By April McCarthy Although room temperature is one of the best ways to store fruit and vegetables in the short-term, due to our busy lives it is often difficult for us to preserve them without using a refrigeration source. Read these pro tips on storing the most popular produce so […]
By Gaye Levy With all of the varying complexities of food storage and food storage companies, it may be difficult to sort through and prioritize what is important and what is not. I don’t know about you but with the dizzying array of things to take into consideration, you just […]
By Daisy Luther Excerpt from The Pantry Primer: A Prepper’s Guide to Whole Food on a Half-Price Budget *** Another important consideration when building your pantry is the restrictions of family members with food-related issues. There are many people who must eliminate certain foods or suffer the consequence. Allergies and […]
Just how much damage can result from one severed wire? One crashed circuit board? A few errant keystrokes or transposed digits? It might surprise you to learn the magnitude of the impact of such a seemingly minor glitch. With the incredible reliance we have on electronic communications, we are very […]
by Gaye Levy When I first started getting serious about food storage, I found myself facing an entirely new vocabulary of food storage terms. It should come as no surprise that one of those terms was “Oxygen Absorber”. At the time, I had no clue as what they were and […]
By Daisy Luther, Nutritional Anarchy The other day, I was cleaning out my freezer and something magical happened. Not only did I get a nice, organized freezer, but I realized what it really means to eat locally. When you eat locally, you know things about your food that people who […]
By Tess Pennington, Ready Nutrition From a sustainability standpoint, herbs are one of the easiest plants to produce. Many of the herbs we grow are perennials and will produce for many years. Drying herbs is a great way to save money and use for cooking or to enjoy for aromatherapy […]
By Daisy Luther, Organic Prepper The economic climate has a lot of people scrambling to stock up on food right now. Add to an uncertain job market the food shortage caused by extreme weather conditions across the country, and we could be looking at a perfect storm on the horizon. […]
by Gaye Levy When it comes to stockpiling survival preps, two items are always near the top my list: food and land to grow food. Those, in my opinion, are the two most valuable commodities to have if the world and society goes to heck. As I say that, I […]