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Food Preservation

67 Long-Term Foods for Your Stockpile [PDF Checklist]

March 21, 2023 by Linda Wilson
various canned foods on pantry shelves

What should you include in your food stockpile, be it for survival or for the winter? A very good question. You want the food to be healthy and feed your family and you don’t know exactly what the emergency may be so you have to plan ahead. In a medium or long-term survival situation, you … Read more

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Dehydrating Kale And Apples: Step By Step

March 17, 2023 by Tom Harkins
drying kale and apples featured

If you haven’t made kale chips, or apple fruit leather, or apple chips, you’re really missing out! These dried foods are delicious, long-lasting, and very useful to have around the homestead. They are light and easy to pack if you’re going to be outdoors for a long time. Dried kale and apples are great snacks … Read more

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Food Storage for Emergency Preparedness: How to Get Started

March 17, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
cans of Thrive foods in pantry

What foods you should store, how much you should store, where you should store it, and so much more. All the info you need to start building your emergency food storage today.

Categories Food Preservation 69 Comments

How To Freeze Potatoes

November 2, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
whole frozen potatoes in Zipper bag

When you have an abundant harvest and don’t have time to can it all at once, freezing is another great option for preserving potatoes.

Categories Food Preservation Tags potatoes 21 Comments

How to Wax Cheese Step by Step

October 5, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
DIY waxed cheese

Waxed cheese can last for years without refrigeration. Here’s how my first waxing experiment went.

Categories Food Preservation 9 Comments

How To Dry Purslane and Preserve It As A Powder

October 24, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
dried and ground purslane leaves

Learn how to use this super food as a nutritional and delicious replacement for cornstarch!

Categories Food Preservation 52 Comments

Food Storage Mistake: Why You Should Not Stack Buckets On Buckets

March 17, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
food storage mistakes- broken gamma lid

This could have been an extremely expensive mistake…

Categories Food Preservation 11 Comments

How To Freeze Tomatoes

May 27, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
zipper bags of frozen tomatoes inside freezer

Here’s a great way to keep your tomatoes until you have enough to can!

Categories Food Preservation Tags tomatoes 57 Comments

Preserving Collard Greens: 3 Ways To Do It

July 26, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
collard greens in box

Have an abundance of collards, mustard, turnip, and other mixed greens? Here are three great ways to preserve the harvest: Freezing, Canning, and Dehydrating!

Categories Food Preservation 14 Comments

Freezing Leftover Spaghetti

October 14, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
frozen spaghetti in Zipper bag

Did you know that you can freeze cooked noodles?

Categories Food Preservation 20 Comments

How To Freeze Corn – Blanching Method

November 13, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
frozen corn kernels in zipper bag next to vacuum sealer

Freezing corn is a great way to preserve that fresh taste. Just make sure you do it the right way, with these easy steps.

Categories Food Preservation Tags corn 22 Comments

How To Make Apple Pectin

December 7, 2022 by Kendra Lynne
apples submerged in water in plastic container

Here’s how they did it back in the old days!

Categories Food Preservation Tags apples 6 Comments

Building A Survival Food Storage On The Homestead

March 17, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
pantry shelves stocked with home canned goods

Why I think it is so important to build a food storage, and some helpful tools to get you on your way!

Categories Food Preservation 34 Comments

How To Store Wheat Berries the Right Way

March 17, 2023 by Kendra Lynne
open sack of wheat berries

My first peak at wheat berries, and a step-by-step on how to store them.

Categories Food Preservation Tags bread, wheat 50 Comments

Freezing Eggs

April 14, 2020 by Kendra Lynne

Wanna know how to keep that stock pile of eggs good longer?

Categories Food Preservation 11 Comments
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kendra lynne
"Hi! I'm Kendra. I'm a wife, mother, and homesteader. I love everything that has to do with simple living. I'm a canning instructor, an avid gardener, and a constant learner of old-fashioned skills. Here is where I share it all. Welcome to the adventure!"
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