Dry-pack packaging is an effective method for storing dry foods. When bulk storage foods such as wheat or beans are dry-packed, they are placed in large #10 cans or foil pouches, along with a packet that removes oxygen, then sealed without further processing. Food that is stored this way has an extended storage life and is protected from moisture and insects.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living near a Church-owned home storage center may use the facility to dry pack food for their food storage. The focus of the dry-pack canning program is to help families obtain and store a year's supply of basic, life-sustaining products.

Church members are invited to call the home storage center directly, or set up an appointment through their ward or stake canning specialist (your priesthood or Relief Society leader can tell you who this is), to use the local cannery to dry-pack food. Canneries have products available to package at a nominal cost, or you can bring your own food and pay only for the cost of the #10 cans or foil pouches.

Many LDS stakes also have access to dry-pack packaging equipment that can be checked out for individual use at home.

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