Issue #025
Two cans out the front, two cans in the back, every grocery trip
Plus the September health squeeze: ragweed, school colds, and heat that has not quit.
Thursday, September 3, 2026 · Survival Food
A can of soup parked at 100 degrees goes soft, dull, and thin long before the date on the lid. Your garage in early September still hits that by lunch.
Today’s Skill
Marker on the lid, oldest in front
Heat is the enemy of stored food. Keep cans and pouches inside the house, in a closet or under a bed, not on a garage shelf. Write the purchase month on every lid with a marker. New cans go in the back, old cans move to the front. Once a week, pull the front row and cook it. Heat cans in a pot on a camp stove outdoors, or eat them cold.
On The Radar
Ragweed, classrooms, and heat that has not quit
September brings three health loads at once. Ragweed pollen peaks, classrooms swap viruses, and afternoon heat still lands hard in much of the country. Refill the medicine box now: fever reducer, saline spray, oral rehydration mix, and a working thermometer. Ask your pharmacy when flu shots arrive and put a date on the calendar. Sign up for text alerts from your water utility so a boil notice reaches you fast.
The Drill
Empty one garage shelf tonight
Tonight, carry every can, jar, and pouch out of the garage or shed. Sort them on the kitchen floor. Anything past its date or bulging goes in the trash. Mark the rest with the month, then stack them in an interior closet with the oldest items facing out. Cook one of the oldest cans for dinner. Takes about thirty minutes.
Ready beats lucky.
- Survival Rise
P.S. Forward this to the person in your house who buys the groceries, and tomorrow we cover water storage that does not go green.