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As you start to prepare for the upcoming cold months, don’t miss these do’s and don’ts of how to properly manage your winter food storage. While it may take a little time and effort, when the inclement weather hits, you ...

There are plenty of reasons why people prefer one food preservation method over. But individual choices aside, here are some compelling arguments why canning is better than freezing and other methods, followed by a few notable exceptions.   1. Flexible ...

This article will help you to know more about the storage of milk and eggs. Whether you are blessed with an overabundance of food or you are someone who wants to be prepared in a survival situation, you may have wondered ...

Homesteaders know how important it is for livestock to have access to fresh, clean water at all times, but in some areas of the world, winter makes this a much more difficult task. I can remember many winter days as a ...

  I am frequently asked what is the best preservation method for various foods, and the answer is almost always the same: It depends. The best bet is to be ready and able to do a combination of canning, freezing, ...

  Of all the different means we have at our disposal to preserve meats, the most common is freezing. In our modern society, we either cook our meat fresh or put it in the freezer until we are ready to ...

Most of America’s food storage today depends on refrigeration or freezing, or processed foods that we purchased at a grocery store and then stocked in a pantry. But there was a time when food storage wasn’t quite so easy. On ...

One of the annual challenges on the homestead farm is keeping a fresh water supply available to livestock during freezing temperatures. Depending on your climate, this can be for a few days of freezing weather — or months of sub-zero ...

Picture this unhappy scenario. You open up your carefully prepared and stored food at a time of need only to find it infested with bugs. Nearly all dried foods – including grains, cereals, beans, nuts, powdered milk, dried fruits, cured ...

Food preservation is essential for every homesteader and survivalist, but far too often our stockpiles contain dozens of pre-packaged boxed meals that are tantamount to junk food. But there is a better way to stockpile food, and this week’s guest ...