Food Preservation

When it comes to the long-term and nearly foolproof storage of food, freeze-drying is hard to beat. Freeze-drying technology can be used on all kinds of food to yield a shelf life of 10, 20, or even 30 years at room temperature stored in a mylar bag. Very few other foods in any kind of […]

Dehydrated foods have been popular in cultures around the world for millennia principally because they are an accessible and reliable way to achieve preservation for long journeys while maintaining nutritional value. And they generally taste good! It stands to reason that preppers today would love dehydrated foods for the same reasons, but in the grand

Is there anything more versatile than honey? It adds a unique sweetness, is one of the best natural sweeteners,and it stores forever. It has precious calories. It even has an interesting selection of micronutrients (pantothenic acid, manganese, potassium, and many more). In my humble opinion, honey is the ultimate food for self-reliant folks… Everyone with

Preserving meat and poultry to ensure your family will continue to have protein to consume during a SHTF disaster does not require any expensive equipment, or even a dehydrator. Drying meat for long-term preservation involves cutting it into small pieces of meat, and decreasing the amount of water or moisture in the meat to prevent

Stocking up on long-term storage food is one of the building blocks of any survival plan. It all begins with growing and raising your own groceries – and ends with preservation. Sure, you could invest thousands of dollars into long-term food storage buckets (and you should supplement your edible stockpile with them) but freeze drying,

When it comes to dehydration, there are few better options when it comes to preserving in-season produce. Dehydrated foods, if properly stored, last for months. If dehydrated food is stored properly, some homesteaders even claim that dehydrated food can last up to a year!  Unlike canned and frozen foods, the equipment for which takes up

Preserving your own food and building up your food storage isn’t easy. It takes a lot of time, money, and effort but putting up your harvest and having food on hand is an essential part of any survival plan. Dehydrating your own food can make the process quicker, easier, and cheaper. You won’t have to

With prices of dairy products soaring, a lot of people are turning to powdered milk to save some money. Dry, or powdered milk is still faring better than fresh milk, which can cost somewhere between $2.50 to $3.50 a gallon in most places, with dairy towns prices around $2 to $3. Powdered milk can be

The dilemma in a SHTF scenario is how to have food supplies that will last, and how to preserve the food you acquire. All food is susceptible to mold, bacteria, and insects if exposed to moisture and warm temperatures.  Therefore, measures must be taken to keep food in a state that allows it to last as

In a world where refrigeration is widely available, many of us don’t really think about preserving food much, because quite frankly the refrigerator does it for us. Preppers, however, are aware of the fact that when the grid goes down, some if not all of the food we have in the fridge will spoil. That’s