Winter is a good time to review your plan and how it has been working. You should never think you are completely ready. In the winter you can consider how your last year went. How much food have you been able to produce on your own? How is your water supply? What is your plan for fuel if the power is out. What can you do during the winter to make it better for your next growing season.
Winter is a good time to rotate your food supply. Take all the food you have bottled or bought this year and place it on the back of the shelf, then put all the older food in front. Then be sure you are using your oldest food.
If you are in the habit of purchasing fresh fruit and veggies all year consider using your older food instead. Yes this will reduce the amount of food storage you have. It will also increase your buying power. Fruit and vegetables are much more expensive in the winter. If you canned your own food last summer it cost a lot less. If you grew it your self it was free. So stop buying fresh fruit and vegetables. Start using what you already have. You can then use the money you are not spending on food on other needs. If you have all you need for now you can save the money and use it when a good deal comes along.
I like to have a 2 year supply of the food I canned at home. So I try to eat any food that is more than 3 years old during the winter months. By tasting and using your food you become familiar with what you like and dislike. You can store more of what you enjoy and less of that you do not. You will not grow a bunch of things you will not want to use.
As you use your supplies keep a record of how much you use and what you liked. Then as you look forward for the next growing season you can plant what you enjoyed last winter and have it again next winter.
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