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Can You Freeze Dry Garden Seeds?
Saving seeds allows gardeners to preserve favorite varieties, reduce future seed costs, share plants with friends and family, and carry a garden’s history from one generation to the next. It also raises an interesting question: Can garden seeds be freeze...
Packing Freeze-Dried Food for Road Trips
A road trip has its own packing math that camping and flying don't: you've got trunk space instead of a backpack's weight limit, but you're also stopping at a lot more gas stations and drive-thrus than you'd probably choose to...
How to Grow Fruit Year-Round in Your Garden
No single plant produces fruit twelve months a year, but a garden planned around a few different fruit types, plus a plan for preserving what you grow, comes close to year-round fruit without much extra effort. Start With Perennials Fruit...
Planning a Bigger Garden for Freeze Drying and Food Preservation Garden planning often begins during the coldest part of the year. Seed catalogs arrive, new varieties catch your attention, and it becomes easy to imagine beds overflowing with tomatoes, peppers,...
Homemade Freeze-Dried Dog & Cat Food: Benefits, Safety & Storage
Can You Freeze Dry Homemade Dog and Cat Food? Many pet owners prepare homemade meals because they want greater control over ingredients, accommodate specific dietary needs, or simply enjoy providing fresh food for their pets. A home freeze dryer can...
How to Make Healthy Freeze-Dried Dog & Cat Treats at Home
Homemade pet treats don't have to contain long ingredient lists or artificial preservatives. Many dogs and cats enjoy simple, protein-rich treats made from recognizable ingredients. With a home freeze dryer, you can prepare treats in larger batches, package them for...
The Best Wild Foods to Forage and Freeze Dry
Foraging is one of the oldest ways people have gathered food. From wild berries and edible greens to mushrooms, herbs, and seasonal fruits, nature offers an incredible variety of foods that can be enjoyed fresh or preserved for later use....
Reduce Food Waste: Freeze-Dry It or Share It
A huge amount of good food goes to waste every year in the U.S. — even as food insecurity remains a real problem for many households. Two habits go a long way toward closing that gap: freeze-drying food before it...
Embracing Ugly Food to Cut Food Waste
A crooked carrot or an oddly-shaped tomato isn't damaged goods — it's just produce that grew the way produce actually grows. A surprising amount of perfectly good food gets tossed each year for looking wrong rather than being wrong, even...