Food Storage

Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design, Use and Mistakes to Avoid

October 26, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 76 Comments
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In this article we’ll talk about 5 things you must include in a root cellar design, plus 10 tips for fruit and vegetable storage. There’s also a printable storage guide for over 30 fruits and veggies, and jump links to additional information at the bottom of the post.

A root cellar is a great low-cost way to store food – not just root vegetables, but other fresh produce, too. They require no energy to use and very little maintenance. You can build in a root cellar when your home is under construction, but it’s also possible to add a root cellar to your basement, or build one outside your home.

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Pickled Beets Recipe – Just Like Grandma Used to Make

October 19, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 15 Comments
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My eldest son and I are fans of pickled beets (and almost anything else pickled), so each year we turn some of our garden bounty into beet pickles. These make a great side dish (vinegar is good for digestion and helps fight acid reflux). If we have a good stockpile, sometimes we thinly slice some of the pickled beets and run them through the freeze dryer. The freeze dried beet chips make an interesting snack food. (And yes, these are gluten free, for anyone who is watching out for gluten.)

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Build Your Own Walk In Cooler with a CoolBot Controller and A/C Unit

September 24, 2018 By Amber Bradshaw 12 Comments
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You can build your own walk in cooler for produce storage at just a fraction of the cost of commercial coolers. A CoolBot and a regular household window A/C unit lets you turn any well insulated room into a walk-in cooler. Instead of paying big money for a small commercial walk in cooler, you can save thousands with this DIY cooler option.

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Green Tomato Pickles – Easy Pickled Green Tomato Recipe for Canning

September 21, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 14 Comments
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I made up a batch of these pickled green tomatoes to use up some of the unripe tomatoes knocked off the vines during our recent hail storm. We picked all the storm damaged fruit, and trimmed off the spoiled bits, saving the undamaged parts for preserving. I found a number of green tomato recipes, but pickled green tomatoes seemed most likely to appeal to my family. (The crew groaned out loud at the green tomato mincemeat recipe.) We like dill pickles, so why not dilly green tomato pickles?

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Blueberry Pear Jam – Sweet, Luscious Pears and Ripe, Juicy Blueberries

September 8, 2018 By Laurie Neverman Leave a Comment
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We were once again blessed with an abundance of pears from the neighbors after helping them harvest their pear tree, so I decided to experiment with another pear jam combination. This time around we made blueberry pear jam, pairing up the sweetness of the pears with berries, lemon and a touch of vanilla. My husband still prefers the cranberry-pear jam, but my sons gave this combo a “thumbs up”.

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