Preserving and stockpiling food is a cornerstone of homesteaders and off-gridders. Not all foods, though, preserve well, no matter what you do to them. Some are just bound and determined to deteriorate with time. But there are enough foods that ...
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How Long Will Frozen Food Really Last Before It Goes Bad?
Freezing is an easy and convenient way to save time and money when it comes to feeding your family. You can make meals ahead and freeze them for future use. You can freeze seasonal fruits and vegetables for the winter. ...
Read More »What Squirrels Can Teach Us About Winter Food Storage
Stockpiling is the act of preparing food and supplies, and storing in a cool, dry place to best equip oneself for winter, storm and emergency. Animals have been doing this for thousands of years, and it plays a major role ...
Read More »6 Delicious Gluten-Free Fall Recipes Your Family Will Love
Whether you eat grain-free or just gluten-free, whether it’s because of a health condition, or just because you believe it will make you healthier, living grain-free can be delicious. In celebration of the fall season I’ve compiled a list of ...
Read More »The Survival Fruit That Can Feed A Family For An Entire Day
If you love Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum, you’ll most likely love Jackfruit. Word has it that Wrigley took inspiration from the jackfruit to flavor his world-famous chewing gum. Sweet and fruity, the flavor of jackfruit has been compared to bananas, ...
Read More »How To Make Your Own Sausage, From Scratch
Sausage is defined as ground or minced meat mixed with fat and spices stuffed into a casing made from intestines. However, it is also the logical outcome of efficient butchery. Once all of the prime cuts of roasts, ribs and ...
Read More »How Long Will Canned Food Really Last Before It Spoils?
America’s supermarkets are filled with different ways of labelling expiration dates on canned and packaged foods. According to a 2013 report by the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, those labels are responsible ...
Read More »Hate Canning? Try These 4 Simpler Food Preservation Methods
Canning is practiced by grandmothers and mothers all over America. The sterilization of high heat and pressurization has made it the safe and preferred preservation of Americans for generations, but some people aren’t interested in spending hours over a stove ...
Read More »Black Walnuts: How To Crack (And Cook With) Nature’s Toughest Nut
Unlike the more familiar English walnuts that are native to southeastern Europe and are commonly sold in most supermarkets, the North American native black walnut is mostly a wild crop that grows in fields and forests and even in urban ...
Read More »The Right Way To Rehydrate Long-Term Storage Food
Many foods in long-term food storage are dry goods. These are foods like pasta or rice that are dried and then cooked in water to varying degrees. However, there’s a broader category of dehydrated foods that includes vegetables and meat ...
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