Store It Foods

Food storage has often been likened to an investment in the future, meaning you are putting food aside in times of plenty in anticipation of future times of scarcity.  Food storage, then, might be used as a protective measure against food shortages caused by transportation problems, strikes, unemployment, civil unrest, crop failures, storms and other disasters.

In fact, it does do that.

Food storage has also been likened to a money saving measure.  You purchase foods in times of plenty to “put up” for the off season.  As summer turns into fall, there are plenty of fresh, plump tomatoes and other fresh fruits and vegetables that will not be so plentiful or as inexpensive as they are during the times of harvest.  Food storage, then, might allow you to benefit from those cost savings.

In fact, it does do that.

But is not a true investment something that grows in value?  Well, in these days of spiralling food costs, that might just be happening with your food storage as well.  It’s a world wide phenomenon.  In Britain the newspaper, The Telegraph, reports that between 2007 and 2008 bread prices jumped by 65%, meat prices by 59%, vegetables by an average of 63% and pasta by a whopping 85%.  In Haiti and other 3^rd World countries there have been food riots as the costs of many food staples have escalated beyond the reach of the average family. In view of all this, it might reasonably be concluded that your food storage is actually increasing in value, and doing so rather rapidly.  It might even be said that it is outperforming even some of the best performing stocks and bonds.

In fact, it does do that too.