This book is a must-have. If you want to build up food storage that could sustain your family in case of emergency, this book must be in your physical library. Mrs. Morris wrote it after surviving a tornado that displaced her and her family. The storage she had built kept them fed while she and her husband dealt with insurance companies regarding their home repairs. 

Mrs. Morris covers the difference between long and short term storage. She also shares the best places to purchases supplies. In chapter two she goes into detail about designing a garden. That got me thinking, what would I grow? Obviously, it would be fruits like strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries since they are favorites with us. Then we have vegetables, which would be bell peppers, peppers like Anaheim, broccoli, and tomatoes. Now we come to herbs. Rosemary, thyme, basil just to name a few. What would you grow given the opportunity? Mrs. Morris goes into details about the type of seeds to use. Personally, I’d stay away from GMOs and fake ‘organic’. Why? Organic seeds aren’t always organic. Just because a package says organic, doesn’t mean anything. GMOs have proven to be deadly to soil and you can’t reuse them. Need proof? Africa and India have had nothing but problems since they were developed.

At the end of each chapter, there’s an assignment to do. Mrs. Morris included recipes to help get the most out of your food storage. Chapters three and four focus on terms of storage. In chapter four Mrs. Morris talks about taking inventory of meals your family really loves. What are the meals that would bring them comfort? For us, it’s Fettuccine Alfredo. Granted in a crisis situation you don’t want to use heavy cream that’s bad. The powdered stuff doesn’t always measure up. This is why working with these items before you need them is a good idea. Mrs. Morris made her based upon practice makes perfect. Chapters seven through ten have recipes to use your preps. Each chapter has an assignment. 

Let’s look at the workbook. It goes along with the book. Each chapter in the book has its own worksheet in the workbook. You can either copy the worksheet or print it off from her site I will give you a link below. You do have to sign up for a newsletter for a password for the printable library. There are lots of pdfs you can save and print. The workbook is awesome. You can buy her books from her site or as usual, you can go to Amazon and get them cheaper. 

A Year Without The Grocery Store 

https://ayearwithoutthegrocerystore.com/