Can You Keep Food Storage in a Crawl Space?
For many years, I stored an entire year’s supply of food in the crawl space of my home. I have also used the crawl space to store 72-hour kits, water, and other items. So, I feel confident that I can…
Can Glass Jars with Chipped Rims be Used for Canning?
Growing up in a house where home canning was done year after year, I have canned almost anything you can think of. Glass mason jars are key to the process, and after years of use there are some things to…
How to Start Your Home Water Storage (Tips, Tricks, and Pics)
Storing food provides security to families and individuals, but sometimes an important element is left out. Water. Water is key to human survival, so storing it along side your food is completely necessary. Since we use so much water, knowing…
How Long Can You Store Deer Meat in a Freezer? (A handy guide)
If you, like me, went hunting and got a deer, but then delayed substantially to eat all of the deer and quickly found yourself piling more meat on top of the venison in the freezer until potentially years later you…
How to Store Candy for the Long-Term
Food storage is one of those things that most everyone thinks about at one time or another, but food storage seems so boring. Is it possible to store fun things like candy? Candy that is packaged correctly can be stored…
Best Large Standing Food Storage Rack for Canned Foods
I’ve been working on getting an adequate supply of food storage for my family of 5. I’m not at all a pro with canning and such, so I wanted to take some easy and common-sense steps. I decided to buy…
Why Do Garden Carrots Get Soft—How to Store Them So They Won’t
The first year I had a successful carrot crop, I was so excited. So I dug them all up, cleaned them off, and put them in the refrigerator only to find that 2 days later, they were soft and limp….
How Long Canned Peaches Last—Homemade and Store-Bought
It’s easy to get the impression that canned foods last for many years and you won’t have to worry about it unless you are storing the foods for many years, but with peaches that’s not necessarily true. You may be…