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5 Ways to Preserve Peaches – Plus the Easiest Way to Peel Peaches

July 13, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 37 Comments
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Each year I preserve peaches in a variety of ways, stashing some for us to enjoy and some to use as gifts. (I have yet to find someone who does not appreciate homemade peach jam.) In this post I’ll cover the easiest way to peel peaches, as well as canning, dehydrating, freezing, peach jam and freeze drying peaches.

My youngest loves peaches, so we stock up every year. We’re still working on trying to get peach trees to survive as part of our permaculture food forest. We’re right at the edge of peach friendly territory, but our place gets a lot of wind, which the trees don’t like very much.

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Home Freeze Drying – Read this Before You Buy a Freeze Dryer

April 26, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 468 Comments
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Thinking about getting a freeze dryer? We’ll explain how home freeze drying works, and answer questions about freeze dried food storage for emergencies and more.

home freeze dryer and freeze dried food in jars

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Home Food Preservation – 10 Ways to Preserve Food at Home

April 11, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 57 Comments
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There’s never better a better time to learn how to safely preserve food at home. Home food preservation helps you stock up and save money, whether you’re growing your own food or buying in bulk. It adds variety to meals, and the flavor of home preserved foods can knock the socks off of most commercial offerings. You control what’s in your food.

bins of fresh vegetables prepped for home preserving

This post will give you an overview of different home food preservation methods, so you can decide which options work best for you.

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9 Ways to Preserve Pears, Plus Tips to Prevent Browning

August 29, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 21 Comments
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Our neighbors have a beautiful pear tree that’s over 50 years old, and each year they invite us to share in the harvest. Big tree = lots of fruit, so over the years I’ve used many different ways to preserve pears. No matter how you store them – canning, freezing, drying, freeze drying or fermenting – their high sugar content makes them a naturally decadent dessert. In this post I’ll cover both short term and long term storage options for pears, plus tips to prevent browning.

9 Ways to Preserve Pears, Plus Tips to Prevent Browning

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Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Oil Change and Filtering

August 25, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 25 Comments
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Ever since I posted my Harvest Right Freeze Dryer Review, people have asked for more information about the freeze dryer oil change and filtering. It’s a simple process, but not something that’s required for other home food preservation methods. To show those who are curious exactly what’s involved, my sons help me put together a couple quick videos. The first one covers the freeze dryer oil change, and the second covers how to make an inexpensive oil filter.

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