![]() I would try so hard to remember what I needed to use before it expired and what I wanted to stock up on but I almost always forgot and made a lot of bad guesses. But I sure didn’t keep track of what I had or put it on the shelves in a logical way. I didn’t have trouble separating the week’s groceries from the long-term stock because it freed up my kitchen pantry space, which I loved. This is the type of organization you want to strive for.Īt the beginning of this adventure, lack of organization was an issue for me. Think about the way a grocery store sets up its shelves with (mostly) single lines of a product and like products together. But the rest of your canned green beans should be put in the basement with your 3-month stockpile. So if you use 2 cans of green beans a week, group them and leave them in your kitchen pantry. You will need to separate your working pantry (stuff you will consume in a week) from your 3-month stockpile. To get ready to add to your storehouse, you need to make room for your future purchases. I will also assume all of that stock will not fit in your kitchen cupboards. Separate Your Kitchen Pantry Items From Your Stockpileįor explaining purposes, I will assume you have decided to keep a 3-month family pantry stockpile. It will make the rest of the process so much simpler. ![]() *If you have not done that prep work mentioned above, I highly suggest you stop and do those steps first. Gather together all the above preliminary information you have been working on and get ready to take your stockpile to the next level! ![]() Mark your list based on items needed and quantity desired. Create lists of everyday-type of items you already have on hand.Ĥ. Create or buy the supplies you need to house your stockpile (shelves, containers, etc).ģ. Make a few decisions about your family stockpile (such as where to put it).Ģ. The Steps To A Well-Organized Pantry Stockpile Initial PreparationĪs described in our last post, (which you can find by clicking this link) to prepare to have a family pantry stockpile, you will need to:ġ. That is a waste of the resources God has blessed your family with. Without a system in place to know what you have and what you need, you might be tempted to run to the store and buy loads of random merchandise that you toss into your dark cupboard and hope you use before they expire. Or worse, forget about what you have accumulated until adversity hits and panic sets in. It’s not wise to randomly buy things and hope you can create meals with what you have. Just like the Proverbs 31 woman, you need to have a plan, a system, in place that allows you to look to the needs of your family. As you keep track of your inventory, you will easily be able to create weekly menus, shopping lists, and even bless others with your stock.ģ. But, maintaining a pantry stockpile is like any other responsibility you take the good with the bad and pray for wisdom.Ģ. We are all busy and none of us want another to-do item on our list. If you don’t know what you have, you will not use it and it will spoil. Depending on the size of your family, a 3-month stockpile is quite a bit of inventory to keep track of. The Purpose of Keeping a Pantry Stockpile Inventoryġ. In this post, we talk about the difference between a pantry and a stockpile, tips on how to begin shopping, and the best way I found to keep track of my goods. For others, self-reliance has become a lifestyle and a well-stocked working pantry just makes sense. Whatever your reasons for wanting one, creating and maintaining a working pantry stockpile is a bit of work and requires organization. But that is just my opinion because everyone’s reasons vary.įor some, it is so that if another stay-at-home order should happen, they are safe and prepared. So what changed bring about a resurgence of interest in creating and maintaining a stockpile? I would have to say the political climate and stay-at-home orders. Until recently, the practice of having a family storehouse had gone out of style with the ease and multitudes of grocery stores. In years past, a family would naturally accumulate a pantry stockpile by canning and preserving their vegetable harvest and livestock. It is taking the food and household items your family normally consumes and multiplying them so that your family’s storehouse is full. A family pantry stockpile is a system you create specific to your family.
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