Home Store vs. Food Storage

So when I first looked into Shelf Reliance I was looking to start my food storage.  I define food storage as food that we store wherever we can so that in case of an emergency we have food to eat.  Great, I am definitely a fan of eating so if anything happened food is a priority!

Well... Shelf Reliance turned me on to the concept of a "home store."  It's like food storage... but 10 times better!  So I don't know about you all but I actually still have this plastic tub of #10 cans of food outside in my storage.  (I really should bring that in).  I actually am not even sure what food is in there... but over the years when an opportunity arose I would buy a can and stick it in this tub.  Which is all fine and dandy, at least I have it... but if an emergency ever came... I first, have to dig it out of storage, then check to see what I have and then figure out how to use it!  Yikes.

And then came the home store... it's about using your "food storage."  Instead of thinking of your food as storage you think of it as a store... oh shucks, ran out of milk... good thing I can just walk to my pantry and pull out my instant milk and I don't have to go running to the store.  :)  Yes, your building your store so that you can get that 3 months or even 2 year supply of food in your home for your family but you're also rotating through it at the same time.  Using it in every day life so that if and when you need to depend solely on that stored up food you already know what you have and how to use it.  And what is also great about the food is even when opened Shelf Reliance "Thrive" food is good (depending on the product) between 6 months to 2 years!

Another thing that I love about a home store is hopefully we'll never have to use it as an "emergency" purpose, and if you never do then great, you're still using it and not just waiting for it to almost expire and you have the peace of mind knowing that you're prepared.

Sign me up for a home store please!  Oh wait... I already did!  lol.  Thank you Shelf Reliance for the "Q" which is an automatic shipping program that sends food to my door every month... LOVE it!

Click here for more information regarding the Q.