# Ruth Calloway, writer · Larder & Well > Source: https://larderandwell.cc/authors/ruth-calloway ## Ruth Calloway Pantry, water and homestead skills Writer Ruth Calloway Pantry, water and homestead skills Ruth Calloway writes Larder & Well's guides to food storage, water, off-grid power and the old household skills. She works from extension-service bulletins, USDA and Ready.gov guidance, manufacturer manuals and years of homesteader discussion threads, and she says plainly where the sources disagree. She does not claim to have tested what she describes; when a method is untested or risky, her articles say so. [rcalloway@larderandwell.cc](mailto:rcalloway@larderandwell.cc) Last checked 2026-11-08 ### What Ruth Calloway covers * long-term pantry storage * water storage and treatment * off-grid power * home canning and preserving * homestead skills * old-ways household know-how ### How Ruth Calloway writes The evidence these guides lean on: extension-service bulletins, USDA and Ready.gov pages, food-science studies, manufacturer manuals. * Opens with the answer and the number, then the how. * Names the failure that ruins a batch before the step that prevents it. * Says what she would do first in a household starting from zero. #### What you will not find here * Invented first-hand anecdotes. * Fear for its own sake. * Gear lists with no reason behind each item. Every guide is written from sources a reader can open, as our [editorial policy](/editorial-policy) describes. Nothing is presented as tested unless it was. Spotted a mistake? [Send us the correction](/contact) with its source. ### Recent guides on these beats [All articles](/articles) [ ](/water/how-much-water-to-store-per-person) #### [How Much Water to Store Per Person, and Where to Put It ](/water/how-much-water-to-store-per-person) One gallon per person per day, for at least three days and ideally two weeks: the math for a family of four, the containers, and where 470 pounds of water can sit. 10 Nov 2026 [ ](/water/best-way-to-filter-water-in-an-emergency) #### [Water Filters for Emergencies: What They Remove and What Gets Through ](/water/best-way-to-filter-water-in-an-emergency) What an emergency water filter stops, what slips past it (viruses, salt, fuel, metals), and how to pair a gravity filter with boiling or bleach so the water is safe. 10 Nov 2026 [ ](/food-storage/how-much-food-to-store-for-a-family-of-four) #### [How Much Food to Store for a Family of Four for Three Months ](/food-storage/how-much-food-to-store-for-a-family-of-four) A family of four needs about 750,000 calories for three months: 300 to 480 pounds of grain plus beans, oil and milk, or 13 weeks of the meals you already cook. 9 Nov 2026 [ ](/food-storage/pack-rice-beans-wheat-for-decades) #### [How to Pack Rice, Beans and Wheat to Last 30 Years ](/food-storage/pack-rice-beans-wheat-for-decades) Seal white rice, wheat and dry beans in Mylar and buckets with oxygen absorbers, keep them cool and dry, and they stay edible for decades. Here is how, step by step. 9 Nov 2026 [ ](/power/kerosene-lamp-indoor-safety) #### [Kerosene and Oil Lamps: Safe Lighting When the Power Is Out ](/power/kerosene-lamp-indoor-safety) How to burn a kerosene or oil lamp indoors in an outage: the right fuel, fresh air, clearance, refilling cold, and when a flashlight is the safer light. 9 Nov 2026 [ ](/old-ways/is-open-kettle-canning-safe) #### [Old Canning Methods That Are No Longer Safe, and Why ](/old-ways/is-open-kettle-canning-safe) Open-kettle, oven, dishwasher and paraffin canning are no longer considered safe. What each one gets wrong, why the jars still seal, and the tested method to use instead. 9 Nov 2026 [ ](/power/generator-carbon-monoxide-safety) #### [Generator Safety: Carbon Monoxide, Placement and Backfeeding ](/power/generator-carbon-monoxide-safety) Run a generator outdoors, at least 20 feet from windows, doors and an attached garage, keep CO alarms inside, and never plug it into a wall outlet. 8 Nov 2026 --- [Larder & Well](/) Keep the household fed, watered and warm when the stores close. Food storage, water, off-grid power, homestead skills and the old ways, written for American households that want to stay fed, watered and warm when the grid, the economy or the supply chain fails. [Send a correction or a question](/contact) © 2026 Larder & Well. Independent, written from sources you can open. A page that ever carries a paid link says so above it. Nobody pays for a place in our guides.