Where do you buy your buckets of prepackaged grains, beans and legumes?

[bixa525]

For those that buy the buckets of food in buckets already sealed and have the 02 packets in them can you tell me a good source that offers a decent price and good quality?

[goatlady]

Most folks I know only use 5-gal. buckets to home pack their grains, beans, and rice they buy in bulk bags locally. Those buckets are VERY heavy to handle/ship. Many have changed to purchasing cases of #10 size cans of prepacked foods which are easy to store, and easy to use. Honeyville Grain seems to have good prices on a good variety of foodstuffs and have inexpensive shipping charges. Also the LDS church has a website where one can order some of the basics like beans and wheat, also packed in #10 cans. Walton Foods in Idaho used to be THE place to purchase, but their shipping is expensive and many times they are running behind in filling orders. It seems to be much more economical to purchase the foods you want/eat in bulk locally and then re-pack them to suit your needs.

[2531]

I have bought some grains from Emergency Essentials in their "superpails" and I found the cost to be quite reasonable. However, if you don't want your neighbors to know what you are buying, be aware that this company prominently displays their logos everywhere on the boxes and buckets. I have bought from Honeyville also and they are good folks as well.

[610Alpha]

Walton Foods in Idaho used to be THE place to purchase, but their shipping is expensive and many times they are running behind in filling orders.

Actually Walton Foods is the manufacturer that JRH uses and their shipping was cheaper than if I had shipped the same package. See my review in the members forum.

https://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?3699-LTS-Food-review-from-JRH

6 cans, 3 - 16 bean soup ; 1 green beans; 1 hash browns, and 1 potato dices. Total weight 32 pounds (i believe) shipping was $29.

[bixa525]

Thanks everyone, I was looking at LDS and Emergency Essentials because the prices and shipping are really good but I wonder about the quality of the grain. Does anyone know if the grains with either of these companies are non gmo?

[rockriver]

have you looked at jrh's website?
i endorse their overall dealing and their lts food.
i would check with lds and any supplier directly to get as good information as possible..
expecially on detailed questions such is ... is it non gmo.
better to get first hand info..
rr

[610Alpha]

ditto what RR said, get it straight from the horses mouth.

JRH LTS food is the "Rainy Day Food" brand from "Walton Feed". You might try your local health food store for non-GMO grains and compare the cost to buying online and shipping to your house.

[goatlady]

the only GMO food commercially available at this time is Star brand corn, cotton, soy, rape seed (cannola oil seeds), 1 type of strawberry still being tested and I think 1 tomato still being tested. All trademarked via Monsanto. There may be a particular rice available to overseas markets but not in the U.S. The important item for me is that many of the freeze dried and possible dehydrated foods are produce imported from China to the U.S. and procesed here. Those I will not purchase or eat. Check with the company and/or read the labels on the cans/buckets.

[610Alpha]

the only GMO food commercially available at this time is Star brand corn, cotton, soy, rape seed (cannola oil seeds), 1 type of strawberry still being tested and I think 1 tomato still being tested. All trademarked via Monsanto. There may be a particular rice available to overseas markets but not in the U.S. The important item for me is that many of the freeze dried and possible dehydrated foods are produce imported from China to the U.S. and procesed here. Those I will not purchase or eat. Check with the company and/or read the labels on the cans/buckets.

So by and large it looks like what you are saying is that most of the food is non-GMO, is that correct?

[bixa525]

Thanks everyone, I think I will contact LDS and Emergency Essentials to see if their product is non gmo. I don't care for all the chemicals they spray on the food either but buying organic is too expensive. I tried the JHR site but I couldn't get a shipping cost unless I proceeded with placing the order. I can't chance that so I have to look at some of the other companies.

[610Alpha]

I tried the JHR site but I couldn't get a shipping cost unless I proceeded with placing the order. I can't chance that so I have to look at some of the other companies.

Send JRH an email with your exact order and they will get back with you on the shipping. That is how I did it. jrhenterprises@dishmail.net They will be more than glad to help you out with this.

[1Admin]

Nothing to "chance"- especially if you read the notes that tell you that you are NOT charged when you first put in an order with Visa, Mastercard or Discover.

Shipping is actual cost also as noted. Email with the order and city/state it's going to as Elittle said. JRH doesn't do the "mark each can up an additional $7. and then have a $12. ships any order" GIMMICK that some of these others do. Their is no "free shipping" from any where on food folks- it's simply factored into the price ahead of time. All it takes is a little math and understanding to see that.

[goatlady]

Correct, elittle. Many folks confuse GMO with hybrid also. As stated, my biggest concern with ordering any freeze dried or dehydrated food items is knowing WHERE they were grown AND processed.

"The eight GM food crops are Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Cottonseed, Sugar Beets, Hawaiian Papaya (most) and a small amount of Zucchini and Yellow Squash. GM alfalfa is also fed to livestock."

That statement re: alfalfa is not quite true. Monsanto just released the seed last fall for it's 1st commercial planting, most will happen this spring. I had forgotten about sugar beets cause I only use cane sugar anyway, never eat papaya, and grow my own open pollinated summer squash.

[bixa525]

Elite, thank you for the useful information. So goat lady, wheat, beans and oats are non gmo then right? I guess they still can spray the crops though but like I said buying organic is too expensive.

[Bear4570]

I have gotten stuff from Emergency Essentials but mostly pack my own. The stuff I get from EE is usually freezed dried stuff and I watch closely for stuff going on sale. Just got one last week, they had a sale on Freezed Dried Fruit Combo and Whole Egg Powder. The Fruit Combo was on sale @ $50 off normal price for the case. Just a note that there is a place of the online order screen that you can enter "unmarked boxes" and they will come in a plain brown box with no company logo. That's how I order my stuff.