What will you be stocking up on 'Just in case ' ?

catz4m8z

Not sure I have done any stocking up specially. I usually have about 2 mths worth of tinned toms,veggies, beans, lentils, etc, dried pasta, rice, oats, quinoa,flour, etc.  Also plenty of freezer stuff like frozen veggies and fruit. Toiletries and household items I usually bulk buy 6mths to a years worth in advance.
Mostly I just have to buy fresh produce and the odd bit of dairy substitute(vegan).

Im not any kind of deliberate prepper I just cant stand shopping and I like knowing that if I dont want to do it for a couple of months I dont have to!

Slinky

I've been keeping my storecupboard topped up since prior to Brexit, with little reason to run it down since then. I'm in the fortunate position to be able to afford to do this, I'm very aware that a lot of people can't.  I used to contribute to the food collection point at our local big Tesco, thinking that the food would be helping out our local foodbank, however I met the husband of the person who runs the local foodbank who said they aren't given anything by Tesco, it was all going to the Trussell Trust. Whilst I appreciate that it will be doing good somewhere, it wasn't going where I intended it to. 

I went on the website for the local foodbank who encourage people to contact them by email for bank details to make regular donations. Twice I've emailed them without response! Can't give it away. Will have to chase it up again.

Wraithlady

Slinky said:

  I used to contribute to the food collection point at our local big Tesco, thinking that the food would be helping out our local foodbank, however I met the husband of the person who runs the local foodbank who said they aren't given anything by Tesco, it was all going to the Trussell Trust. Whilst I appreciate that it will be doing good somewhere, it wasn't going where I intended it to. 

I was under the impression the Trussell Trust operated a large number of foodbanks all over the country, so not sure what the problem is, unless you know for certain they don't run your local one?

Slinky

Wraithlady said:

Slinky said:

  I used to contribute to the food collection point at our local big Tesco, thinking that the food would be helping out our local foodbank, however I met the husband of the person who runs the local foodbank who said they aren't given anything by Tesco, it was all going to the Trussell Trust. Whilst I appreciate that it will be doing good somewhere, it wasn't going where I intended it to. 

I was under the impression the Trussell Trust operated a large number of foodbanks all over the country, so not sure what the problem is, unless you know for certain they don't run your local one?

No they don't run the local one. I left a message on their voicemail today, if they don't get back to me I'll see if I can find something else local to contribute to.

Florenceem

See if your local Salvation Army run a food bank - we do at my corps.

RAS

No problems with loo-roll here.

Topped up my local foodbank yesterday. I've met the person who organises it and emailed them when the local store had a refurb which disrupted things, for example. And it was set up with help from the Trussell Trust, who advised all the local ones how to create a joint hub for centralised services whilst still working locally.

Re stocking up, I have added another "layer" to my preps.

A a child I had furious rows with mum when she gave food off her plate to my hungry younger siblings; it was essential that she stayed well if we were to survive as a family. And I was skint as a young adult.

So, I've always wanted a bit of a cushion, even if it's just a few tins of beans (not the baked sort).

Living alone, I need to have enough supplies in to see me through a couple of weeks of ill-health or whatever.  I've also got musclo-skeletal problems which means that sometimes I struggle to shop, so at is even more important. So I have a small supply of tinned and heavy goods which allow me eat and recover. I can't eat normal cheese, so I also rotate a few longer life packs of sheep and goat cheese which have 2-4 month shelf lives, depending on which of the five I can eat are available.

On top of my basic 1 in use and 1 in store, I buy extra if anything I like is on offer. I exceed 1+1 with toms, beans, rice, coffee, my favourite soups (again ingredients are an isue).

But more recently supply chain issues mean that stuff I normally rely on being able to buy regularly for myself or the food bank has "gone missing" for periods. Right now it's spaghetti and mayonnaise; the last few weeks it was microwave rice although some is back.

So I am forward buying more stuff. If I see mayonnaise next week, I'll buy it, even though I probably don't want it for another week or two. Because the back-up jar was bought when it re-appeared after the last absence. Cheap instant mash now seems only to be available at one supermarket; if I go there I get a stash for the foodbank. When tuna 4-packs went AWOL for a couple of months, I bought a few extra on their return which meant that I could put some into the food bank every week, even if they aren't on the shelves for a month. I just rotate the stock.

So there's the basic weathering problems, sourcing safe foods and now trying to even out supply chain issues.

Spendless

RAS said:

A a child I had furious rows with mum when she gave food off her plate to my hungry younger siblings; it was essential that she stayed well if we were to survive as a family. And I was skint as a young adult.

Completely agree with this. It's the same concept as adults travelling with children on planes are told. Put your own seat belt on first. A few years back I watched a documentary about a polar bear. She and her young cub ended up adrift and miles from where they were meant to be, and it would be months before they were back in the correct place. One day she finds food and she eats first, only when she's done does she give some to her male cub, because she knows that his survival depends on her staying alive. She doesn't eat it all but nor does she do without.

I'm in the middle of organising my food shelves so I can see what we have and anything we are running low on. 

Rosa_Damascena

Slinky said:

I've been keeping my storecupboard topped up since prior to Brexit, with little reason to run it down since then. I'm in the fortunate position to be able to afford to do this, I'm very aware that a lot of people can't.  I used to contribute to the food collection point at our local big Tesco, thinking that the food would be helping out our local foodbank, however I met the husband of the person who runs the local foodbank who said they aren't given anything by Tesco, it was all going to the Trussell Trust. Whilst I appreciate that it will be doing good somewhere, it wasn't going where I intended it to. 

I went on the website for the local foodbank who encourage people to contact them by email for bank details to make regular donations. Twice I've emailed them without response! Can't give it away. Will have to chase it up again.

Our local Tesco Express branches look to Olio champions to distribute their leftover YS goodies. I'm happy to give away my own excess food via the app (it does work well) but not to have to answer the door all night long / be left with a load of food to dispose of.

Auntycaz

I wish someone near me was an olio champion. I couldn't do it as I don't drive and live quite rural. We don't have a community fridge either, just a food bank and although I would probably be eligible as I receive pension credit I'm not poor enough to need it, so prefer to leave it for those who are really struggling.

elsien

We have a few Olio champions near us - I find that unless you're sitting on the app the decent food goes within seconds of being posted because people know the times the champions generally add stuff on.