Amy,
You have
4 Whole Foods stores within a half hour drive of Reading.
You've got a natural food store
Nature's Garden Natural Foods in town.
Your
nearest food co-op is 50 miles away in Media, PA.
If you can find a
Crate & Barrel near you, they sell new ss pots cheap!.
Unless you live in a trailer with a propane vent, you don't want to cook with propane and certainly not white gas, indoors.
If you want to cook with butane which is safe indoors you will want a
butane stove and check out you local Chinese supermarkets for deals on butane cartridges (boating and hardware stores sell butane cartridges for as much as $5.00 each whereas I can find them for less than a dollar each in Chinese supermarkets here in Boston!).
Cooking on a variation of high heat and simmer these
cartridges can last up to three hours each.
If you get a pressure cooker before you get your portable or permanent gas stove, I recommend that you get a
Ohsawa Pot because the rice cooks really well, you can store your cooked foods in it, and there is no metallic taste!
What do you know about debit or ATM cards, Amy?
Unlike credit cards, you can spend only up to the amount you have in your bank account but you can still buy things that are unavailable, locally, quickly!
It appears that you are on your way!
Have a great adventure!
Thank you, very much.
Bruce Paine