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  • Government or standards bodyGovernment agencyFree

    Build a kit (opens in a new tab)

    FEMA

    The federal kit list. Treat it as a floor rather than a target: it is deliberately generic, so it under-specifies for cold climates and says little about medication.

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    National Center for Home Food Preservation (opens in a new tab)

    University of Georgia and USDA

    The tested-recipe authority for canning, drying and curing. If a preservation method is not here or in a current extension publication, do not improvise it: botulism is the failure mode.

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    FoodSafety.gov (opens in a new tab)

    US Federal Government

    Storage times, safe temperatures and what to throw out after an outage. The four-hour refrigerator rule and the full-freezer rule are the two numbers to memorise.

  • Government or standards bodyGovernment agencyFree

    Cooperative Extension System (opens in a new tab)

    USDA NIFA

    Find your state extension office. Extension publications are the most under-used preparedness resource in the country: tested, local, free, and written by people who answer the phone.

  • Established nonprofitNonprofitFree

    Provident Living food storage guidance (opens in a new tab)

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Decades of practical long-term storage guidance, published openly and used well beyond the church. The three-month rotating supply model is the most workable starting point we have found.

  • Practitioner or communityCommunityFree

    r/preppers (opens in a new tab)

    Reddit

    The largest general preparedness forum, and more practical than its reputation suggests. Sort by top of the month rather than reading the front page, which skews toward news reaction.

  • Practitioner or communityCommunityFree

    r/Canning (opens in a new tab)

    Reddit

    Unusually well moderated on safety, and firm about tested recipes only. That strictness is the reason to use it rather than a general cooking forum for preservation questions.

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