[caliagent]

Nuts go rancid. Bad idea for a survivalist story. http://ucanr.edu/datastoreFiles/234-2753.pdf

[Mathnerd314]

The almonds there last 10 months, long enough to grow and harvest some fruits/vegetables in a suitable climate.

Typical emergency preparedness guidelines suggest stocking food for maybe a week. What kind of scenarios are you preparing for?

[caliagent]

I was following the parents fictional account that mentioned subsequent generations eating this shelles walnut stockpile.