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Field Notes
Monthly notes from the pantry we are building.
Short updates on hurricane-season planning, test meals, subscription progress, and the community mission behind Field & Pantry.
June 2026 note
Hurricane season is a good time to build before the rush.
Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November 30. Even in a quieter forecast year, one local storm can still disrupt groceries, power, roads, and routines.
That is why Field & Pantry is testing a calmer way to prepare: real meals, useful pantry items, and a future monthly box that helps households build backup food steadily instead of waiting until shelves are crowded and stressful.
This month, our focus is simple: gather early interest, test the first meals, and keep shaping the pantry subscription around what South Florida families would actually use.
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Storm season reminders
Practical, calm notes about pantry rotation, family food planning, water, power outages, and getting ready before a storm is named.
Product progress
Updates on test meals, packaging, freeze-drying, menu changes, and what founding families are helping us learn.
Community impact
Future notes about meal donation goals, food bank conversations, first responder support, and how subscriber growth can help build a local reserve.
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Help Launch Field & Pantry, Home of Storm Ready Foods.
My name is Johnnie Banachi, and I am starting Field & Pantry here in Miami Springs. Field & Pantry is designed for South Florida families who want to be better prepared for unexpected events. Hurricane season is a clear reminder of this, but it is not the only reason a pantry is important. Power outages, storms, house fires, job loss, medical issues, and tough times can all make shelf-stable food essential. With Field & Pantry and Storm Ready Foods, I aim to create practical, shelf-stable meals and pantry items for real households. The goal is not fear. The goal is readiness. Freeze-drying plays a key role in that readiness. It removes moisture at low temperatures, which helps protect the flavor, texture, color, and nutrition better than many traditional preservation methods. When packaged and stored properly, freeze-dried food can stay shelf-stable for years, with some products lasting up to 25 years. This matters because it is not just about storing calories. It is about creating meals that people genuinely want to eat, while preserving as much nutrition and quality as possible. Freeze-drying often preserves around 95% or more of a food's nutrients, depending on the food, recipe, packaging, and storage conditions. This first round of support will help secure access to a commercial kitchen in Miami Springs, finalize the purchase of commercial production equipment, and prepare our first Storm Ready meals. This process includes freeze-drying, bagging, vacuum sealing, labeling, packaging, sourcing ingredients, and product testing. Miami Springs is where this begins. Homestead and South Florida are part of the broader vision. I want this to support families, elderly neighbors, workers, and anyone who recognizes that being prepared is not extreme; it is practical. As Field & Pantry grows, one of my goals is to support elderly neighbors and local families during tough times when I can. While Field & Pantry is a small business and not a nonprofit, community preparedness is at the heart of this project. If you choose to support this launch, you will help establish the first real production foundation for Field & Pantry and Storm Ready Foods. Any amount of support is appreciated.