONG LIFE FOOD DEPOT (Exclusive agent for Wornick Company MRE and MRE-Style civilian sales)

P.O. Box 8081

Richmond, Indiana 47374

(800) 601-2833 Toll free (USA)

(765) 939-0110 Local & international

(765) 939-0065 Fax

E-mail: sales@longlifefood.com

http://www.longlifefood.com

Online sales. Wornick appears to work through this company now for civilian sales of their surplus MRE components and their civilian MRE-Style products.

Good information on military and civilian MRE's on their site.

LUMEN FOODS

409 Scott Street

Lake Charles, La. 70601

(800) 256-2253 – Toll Free Order Line (USA)

(337) 436-6748 – Local & International

(337) 436-1769 – Fax

E-mail: support@soybean.com

http://www.soybean.com

Online sales. A manufacturer of soy and other "non-animal" foods. TVP

products, soyfoods, grains and more.

MOUNTAIN HOUSE (Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.)

525 25th Ave SW

Albany, OR 97321

(800) 547-0244 – Toll free (USA)

(877) 366-3877 – Toll free (USA)

(541) 812-6601 - Fax

E-mail: MH-info@ofd.com

http://www.mountainhouse.com

Online sales. Manufacturer of Mountain House freeze dried foods in pouches and larger cans. Manufacturing date decoding info on web site.

READY RESERVE FOODS, INC.

1442 S. Gage Street

San Bernardino, CA 92408

(800) 453-2202 Toll free (USA)

(909) 796-0098 Local & international

(909) 796-2196 Fax

E-mail: readyreserve@aol.com

http://www.readyreservefoods.com/contact.htm

Online sales. #10 and 2 ½ size cans, bulk units.

RICHMOOR CORPORATION

6923 Woodley Ave

Van Nuys, CA 91406

(800) 423-3170 Toll free

(818) 787-2010 Fax

E-mail: mail@richmoor.com

http://www.richmoor.com

Online sales. Manufacturer of the Richmoor and Natural High line of food products. Good FAQ section with pack date decoding info. List of dealers on site.

SOPAKCO (Crown Point ltd.)

P.O. Box 1129

215 South Mullins St

Mullins, South Carolina 29574

(800) 276-9678 Toll free (USA)

(888) 276-9678 Toll free (USA)

http://www.sopakco.com

http://www.crownpt.com/MREs.htm

Manufacturer of military MRE's, their civilian MRE equivalent brand Camp & Trail and humanitarian pouch meals. Some product info on site. No online retail sales, but does have dealer contact info.

WALTON FEED,INC

135 North 10th St.

P.O. Box 307

Montpelier, ID 83254

(800) 269-8563 Toll free (USA)

(208) 847-0467 Local & international

E-mail: info@waltonfeed.com

http://www.waltonfeed.com

Online sales. Major packager and supplier of storage foods. Bulk & N2 packed dehydrated foods, grains/legumes bulk and N2 packed, oxygen absorbers. Free food storage planning software. Can labels and head gas analyses of most products available for viewing on site. Click on the "Using Whole Foods" and

"Pack Your Own Foods" links in the Information Area of the site to access most of the best information. Very informative web site.

WAYFAYRER FOODS

Westler Foods Ltd

Amotherby

Malton

North Yorkshire

YO17 6TQ

+44 (0) 1653 693 971 Voice

+44 (0) 1653 600 187 Fax

E-mail: info@wayfayrer.co.uk

http://www.wayfayrer.co.uk/index.asp

UNITED KINGDOM. Pre-cooked, ready to eat meals in retort pouches. Some now also with accompanying heaters. Not presently taking online orders, but you can fill out an inquiry form on the web site and they will contact you regarding your needs.

E.2.2 FOOD PRESERVATION DEALERS AND SUPPLIERS

Canning, meat curing, food drying, spices, pickling, cultured milk products, soybean products, etc.

ALLIED KENCO SALES

26 LYERLY ST.

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77022

(800) 356-5189 Toll free (USA)

(713) 691-2935 Local & international

(713) 691-3250 Fax

E-mail: aks@alliedkenco.com

http://www.alliedkenco.com

A butcher supply house specializing in sausage and jerky making supplies and equipment. Seasoning, sausage casings, meat grinders, sausage stuffers, commercial vacuum sealing machines and more.

CANNING PANTRY.COM

Highland Brands, LLC.

1780 W. 9000 S., Suite 128,

West Jordan, Utah 84088-6501.

(801) 280-3241 Voice

(775) 206-3262 Fax

E-mail: Info@HighlandBrands.com

http://www.canningpantry.com/index.html

Pressure & boiling water bath canners, canning supplies, grain mills, Excalibur food dehydrators, books.

CON YEAGER SPICE COMPANY

144 Magill Rd

Zelienople, PA 16063 USA

(800) 222-2460 Toll free (USA)

(724) 452-4120 Local & international

(724) 452-6171 Fax

E-mail: spicesales@zoominternet.net

http://www.yeagerspice.com

Meat curing, casings, smoking, herbs, spices and hardware. Bulk sales.

COOKBOOK SHOPPE, THE

Vickie Tate

302 East 200 North

Manti, Utah 84642

(435) 835-8283

Home Storage & Preparedness Books including Cooking With Home Storage.

Country Living grain mills.

CUMBERLAND GENERAL STORE

#1 Highway 68

Crossville, TN 38555

(800) 334-4640 Toll free (USA)

(931) 456-1211 Fax

E-mail: info@cumberlandgeneral.com

http://www.cumberlandgeneral.com

A good deal of food preservation and storage equipment with the emphasis on non-modern gear. Can sealers, grain mills, water pumps and other non-electrically powered equipment.

DAIRY CONNECTION, INC

8616 Fairway Place, #101

Middleton, WI 53562 U.S.A.

(608) 836-0464 Voice

(608) 836-7791 Fax

E-mail: getculture@ameritech.net

http://www.dairyconnection.com

Cheese coagulants, colors, cultures, and starter flavors. Also yogurt, buttermilk, and sour cream cultures.

DOUBLE SPRINGS HOMEBREW SUPPLY

8345 Main St.

Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245

(888) 499-2739 Toll free (USA)

(209) 286-0506 Local & international

(209) 754-4888 Fax

E-mail: homebrew@goldrush.com

http://www.doublesprings.com

Home brewing and vintning supplies of all sorts. Preservative chemicals and oxygen absorbers. Many books, including vinegar making. Vinegar mothers. A lot of equipment.

G.E.M. CULTURES

30301 Sherwood Road

Fort Bragg, CA 95437 USA

(707) 964-2922 (mornings after 7 a.m. Pacific time)

E-mail: gemcult@mcn.org for enquiries outside the US only please

http://www.gemcultures.com

Fermented food starter cultures such as natto, tempeh, amazake, miso, shoyu, tamari, koji, miso, sourdough and other bread leavens (barm, etc.), fil mjolk, viili, and kefir grains. Also natural nigari (bitterns) and calcium sulfate (gypsum) as well as a form box for tofu making.

HOME CANNING SUPPLY

PO Box 1158-WW

Ramona, CA 92065

(800) 354-4070 Toll free (USA)

(760) 788-0520 Local & international

(760) 789-4745 Fax

E-mail: sales@homecanningsupply.com

http://www.homecanningsupply.com

Home canning and food preservation supplies such as bulk pectin, low-methoxyl pectins, pressure and water-bath canners, dehydrators, and other food preserving supplies.

LEHMAN'S HARDWARE

One Lehman Circle

P.O. Box 321

Kidron, OH 44636 U.S.A

888-438-5346 Toll free (USA)

330-857-5757 Local & international

888-780-4975 Fax toll free

330-857-5785 Local fax

E-mail: getinfo@lehmans.com

http://lehmans.com

Quite a lot of food related equipment, grain mills, can sealers, water pumps, butchering, cheese making, dehydrators, pitters, peelers, etc. Most of it non-electric. Many books. Free shipping on many orders.

NATURAL MEALS PUBLISHING

9745 Kristen Drive

Sandy, UT 84070

(888) 232-6706 Toll free phone/fax (USA)

E-mail: getinfo@naturalmeals.com

http://www.naturalmeals.com

Publisher of Rita Bingham's book - Natural Meals In Minutes; Country Beans; and The NEW Passport To Survival

NEW ENGLAND CHEESEMAKING SUPPLY

P.O. Box 85, Ashfield MA 01330

Phone (413) 628-3808

Fax (413) 628-4061

E-mail: info@cheesemaking.com

http://www.cheesemaking.com

Supplier of virtually everything related to home cheese making.

PENZEYS, LTD. SPICE HOUSE

P.O.Box 933

Muskego, WI 53150-0933

(800) 741-7787

(414) 679-7207 voice

(414) 679-7878 fax

E-mail: info@penzeys.com

http://www.penzeys.com

Herb and spice supply house. Excellent prices on bulk quantities of herbs and spices. Good quality and variety.

POLSTEINS HOME CENTERS

7615 13th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11228-2411

(800) 492-3288 Toll free

(718) 331-1613 Fax

E-mail: store_01@polsteins.net

http://www.polsteins.com

Wide line of home canning supplies and equipment. Also a general hardware store carrying kitchen and other housewares.

SAUSAGE MAKER, THE

1500 Clinton St., Bldg. 123

Buffalo, New York 14206

888-490-8525 Toll free (USA)

716-824-5814 Local & international

716-824-6465 Fax

E-mail: sausmaker@aol.com

http://www.sausagemaker.com

Mail order sausage making, meat curing and smoking supplies, training videos, equipment, etc

STUFFERS SUPPLY COMPANY

22958 Fraser Highway,

Langley,

British Columbia,

V2Z 2T9 Canada

(604) 534-7374 voice

(604) 534-3089 fax

E-mail: bleathem@telus.net

http://www.stuffers.com

CANADA. A Canadian source of sausage making and meat curing supplies.

E.2.3 FOOD STORAGE AND PRESERVATION EQUIPMENT

MANUFACTURERS

CONSOLIDATED PLASTICS

8181 Darrow Rd.

Twinsburg, OH 44087

(800) 362-1000 Toll free (USA)

(330) 425-3333 Fax

http://www.consolidatedplastics.com

Online sales. FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food grade plastic bags, screw off bucket lids and more. Ask for their Rubbermaid,

laboratory/industrial catalogs and bags/packaging/shipping catalogs.

COUNTRY LIVING PRODUCTS

Country Living Products

14727 56th Ave. NW

Stanwood, WA 98292

(360) 652-0671 Voice

E-mail: jjenkins@mstar2.net

http://www.countrylivinggrainmills.com

Online sales. Manufacturer of the Country Living grain mill. They’re now offering a spare parts kit.

DESICCARE, INC.

East Coast

Manufacturing

West Coast

Facility

Manufacturing Facility

211 Industrial

3400 Pomona Blvd.

Dr.

Pomona, CA 91768 USA Richland, MS

(800) 446-6650 Toll free 39218 USA

(909) 444-8272 Local

(888) 932-0405

(909) 444-9045 Fax

Toll free

E-mail:

(601) 932-0442

desiccant@desiccare.com Fax

http://www.desiccare.com

Online sales. Manufacturer of desiccants, oxygen absorbers, and humidity indicator cards.

DIXIE CANNER EQUIPMENT CO.

786 East Broad St

Athens, GA 30601 USA

(706) 549-1914 voice

(706) 549-0137 fax

E-mail: sales@dixiecanner.com

http://www.dixiecanner.com

Mostly electric can sealing equipment, but some manual types. A list of companies that sell low-volume can orders may be found on-site.

FREUND CAN COMPANY

155 West 84th Street

Chicago, IL 60620

(800) 363-9822 Toll free (USA)

(773) 224-8812 Fax

E-mail: customerservice@freundcontainer.com

http://www.freundcan.com

Online sales. Metal, glass and plastic containers. Can sealers of several sorts.

Claims will sell any quantity. Merged with Berlin Packaging.

HEINHOLD ENGINERRING & MACHINE CO, INC.

2910 Directors Row

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(800) 262-4275 Toll free (USA)

(801) 974-0613 Local & international

(801) 974-0616 Fax

http://www.cansealer.com

Manufactures a small-scale electric can sealer.

INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY

1300 Brass Mill Rd

P.O. Box 370

Belcamp, MD 21017

(410) 272-0090 – voice

(410) 273-7500 – fax

E-mail: salesdept@independentcan.com

http://www.independentcan.com

Metal can packaging supplier. Has distributors nationwide, internationally and a factory outlet in Belcamp.

INTERTECK A.S.

P.O. Box 86

East Amherst, New York 14051

(716) 472-0060 voice

(716) 662-9059 fax

E-mail: info@foodsave.net

http://www.foodsave.net

Online sales. Oxygen absorbers, desiccants, Mylar and other food grade packaging.

K-TEC (K-TEC KITCHEN MILL)

1206 South 1680 West

Orem, Utah 84058

(800) 748-5400

(801) 222-0888

http://www.k-tecusa.com/index.html

Online sales. Manufacturer of the K-Tec Kitchen Mill electric grain mill.

SORBENT SYSTEMS (IMPAK Corporation)

2460 East 57th St

Los Angeles, CA 90058

(323) 277-4700 voice

(323) 277-9400 fax

E-mail: sales@sorbentsystems.com

http://www.sorbentsystems.com

Online sales. Oxygen absorbers, desiccants, Mylar, and other food grade packaging.

UNITED STATES PLASTICS

1390 Neubrecht Rd

Lima, OH 45801-3196

(800) 809-4217 Toll free (USA)

(800) 854-5496 fax

E-mail: usp@usplastics.com

http://www.usplastic.com

Online sales. FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food grade plastic bags, screw off bucket lids, etc.

WELLS CAN COMPANY, LTD.

8705 Government St

Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 4G9 Canada

(604) 420-0959 voice

(604) 420-0975 fax

E-mail: sales@wellscan.ca

http://www.wellscan.ca

CANADA. Online sales. A manufacturer of pressure canners & cookers, can sealers, metal cans, canning jars, plastic and metal buckets, vacuum sealers.

E.2.4 DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MANUFACTURERS AND

DEALERS

DIATECT INTERNATIONAL

875 S. Industrial Parkway

Heber City, Utah 84032

(800) 227-6616

(435) 654-4370

(435) 657-9794

E-mail: diatect@diatect.com

http://www.diatect.com

Producer of food grade DE

FOSSIL SHELL SUPPLY COMPANY

P.O. Box 50225

Amarillo TX 79159-0225

(806) 355-4236 voice

(806) 351-0777 fax

E-mail: fssc@amaonline.com

http://www.amaonline.com/fssc/Default.htm

Perma-Guard diatomaceous earth

E.2.5 STORAGE FOOD RETAIL DEALERS

ADVENTURE1

38 Dundas Street

Glasgow

G1 2AQ

United Kingdom

0141 353 3788 Voice

E-mail: bill@adventure1.co.uk

http://www.adventure1.co.uk

UNITED KINGDOM. A British adventure, camping, military surplus supplier.

Offering MRE packs, camp cooking gear, water filtration or purification gear.

ARMED FORCES MERCHANDISE OUTLET

111 N. Central Expressway

Richardson, TX 75080

(800)282-3327

(972)235-9781

E-mail: info@afmo.com

http://www.afmo.com

Carries the Back Packers Pantry line of camping foods, cooking gear, and MREs.

B&A PRODUCTS

Rt 1 Box 100

Bunch, OK 74931-9705

(918) 696-5998 voice

(918) 696-5999 fax

E-mail: annie@baproducts.com

http://www.baproducts.com

Ready Reserve, Alpineaire foods, Heater Meals, water filters, and other emergency preparedness supplies.

BARRY FARM

20086 Mudsock Road

Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895.

(419) 228-4640 Voice

E-mail: info@barryfarm.com

http://www.barryfarm.com

Bulk grains and grain products, legumes, dry dairy products, cooking and baking adjuncts, dried fruits & nuts.

BOB'S RED MILL

5209 SE International Way

Milwaukie, OR 97222

(800) 349-2173 Toll free

(503) 653-1339 Fax

http://www.bobsredmill.com

Bulk grains and grain products, legumes, baking and cooking adjuncts, nuts, sweeteners.

BREAD BECKERS, THE

305 Bell Park Drive

Woodstock, GA 30188

(770) 516-5000 Voice

(770) 516-7588 Fax

http://www.breadbeckers.com

Grains, grain products, legumes, organic or not, in six gallon buckets, #10 cans, and bulk. Dehydrated foods, sprouting seeds, honey, and cooking adjuncts. Grain mills, pressure cookers, and other food equipment.

BULKFOODS.COM

3040 Hill Ave

Toledo, Ohio 43607-2931

(419) 324-0032 Voice

(888) 285-5266 Fax toll free

E-mail:

http://www.bulkfoods.com

Bulk dried fruits, vegetables, herbs & spices, nuts, grains and grain products, legumes, sprouting seeds, baking adjuncts, dried dairy products, mushrooms, and TVP. Nothing packed for long-term storage, but a big selection of products you can repackage yourself.

CAMPINGSURVIVAL.COM (JHL Supply, Inc.)

P.O. Box 720

191 W First St North

Fulton, NY 13069

(800) 537-1339 Toll free

(315) 592-4794 Local

(315) 592-4796 Fax

E-mail: sales@campingsurvival.com

http://www.campingsurvival.com

Provident Pantry freeze dried and dehydrated foods, Alpenaire foods, MREs, grain mills, ration bars, water filters and sanitization chemicals.

COMBAT READY PRODUCTS

P.O. Box 285

Kalamunda

WA 6926

(08) 9291 0133 Voice/Fax

0411 126 310 Mobile

E-mail: kitbag@linet.net.au

http://www.kitbag.com.au

AUSTRALIA. Military ration packs, military food gear, survival kits.

DIXIE DINER

POB 1969

Tomball, TX 77377

(800) 233-3668 Toll free

(800) 688-2507 Toll free fax

E-mail: info@dixieusa.com

http://www.dixiediner.com

TVP and other soy products of many kinds - including egg replacers, low-carb foods, soymilk and other drinks, baking mixes, soy flours, and dairy replacers.

EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS

362 S Commerce Loop, Suite B

Orem, UT 84058

(800) 999-1863 Toll Free (USA)

E-mail: webmaster@beprepared.com

http://www.beprepared.com

A long-time preparedness retailer. Storage foods of all types, MRE's, water purifiers, storage containers, grain mills and other food equipment.

EPICENTER, THE (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

CENTER)

384 Wallis #2

Eugene, OR 97402

(541) 684-0717 voice

(541) 338-9050 Fax

E-mail: bjnelson@TheEpicenter.com

http://TheEpicenter.com

MREs and components, water storage, water filters.

FIRST CHOICE EXPEDITION FOODS

Stape

Pickering

North Yorkshire

United Kingdom

YO18 8HX

+44 (0) 1751-473330 Voice

+44 (0) 1751-476811 Fax

E-mail: info@expeditionfoods.com

http://www.expeditionfoods.com/index.html

UNITED KINGDOM. Online sales. Ready to eat meals (MRE type meals), freeze dried foods, water filters and purification chemicals. Product ingredients and nutrition info on site.

GRANDMA'S COUNTRY FOODS

391 South Orange Street, Suite C

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(800) 216-6466 Toll free

(801) 886-1110 Local

(801) 886-3211 Fax

E-mail: grandma@grandmascountry.com

http://www.grandmascountry.com

Grains, grain products, legumes, TVP, veggies, fruits, cooking and baking adjuncts, freeze dried foods in #10 cans, grain mills, empty buckets.

GRAIN STORE, INC

121 Myles Manor Ct.

Franklin, TN 37064

(615) 595-6000 Voice

(615) 591-2121 Fax

E-mail: WellTree@aol.com

http://www.grainstore.com

Grains, grain products, beans, dairy products and other storage foods packed for long term storage or in bulk, grain mills.

HOMESTEAD PRODUCTS

Homestead Products

Rt. 1, Box 84

Kooskia, ID 83539

(208) 926-7137 voice

E-mail: dany@efn.org

http://www.homestead-products.com

Grain mills, pressure canners, cream separators, cheese presses, can sealers, water filters, manual desalinators..

HONEYVILLE GRAIN

3750 W 7200 N

Honeyville, Utah 84314

(435) 279-8197 Voice

(435) 279-8111 Fax

E-mail: info@honeyvillegrain.com

http://www.honeyvillegrain.com

Grains, grain products, legumes, oils and fats, soy products, and other baking and cooking adjuncts in bulk and pre-packaged.

THE INTERNET GROCER (Best Prices Storable Foods)

1737 Cascade St

Mesquite (Dallas), Texas 75149

(972) 288-0262 - voice

(972) 356-6233 – fax

E-mail: txfooddude@internet-grocer.net

http://web2.airmail.net/foodstr2/

http://www.internet-grocer.net

Pre-packaged dehydrated foods, bulk foods, grains, legumes, and grain mills.

Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, containers and DE. Mountain House freeze dried foods. Organic foods. Good line of canned meats, cheese and butter.

LDP CAMPING FOODS

113 Gill Dr.

Lafayette, LA 70507

(800) 826-5767 Toll free

(337) 235-4695 Voice

E-mail: Marcus@LDPCampingFoods.com

http://www.ldpcampingfoods.com

Adventure Foods, AlpineAire, Backpacker's Pantry, Campfood, Mountain House, Natural High, Richmoor, MREs, Aquamira Water Treatment, backpacking

cooking gear.

MAJOR SURPLUS & SURVIVAL

435 W. Alondra, Gardena, CA, 90248

(800) 441-8855 Toll free

(310) 324-8855 Local

(310) 324-6909 Fax

E-mail: info@MajorSurplusNSurvival.com

http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com

MREs, freeze dried and air dried bulk foods, camp cooking equipment, Mylar bags.

MEYERS CUSTOM SUPPLY

P.O. Box 212

Cassel, CA 96016

(800) 451-6105 Toll free (USA)

(801) 681-8203 Fax

E-mail: info@mcs-i.com

http://www.meyerscustomsupply.com

Alpineaire foods, civilian MREs, Mainstay ration bars.

MY BRANDS, INC.

300 Commerce Drive

Rochester, NY 14623

(888) 281-6400 Toll free

(585) 273-8480 Local

(585) 321-9906 Fax

E-mail: Comments@MyBrandsInc.com

http://www.mybrandsinc.com

Mail order source for hard to find regional or international brand grocery items.

Nido and Klim whole milk powder, Media Creama and Table Cream canned

creams, several flavors of canned corned beef I've never heard of, European, Asian, and Australian grocery items.

NITRO-PAK PREPAREDNESS CENTER

475 West Be Prepared Way

Heber City, Utah 84032

(800) 866-4876 Toll free

(888) 648-7672 Fax toll free (USA)

E-mail: info@nitropak.com

http://www.nitro-pak.com

Bulk dehydrated, freeze-dried, storage foods. Datrex and Mainstay ration bars.

Mountain House foods and civilian MREs. Water storage containers and filters.

Grain mills, #10 can sealer. Oxygen absorbers and Mylar bags.

OUTDOORGEAR UK, LTD

72/74 Palmerston Road

Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4JT

00 44 (0)845 644 3270 Voice

00 44 (0)1202 397274 Fax

E-mail: emailsales@outdoorgear.co.uk

http://www.outdoorgear.co.uk

UNITED KINGDOM. A British outdoors shop that carries Vango boil-in-bag food pack entrees and desserts, Kendal mint cake, water purification chemicals, camp cooking gear.

PONDEROSA SPORTS & MERCANTILE, INC.

6854 Highway 55

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho 83629

(208) 793-3121 voice

(208) 793-3133 fax

E-mail: cliff@ponderosasports.com

http://www.ponderosasports.com

Food Products: Military MRE's, commercial MRE's, HeaterMeals, and more.

PREPARE 2 SURVIVE

19 Donnelly Drive

Kallangur QLD 4503 AUSTRALIA

(07) 3886 5660 Voice

E-mail: service@p2s.com.au

http://www.p2s.com.au

AUSTRALIA. Backpackers Pantry, Back Country Cuisine (New Zealand), AlpineAire, Adventure Foods (Australia) lines of foods. Mainstay rations, camp cooking gear, water filters and purification chemicals.

READY MADE RESOURCES

239 Cagle Road

Tellico Plains, TN 37385

(800) 627-3809 Toll free

(423) 253-2113 Fax

(423) 253-6789 Local

E-mail: robertg@iol24.com

http://www.readymaderesources.com

AlpineAire, Mountain House lines of foods. Walton Feed line of dehydrated foods in six gallon super pails, #10 cans, and in bulk. Grain mills, books, water filters, and other preparedness related equipment.

SOUTH SUMMIT CORPORATION

783 N. Grove, #111

Richardson, TX 75081

(800) 234-8654 Toll free

(972) 690-6903 fax

E-mail: questions@southsummit.com

http://www.southsummit.com

Mountain House foods, plastic food storage buckets, water filters, water purification chemicals and kits.

SPRINGFIELDS ARMY STORE

76 Station Street/Cross Street,

Burton on Trent

Staffordshire

DE14 1BT

0870 4430364 Voice

0870 4430365 Voice

01283 535616 Fax

Email: sales@springfields.co.uk

http://www.springfields.biz/Index.asp

UNITED KINGDOM. A British military surplus store offering GP boil in bag type rations, Reiter ration packs (main meals and desserts), camp cooking gear.

SURVIVAL CENTER, THE

19223 Cook Road

P.O. Box 234

McKenna, Washington 98558

(800) 321-2900 toll free

(360) 458-6778 voice

(360) 458-6868 fax

E-mail: sales@survivalcenter.com

http://www.zyz.com/survivalcenter

Pre-packaged food plans. Mountains House freeze dried foods. MRE's. Grain mills. A lot of books.

SURVIVAL UNLIMITED (A division of Picou Builders Supply)

235 N. Airline Hwy

Gonzales La. 70737

(800) 455-2201

(225) 647-2171,

(225) 647-7899 fax

E-mail: survivalunlimited@hotmail.com

http://www.survivalunlimited.com

Alpineaire, Mountain House, ration bars, grain mills, Berkefield filters, buckets, Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, etc.

USA EMERGENCY SUPPLY

238 E. State Rd.

Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

(801) 796-1501 Voice

(801) 796-1512 Fax

E-mail: info@usaemergencysupply.com

http://www.usaemergencysupply.com

Bulk foods in #10 cans and six gallon buckets, several year supply packages, MRE components, water filters, and water purification chemicals.

WHEAT MONTANA FARMS

10778 Highway 287

Three Forks, MT 59752

(800)535-2798

(406)285-3614

(406)285-3749 fax

E-mail: info@wheatmontana.com

http://www.wheatmontana.com

Wheats, other grains, grain products, beans, small qty and bulk flours as well.

WILDGULF NT

PO Box 476 Borroloola

Northern Territory 0854

Australia

0404 846655 Satellite phone

61 (08) 89621655 Voice

E-mail: mail@wildgulf.com

http://www.wildgulf.com/

AUSTRALIA. Twenty four hour survival ration packs for youth, marine and outback use.