What exactly is a cannery?

[chitchat]

I've heard of these, but I am not sure what they are.

Do you buy food at the cannery and then can it yourself in #10 cans that you pay for?

Can I buy oxygen absorbers there? Or mylar bags?

How do I find a cannery?

Thanks! :)

[BenRaines]

chitchat, there are church canneries in many parts of the US. I think you can find your nearest one at Provident Living® | Peace and Prosperity for the 21st Century. At the cannery many things are canned by the volunteer work of the LDS church members. The wards have scheduled cannery days too where members can go and purchase bulk goods at the cannery and then sealit up either in cans or mylar bags. All items used in the cannery must be purchased at the cannery. The stakes also have the option to borrow the can sealer and do it in your own home with bulk goods you purchase wherever you wish to purchase it.

Hope that helps.

Ben Raines

[rameumptom]

The canneries are usually attached to a regional bishop's storehouse. We have one here in Indianapolis.

Some areas that do not have canneries nearby will purchase their own canning equipment (cans or mylar) and do their own locally. While we're only 20 miles from our cannery, our ward has its own equipment, so we quarterly order food and cans from the cannery, and haul them down for a ward canning day.

When I was in Alabama, we had to pick up the cans from the Atlanta cannery and bring them back to Montgomery for canning in our stake. A bunch of us started a co-op and purchased the canning equipment, and used it in garages, etc. While some of our stuff came from the cannery, we also ordered tons of food from several places (Walton foods, Wheat Montana, etc).

[Guest ceeboo]

Ceeboo has NO IDEA what yall are talking about :lol: But I am interested.

What kinds of food are you canning ??

Is it for health reasons or money savings or other ??

Any info would help out dumb ceeboo:)

[rameumptom]

Our Church leaders have encouraged us for decades to have at least a year's supply of food in the home, in case of disaster, unemployment, etc.

We focus a lot of that effort on bulk foods, whole grains, legumes, dehydrated milk, etc. Some people buy up canned goods from stores, but it is much cheaper to buy bulk and store it.

We have regional bishop storehouses, where bishops can send the poor and needy to obtain food and household items to help tide them over. At these storehouses, we often have canning equipment, where we can can bulk items into #10 cans for long term storage. For example, wheat can store for over 30 years in a #10 can. I have some of my storage in cans, but most is in 5 gallon buckets. I use dry ice in much of it to kill off anything, and to eliminate the oxygen in the container - I have some wheat that is over 20 years old that is still very good.

I know that my food storage has helped me through a couple periods of unemployment (10 months total). And if our economy crashes or our prices skyrocket, I won't have to worry about food for a long time.

The concept originally comes from two stories. First is the story of Joseph in Egypt with Pharaoh's dream of the 7 good and bad years. Second is a story in 3 Nephi (Book of Mormon), where robbers threaten the righteous, and so their governor Lachoneus gathers the people and their supplies into one area for a defense that lasts 7 years.

[BenRaines]

I am all for gathering the righteous, LDS or non LDS to protect ourselves against the robbers.

The best would be to store and never need it. I would rather store and never need it than not store and then need it. :)

Ben Raines

[hankpac]

Everything we store, we use on a cycled basis. Everything. Storing perishables and not using them is just a waste, imnsho.

Check with a member of the church, and ask: Nearest cannery/Bishop's Storehouse, and if in a rural area, ask about the dry pack canner, and when it will be at that Ward or Branch. If you talk to the Bishop, He will refer you to the Ward Canning specialist or Food Storage specialist. You can order or purchase cans in various sizes, Order different product, and set up a time to process them from big bags to smaller cans.

Start to research bulk food sources such as restaurant supply, and other wholesale places.

We get the canner about once a quarter, and do the processing in the garage.

Good luck.