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Neighborhood Survival Pt 5 Food Preservation and the tooling of Canning pt 1

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Even in suburbia, you'll need to preserve as much food as you can when you get it! I am starting off with some tools of the trade in Canning. If you have questions, please let me know and I will do my best to answer them!

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  • Those who want to can, also need to remember that if you are going to put up much food at all, you need a LOT of jars & a LOT MORE lids. The jars are reusable but lids aren't. Every year you need hundreds more lids - one jar used a day for one person is 365 jars need to be done/stored. Dehydrating stores more food in less space (you can use the jars for that 2) & can be done w/solar dryer even if elec. is gone. Have you done video on solar dryers yet? I know Amish who use them.

  • @libertymtn No, not on solar dryers

  • Enjoy your videos. But we have a small problem - the Senate/House pulled really dirty things w/the "food safety" bill & got it passed despite massive outcry. Those of us fighting the animal ID scheme watched the food bill since 2009, trying to stop it - the animal ID is embedded in it plus this bill took control of our entire food supply & gave it to international entities w/the head of the FDA enforcing it. Growing our own food will now become illegal. What do we do in THIS situation...

  • @libertymtn Well, I will continue to grow my own garden. I can't see it going that far, kinda like spitting on the side walk ya know. They want to hammer the small farmers though... Will be a tough call!

  • @stayingawake20 We pray that they do leave our backyard gardens alone *but* we've had lawyers, etc. going through that food safety bill since it first showed up in early 2009 & what we're finding isn't good. We've been fighting the animal ID for 5 years & they still managed to do an end run around us w/this food bill. We're also generational commercial farmers (wheat/cattle) w/farm ground in another state (used to own a grain elevator/feed store, 2) so we know how that's being taken over.

  • @libertymtn Thanks for all the info! Sadly, I feel there will come a time when we will bow down or we will fight. Will be a personal decision for us all! God help us!

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  • Oops...that shouldve read...One thing youre missing out on by NOT canning in the kitchen is free heat...Sorry about that.

  • one thing youre missing out on by canning in the kitchen is free heat! I do lots of winter canning and it helps heat the house which saves some firewood. Ive just finished 8 lbs of bacon and have 4 chickens in 6 qt jars going now! Im thinking of building an outdoor woodstove for summer canning, as well. I try to make things run as efficiently as possible which saves time and money. If one of my canners blows up and kills me I wont have to worry about canning, anyway...lol. Nice vids. Take care

  • good advice,im going to start now

  • Sorry for so many posts - lots to say. Jars need to be protected at all times to prevent breakage/chipping. Think what could happen in an earthquake. Cardboard boxes w/pieces of cardboard in between the jars will help protect them. Store low to the ground & not under something that could fall on them. Other things you can do along this line. If you have food in the jars, being inside a box helps keep out the light. You can also pick up a box & carry more food at one time.

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