Preservation for Preparedness! Give food the full potential!

This pinterest page is ALL about preservation! They have charts, step-by step guides and beautiful information to keep you preserving for the long run! A beautiful source of quick info on preserving food.

The University of Georgia and National Center for Home Food Preservation have created a BEAUTIFUL resource for all things related to home canning.  This site contains full PDF, detailed guides to the process and covers a variety of topics related to canning.  Learn all of the details of preserving right here in one spot! 

Penn State has created a very helpful article on how to properly freeze vegetables in a simple, quick, easy to use format.  Take a look and avoid freezer burn right here! 

The backpacking chef brings a beautiful and easy to use wealth of information on dehydrating a variety of items, with recipes, even project sheets to fill out.  It may teach you how to "dry" out your food, but the site is anything but dry!  Take a look! 

If you want the longest shelf life, freeze drying is where it is at!  We know the machines are not as easy to come by, but there are companies that rent them out for projects and you probably have a friend nearby that has one and you just didn't know about it!  If you would like to know how the process works, here's your article from the University of California. 

If you are a consumer of pasta as we are, you know that the colors, flavors and vitamins in vegetables can be SO FUN to include in your pasta recipes, and this article tells just how to do it! Take a read and eat up!