Stockpiling is definitely part of the plan in some areas. I've found that as I get more into making things for myself, I end up with more stocks.
For example, when we were heating with kerosene, we relied on regular deliveries throughout the winter. Now that we have a woodstove, there is enough fuel in the woodshed to keep us warm all winter.
Pickling and other methods of preserving food usually mean doing a whole bunch when it is in season, and eating that all year. I pickle forty or fifty pounds of turnips every winter, and eat those for six or eight months. I put up a few gallons of applesauce, too, and eat that year round. Having a whole year's worth of jam in the pantry is definitely a different mode from going down to the store and buying one more jar whenever you run out.
We've also decided that we want to have enough oats, rice and flour on hand to last us a year or so. It's better than money in the bank, as far as I'm concerned.
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For example, when we were heating with kerosene, we relied on regular deliveries throughout the winter. Now that we have a woodstove, there is enough fuel in the woodshed to keep us warm all winter.
Pickling and other methods of preserving food usually mean doing a whole bunch when it is in season, and eating that all year. I pickle forty or fifty pounds of turnips every winter, and eat those for six or eight months. I put up a few gallons of applesauce, too, and eat that year round. Having a whole year's worth of jam in the pantry is definitely a different mode from going down to the store and buying one more jar whenever you run out.
We've also decided that we want to have enough oats, rice and flour on hand to last us a year or so. It's better than money in the bank, as far as I'm concerned.