I try to always use what I purchase for our long-term pantry at least once - so I'll know wether or not it is worth buying more of. Because what good is it to have a pantry full of food you hope to never have to eat? (See here for a recent review on our… Continue reading Reviewing Thrive Life Country White Dough Mix
Tag: Prepping
Packing Your Freeze-Dried Items Like The Pros
It's National Preparedness Month - and part of that is getting emergency food ready. I had a goal for a long time, and it was to be able to pack my freeze-dried meals & ingredients in commercial grade bags, where I could seal the bags for long-term storage, with the ability to have a zipper… Continue reading Packing Your Freeze-Dried Items Like The Pros
The Downtime Prepper: National Preparedness Month
Before the Covid dumpster fire years, prepping for me was about gaining life skills. We had had years of life to do it in, with no real feeling of impending doom. We were truly prepping for natural disasters. I have lived through a couple of those, including living in the flood plains of a volcanic… Continue reading The Downtime Prepper: National Preparedness Month
Dehydrating Kale and Making Green Powder
It’s been a bountiful year on the homestead for kale production. Cold wet springs lead to greens growing well, and once the sun showed up mid summer, the heat kicked off the growth. I have 3 varieties this year going on our land on Whidbey Island in Washington State. We face the Salish Sea so we… Continue reading Dehydrating Kale and Making Green Powder
Freeze-Dried Salsa: Making and Using It
We love our Harvest Right freeze-dyer and have had it running quite a bit this year. From carrots to pumpkin pie, to noodles and candy, we just love seeing what will freeze-dry in it. We grow a lot of peppers, onions and tomatoes on our homestead, and yearly I water bath can at least 100 pint jars… Continue reading Freeze-Dried Salsa: Making and Using It