When my grandma was little, her family kept their carrots in the cellar in a bucket of sand. I don’t really have that option so I like to preserve carrots by freezing them. Here’s the process we use: 1) Wash the carrots. 2) Peel and cut off the tops and the ends of the carrots. […]
Parsley
While studying the best foods to store, I realized that we’d be short on vitamin C if we ate strictly the “usual” food storage. The early sailors’ diets lacked fresh fruits and vegetables which caused the onset of scurvy. Vitamin C doesn’t store in our body; we need a new supply. Keeping vitamin C tablets […]
Practical Food Storage
As a young college couple, I knew we should have food storage, but how? We didn’t have a wheat grinder, didn’t have storage space, and had very little extra money. I was prompted to think outside of the box. We could survive if we had oatmeal every morning, skipped lunch, and had a simple evening […]
Tiny Emergency Kit for Your Child’s Backpack
What if my child gets off at the wrong bus stop? What if there is a lock down? What if there is a natural disaster? Here is an idea to calm a few nerves: Tiny Emergency Kit. This tiny kit can be put in your child’s backpack and is super light. If your child gets […]