Using Food Storage

Aside of purchasing bulk foods, there are so many different ways to create a food storage for yourself and/or your family and friends. Part of preparing for making your own food storage is growing your own food. This greatly reduces the cost of the food and allows, and requires, you to get outside and enjoy the beautiful days!

Canning is a great way to make your own food storage. You can can everything from vegetables to jams to meats. If you are just new to canning and gardening, or want a great way to start canning, first think about meals your family loves and you know will be used. Spaghetti sauce, salsa, soups, etc are great! If you are looking to can fruit and vegetables, tomatoes, pickles, peaches and pears are great starters! You can also can juices - which are more pure than store bought, and also have amazing taste!

Dehydrating is another great way to not only start storing your food, but also store food with large amounts of nutritional value such as fruit. You can dehydrate fruits including but not limited to apples, apricots, bananas, blueberries, cherries, citrus peel, coconuts, grapes, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, prune plums, and strawberries. Mangoes are my favorite!!!

Get together with friends and family to have a canning or dehydrating party! It makes the processes fun and you can learn from each other!