Favorite pantry building/stockpiling blogs or resources?

[annettemarie]

We have a great Amish-run surplus grocery outlet near us where we can get lots of great food, including organic, for cheap. I've been stockpiling both through the surplus store and with coupon deals. I've been challenging myself to eat down some of the food (I kept buying and buying and not using it) and blogging about it, but I'm noticing it's not terribly healthy.

I'd love some tips, blogs, and other resources on building a better pantry/stockpile. I'm not looking to stockpile for an apocalypse, but want to know what to buy up when it's cheap and what's most healthy and useful to have on hand.

Thank you!

[HeatherAtHome]

Here's something to get you started. http://www.theperfectpantry.com/ Be sure to click on "other people's pantries".

[annettemarie]

Thank you!

[Malva]

Check Sharon Astyk's blog. She has lots of posts on food storage and a weekly Friday Food Storage Quickie which is a great reminder.

[Denvergirlie]

http://theprudenthomemaker.com/awellstockedpantry.aspx

This is the woman who started the Hillbilly housewife site, which she sold, but she has this site. Her pantry feed her family for 8 months of no income and she tells her whole story, along with links to recipes that she makes with her stock.

[Jyotsna]

Water

Hi everyone, I read along here and wanted to ask you a question about cleaning out a very large 3- 5 gallon water bottle. I wanted to refill it with my parents very good water (for them) and right now it has water plus algea in it, making it gross. Can I clean and reuse it and if I can, what product would you use? Since it will hold drinking water, (their well freezes from time to time) then it has to be a safe cleaner. Also, I can't put a brush or scrubby in there since it has a small nozzle. So can you offer some suggestions for me? Thanks!

Jyotsna