long term food storage

smart jars future of home canning high tech

Smart Jars: Could the Future of Home Canning Be High-Tech?

4 Dec 2025

Smart jar technology does not yet exist for home canners, but rapid advancements in commercial food-safety packaging offer a glimpse into what the future could hold. This article explores how innovations like gas-sensing films, time-temperature indicators, and Bluetooth freshness trackers may one day be adapted to mason jars, giving home…

More: Current Events, Safe Canning Practices

Give the Gift of From Seed to Table

Current Events

4 Dec 2025

Give the Gift of From Seed to Table This Christmas! Printable Pre-Order Gift PDF Now Available Looking for a meaningful, sustainable, and truly unique Christmas gift for the gardener, homesteader, or home-preserver in your life? I’m thrilled to share a special printable gift placeholder PDF created by my publisher, Harvest…

More: Current Events

Embrace seasonal living From Seed to Table

From Seed to Table Book Preorder and Free Download

Current Events, Safe Canning Practices

6 Nov 2025

I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE my latest book, From Seed to Table, is ready for pre-order! You asked, and I listened. For years, my readers have shared their desire to grow more of their own food, eat with the seasons, and live more sustainably — without having to move off…

More: Current Events, Safe Canning Practices

Stock Your Pantry with Complete Meal Solutions: Meals in a Jar for Long-Term Storage

Tips, Tricks and Techniques

3 Sep 2025

Meals in a Jar give you complete, shelf-stable meals you can stock today and serve anytime. This guide shows you how to stock your pantry with complete meal solutions for long-term food storage—from menu planning and pantry meal prep to pressure canning basics that produce balanced, ready-to-heat entrées in one…

More: Tips, Tricks and Techniques

freeze dried meat, freeze dried vegetables

How to Freeze Dry Food – All You Need to Know

Preparedness & Self-Reliance

6 Aug 2025

Freeze drying is one of the most effective long-term food preservation methods available today. This guide breaks down how freeze drying works, the equipment needed, what foods can (and can’t) be freeze dried, and how to safely store your freeze-dried goods for maximum shelf life. Whether you’re a prepper, homesteader,…

More: Preparedness & Self-Reliance

Water Glassing Farm Fresh Eggs

Heritage Skills

31 Aug 2022

Water glassing eggs is a traditional preservation method that allows farm-fresh eggs to be stored for up to two years without refrigeration. This age-old technique, which dates back to the early 1800s, uses a simple lime-water solution to seal eggs with their natural protective coating intact. If you raise chickens…

More: Heritage Skills

Check this out!

All my recipes

View All Recipies