Sealing Food in 5-Gallon Buckets & Mylar Bags
If you’ve ever handled a mylar balloon, you’ve probably noticed how the front and back of the balloon are sealed together, creating an air-tight space for helium. When it comes time to seal food in …
Food Storage
7 Reasons to Stock Up On Canned Beans
Beans, bullets, and band-aids. A classic combination for survival. The beans most people store are dried beans, usually stored in big buckets. I have a few of those buckets myself, but over the years, I …
15 Helpful Hints that Will Make Your Food Storage Taste Better
Here are some helpful hints on food storage that may help some new preppers and hopefully some seasoned ones. We all need to learn how to make our food not only look good but it …
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Some Tips on Opening Long-term Stored Foods
Every now and then, we hear of people who have had problems with long-term stored foods. The other day one of my friends opened an old five-gallon bucket of wheat, upon opening it; the wheat …
Storing Grains, Legumes While Preserving the Most Nutrition
I am a strong believer in food storage and have been for well over 40 years. One thing that I have learned during that time is that you always seem to keep food longer than …
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Why store food
One hundred years ago most people lived in or close to farming communities. Most had a garden or raised a few chickens. You bought your staples in larger quantities. Many people had root cellars. Milk, …