Loading ...Yes, Mountain House is among the best. And the Harvest Right freeze-drier is useful for doing you own… if you can afford the unit. I have been concentrating on meat proteins, rather than the ‘ready to eat’ meals. Protein will be the hard to obtain item. I grow fruits & veggies on my property, and there are plenty of farmers in the area for me to barter with for carbohydrates.
I have been going online on eBay for freeze dried, and found one supplier claims to be a gov’t contract supplier. Bulk cooked ground beef in mylar packets at prices better than most offers. Freeze dried will keep for 25 years or so… great long term storage.
Beef prices now are (relatively) low as herds are being liquidated due to the drought. Now is the time to buy beef. It will be going much higher as herds are eliminated. And it will take years to grow more supply in non-drought conditions. Meanwhile, there’s a world war cooking…