Small in-the-future details

Today's topic is going to be short and sweet. If by chance you happen to use my blog as a guide for whatever, I will let you in on a few of my plans for this in the future. I plan on showing you how to get that nasty plastic taste or any other unwanted tastes out of plastic containers, the "Hot Water Bath" canning I have learned so far (My Jalapenos are still good and tasty after a year!), we will re-visit my little garden, and I will give you some tips on what I am doing to keep my plants happy, and still producing after a year and a half. Some of the "Don't Do's" I have learned, and how to make a cheap and easy greenhouses, including seed starting, fertilizers, retaining water in plant pots and so much more.

If you don't already prep and want to start, look into getting 5 Gal buckets with lids that have the little rubber strip in the lids, read the manufacturers stamp in the plastic.  I have searched and obtained a list for plastic guidance-

1 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) 
Used to make soft drink, water, sports drink, ketchup, and salad dressing bottles, and peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars.
GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.

2 High density polyethylene (HDPE)
Milk, water, and juice bottles, yogurt and margarine tubs, cereal box liners, and grocery, trash, and retail bags.
GOOD: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones.

3 Polyvinyl chloride (V or PVC) 
Most cling-wrapped meats, cheeses, and other foods sold in delicatessens and groceries are wrapped in PVC.
BAD: To soften into its flexible form, manufacturers add “plasticizers” during production. Traces of these chemicals can leach out of PVC when in contact with foods. According to the National Institutes of Health, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), commonly found in PVC, is a suspected human carcinogen.

4 Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
Some bread and frozen food bags and squeezable bottles.
OK: Not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones, but not as widely recycled as #1 or #2.

5 Polypropylene (PP)
Some ketchup bottles and yogurt and margarine tubs.
OK: Hazardous during production, but not known to leach any chemicals that are suspected of causing cancer or disrupting hormones. Not as widely recycled as #1 and #2.

6 Polystyrene (PS)
Foam insulation and also for hard applications (e.g. cups, some toys)
BAD: Benzene (material used in production) is a known human carcinogen. Butadiene and styrene (the basic building block of the plastic) are suspected carcinogens. Energy intensive and poor recycling.

7 Other (usually polycarbonate)
Baby bottles, microwave ovenware, eating utensils, plastic coating for metal cans
BAD: Made with biphenyl-A, a chemical invented in the 1930s in search for synthetic estrogens. A hormone disruptor. Simulates the action of estrogen when tested in human breast cancer studies. Can leach into food as product ages.

Credit for this list due to-
More: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/which-plastics-are-safe.html#ixzz1tXWayzrf

I have found that a membership to a warehouse store actually does help to stretch the dollar, and well worth the fee.

zip-bags in multiple sizes
If you plan on vacuum-sealing foods with wonderful little toys like the Foodsaver, look up and obtain some little Oxygen Absorber packets They will help lengthen the life of your bag sealed long-term, food stores.

Baking Soda: depending on how many buckets or plastic containers you have, or plan on having more than one little box will be needed. There are many uncommon good uses for it anyway.

There are a lot more things you will eventually need, but for the time it will be a good start for what I have planned in the upcoming future

Until next time.. Be Safe and Happy Prepping!