Information about the Church Cannery

Hello you little tamales!!


I wanted to get some information to you about the church cannery. There were some things I learned this week that I think you might find interesting.


Last week I received an email from "LDS Living Magazine" that the commodities (that usually rise annually), have risen in this month since January's adjustment. The prices have risen 11% to 49% with wheat being the highest rise. This is meant for information purposes only. A 25 pound bag of wheat is still inexpensive: $11.45, however, I do not know when they will be adjusting prices again.


So, for those of us (including me until this morning) who are unfamiliar with the workings of the cannery details will be able to order with confidence and have no fear in making full use of this awesome tool, here ya go:


This is a link from the Church's website to the updated order form. If you cannot print it and you want a copy, visit me (Marsha) or Sister Loi Gibbs' - we will give you a copy for only $19.95...just kidding.


http://providentliving.org/pfw/multimedia/files/pfw/pdf/123091_BSS_HCS_OrderForm_Mar_2011_US_ENG_pdf.pdf


OK - so how to order.
1. Decide what you want
2. Fill out the order form
3. Get your form to Sister Gibbs by the 23rd of the month. (So, in todays case, if you wanted to order something, get it to her by this Saturday).
4. In about 4 weeks your order is shipped and arrives at the cannery. Sister Gibbs will call you when it gets there for you to pick up.
5. Pick up your order
6. Call brother Lonnie Estes @ 651-4681 and schedule a time to come and can. Safford stake has Wednesday afternoons and Saturdays reserved at the cannery. The last time I was there, it went really quickly, he is a very efficient helper and very nice.


If you don't want to go by yourself, give me a call and we'll work out a time for others to be there too. Old Chinese proverb say: "Many hands make light work."


For Plannning Purposes:
It takes about 5 pounds of wheat/ beans/ rice per #10 can. So you would be using about 5 cans for a 25 pound bag of wheat/beans/rice etc.
You do not need to order cans, lids or oxygen absorbers on your order sheet. Those are already at the cannery. For all three of those items plan on $1.16 per set.
You can also order boxes that fit [ 6 ] #10 cans for .95 cents each. I am finding that all these cans don't stack on each other too well. I plan on getting some boxes for cans I already have.


When I spoke with Brother Lonnie Estes this morning he said that the best LOCAL places to get beans is at:
Eastern Arizona Ag in Thatcher aka the Case dealer (right across the street from EA Glass). He said they are clean and fresh. The beans from the Church are going to be a year or so old.
Thriftee
Kansas Settlement near Willcox - here is a link to directions on how to get there. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=kansas+settlement+willcox&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Kansas+Settlement,+Willcox,+AZ&gl=us&ei=6WSwTbfzDuXiiAKFrcWvBg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ8gEwAA
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! YOU ARE AMAZING!
Marsha