According to the National Gardening Association, more than a third of U.S. households now grow some of their own food. While most people decide to garden as a hobby, the best part about this hobby is it can save you money. A well-maintained garden can yield about ½ pound of produce per square foot. That […]
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Busy Mom Loves Her Freeze Dryer
If there’s one thing Brigette Petersen knows a bit about, it’s stretching a dollar – and an hour. The busy wife and mother of three knows what it’s like to look for the cheap and fast solution when it comes to preparing meals and feeding the family. But a nightly dinner of chicken nuggets and […]
Food Waste in America
Americans waste more food than any country in the world. The actual facts are shameful. Studies show that the average American Family of four throws away 40% of the food they purchase! That means almost half of what we put in our grocery carts ends up in a land fill. When that is included with […]
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
There is a documentary that looks at how much food is being wasted by people today and the problems that come with the waste. Wasted! The Story of Food Waste has helped change the way people buy, cook, preserve, and eat food. This informative and entertaining documentary takes you around the world, showing the 1.3 […]
Stop Wasting and Start Saving
A study funded by the United States Department of Agriculture found that the average American wastes about one pound of food per day, or 225-290 pounds per year. This means that roughly 20% of all food put on the plates of Americans is trashed every year. The amount of food thrown away could feed 2 […]
HOW THE HARVEST RIGHT ASSISTS THOSE ON FIXED INCOMES
As the days count down to retirement, we have spent countless hours looking at numbers, comparing expenses to expected income, and finding ways to make the most of our remaining years. While we won’t be forced to subsist, we also won’t be rolling in cash. We will be like most retired Americans, living well, enjoying […]
CLEAN OUT THE FRIDGE AND FILL THE HARVEST RIGHT
Oh, how I used to dread Tuesdays. Trash day was Wednesday, and every Tuesday evening, after dinner, I would rummage through the fridge shelf by shelf, pulling mystery containers, bits of leftovers, and forgotten treats. I would sort through the produce and cheese drawers, looking for anything that might not get used right away or […]
Stop Food Waste
Celebrate ‘Stop Food Waste’ Day by Learning the Best Way to Store Fruits and Vegetables This year April 27 is “Stop Food Waste” day. Studies show that 43% of wasted food in the United States comes from households. By making small shifts in how you shop, prepare, store, and preserve food, you can toss less, […]
Cost Comparison: Store Bought Freeze Dried Eggs vs. Harvest Right
There’s a great new video up by Retired at 40 that you’re going to want to see. (If you don’t follow Retired at 40 on YouTube, the videos chronicle what a retired almost-40-year-old does all day while his wife is at work. He gets up to some fun home projects, experiments, and shenanigans.) In his […]
5 Tips for Building an Emergency Food Plan
Record-breaking cold has been sweeping nearly every part of the country this month. Cold temperatures bring snow, ice, and winter emergencies. Most people don’t keep much food in their pantries, which causes panic at the grocery stores when weather warnings hit the airwaves. Worse, winter storms can cause food shortages and dangerous conditions for those […]
