When you’re canning fruit, most methods require that you mix up a light to heavy syrup to add to the jars of fruit prior to canning. This entails measuring sugar into water in a pot and heating it all up, hoping you didn’t make way too much or not enough, and dripping sugar-water everywhere while […]
Make Your Own Fish Stringer
When you’re fishing, you’ll need some way to hold your first fish while you’re working on catching more. You don’t want your fish to dry out or get too warm. Keeping them on a stringer helps you transport them between fishing spots and gives you a way to secure them in the water to stay […]
Don’t Eat This!
I had a 93 year old grandmother’s funeral this last weekend and just for fun I’ll share a bit of what was in her food storage room. There weren’t too many things, especially edible ones. The room was in her basement and I’m not sure even how often she went down there the last few […]
Eight Fantastic Food Storage Foods for Toddlers
Do you have little people in your preparedness plans? Even if you don’t have any babies or toddlers in your home right now, you may end up providing for those around you or those in your extended family. We’ve covered some great options for food storage for babies, from stocking up on formula to dehydrated […]
Does Freeze Dried Cheese Melt?
When I accidentally sent all the cheese from the fridge in sweet husband’s work cooler, it left me in a pinch for my burrito lunch yesterday. I really didn’t want to go to the store for more cheese, so I got out my Thrive freeze dried shredded cheddar cheese. Maybe you’re wondering if freeze dried […]
Prep and Pantry Food Storage App for iPhone
As you’re accumulating your food storage and preparedness gear, it’s tough keeping track of what all you have. Have you ever purchased food thinking you were low on that particular item, then find out you had two more cases of it and you were actually low on something else? How about foods that hide in […]
Making Freezer Jam with Freeze Dried Fruit
I came across a great deal on strawberries the other day, and being down to only peach jam at our house (which nobody likes) I snatched up 3 flats of strawberries to make a lot of jam. I don’t like plain strawberry cooked jam–it tastes just like store bought strawberry jam to me, so I […]
Why I Love Shelf Reliance and Thrive Food Storage
I am always looking for ways to earn a little extra money and ways to help people with their food storage and preparedness efforts. Rarely does an opportunity come along that fits both categories. I had been pretty sure that I didn’t have enough time to devote to anything more with the family and baby, […]
What in the World is TVP?
If you’ve looked at purchasing food storage from any number of companies, you’ve probably encountered TVP. But what is TVP? And do I need any of it in my food storage? TVP is an acronym for Textured Vegetable Protein. It is also sometimes called Textured Soy Protein (TSP), or soy meat. It is a non-meat […]
Propagating Grapes Through Cuttings
If you have a grape plant and want more grape plants, it’s easy to grow your own. Or so says my extension agent, so we’re going to give it a try. I would have waited until I had results to show you, but thought I’d share the information now and results later in case you […]
