Food Preservation

By the Food Preservation Team Before refrigeration, people kept food fresh for months using nothing but the cool, steady earth, and that ancient wisdom still works beautifully today. Root cellaring, storing produce in a cool, humid, dark space, is the simplest food preservation method of all: it requires no processing, no electricity, and no special … Read more

By the Food Preservation Team There is a real difference between a pantry and a food store. A rotating pantry of everyday groceries covers weeks. But if you want the deep security of food that will still be good in twenty-five years, sitting quietly in a bucket until the day you need it, you need … Read more

By the Food Preservation Team Of all the ways to preserve food, fermentation may be the most magical and the most underrated. With nothing but salt, water, vegetables, and time, no electricity, no special equipment, no canning heat, you can transform fresh produce into food that keeps for months and is more nutritious than when … Read more