I have always had mounds and mounds and mounds of zucchini during harvest season. I make stir fry, soups, zucchini bread and even add it to brownies, but I can never use enough during the summer season. But, the best part about having a home freeze dryer is that now I freeze dry my zucchini […]
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Saving Heirloom Seeds
Saving heirloom tomato seeds Heirloom vegetables are hardier and have more flavor than hybrid varieties. They’re also more expensive. When you can save seeds from your own garden, you’ll save money and become even more self sufficient. The first thing to remember is that you must be sure you’re saving heirloom seeds. If you save […]
How the Drought Will Affect Food Prices
How the Drought Will Affect Food Prices Wondering how the drought will affect food prices? It depends on how much worse the drought gets, or so says the United States Department of Agriculture and Economic Research Service. (USDA ERS). According to their most current report, they predict the cost of eggs will rise (no surprise) […]
Your Chance to Win a FREE Harvest Right Freeze Dryer
Would you like a chance to win a FREE Harvest Right freeze dryer? Countryside Magazine is giving you the chance! All you have to do is enter the Preserve the Harvest contest and you’ll be in the running to win useful food preservation gear like a food press, canning jars, pectin, pollinators and more. Your […]
Freeze Dryer YouTube Videos
Freeze Dryer YouTube Videos Want to see a Harvest Right freeze dryer in action? Whether you’re thinking about investing in a home freeze dryer or you’re looking for inspiration for new ways to use your own, YouTube is a great resource. Here are some of our favorite YouTube videos made by real live Harvest Right […]
How Freeze-Drying Can Improve Your Quality of Life
Another driveway discussion led to the statement that ‘home freeze-drying alone can drastically improve the quality of life’. That’s a big statement, and I said it with a straight face. Here’s why: Without the ability to preserve food, humans have to spend the biggest portion of the day looking for or cultivating fresh food. That […]
Freeze Drying to Eat (or Save) What’s In Season
Heriloom tomatoes are at their peak so we’re eating bruschetta for dinner nearly every night right now. We just toast some good bread, rub it with a clove of garlic and top with diced tomatoes. Then we drizzle a little olive oil (peppery Oro Bailen is the current household favorite) and sprinkle with sea salt […]
How to Properly Store Root Vegetables in the Kitchen
Many of us store foods like potatoes, onions, garlic and ginger root in the vegetable drawer in the refrigerator, but storing root vegetables don’t do do well in cold storage. High humidity in refrigerators causes rot and storing root vegetables together can actually affect the flavor. The good news is there is an easy and […]
How to Save on Egg Prices During the 2015 Avian Flu Outbreak
By now you’ve probably heard that a new strain of bird flu (H5N2) has been making rounds in the poultry and egg industry. So far the effects have reduced egg production by about 5%. This reduction is causing shortages in availability and egg price increases of up to 120% in stores and restaurants. Analysts predict […]
Back-to-Basics Summer Recipe Meals
I don’t know what it is about summer that makes me want to eat simple food, but most evenings I’m content with tomatoes on garlic toast (a.k.a. bruschetta), cannellini beans with rosemary (on garlic toast) or olive tapanade on, you guessed it, garlic toast. This time of year there’s something wonderful about rediscovering food that […]
