Food Preservation and StorageRe-Skilling Workshop

Presentation by

Eva Cates and

Donna Wellman

August 12, 2009

Sponsored by

Why and What to Preserve and Store?

Food Preservation -- retarding the aging process and preventing spoilage,thereby maintaining taste and nutritional value.

Why preserve and store food?

• For your family’s health• Cost effective• Convenience• Unexpected

Events

What does my family need?

• What should we store?– Make a list of 4 days of favorite foods

• Four breakfasts• Four lunches• Four dinners• Don’t forget the snacks

Use this list to develop your food preservation and storage

Food Storage

• What space do I have?– Turn a closet into a pantry– Dried herbs and foods take up little space– Use bookshelves in the garage or laundry

room– Wire shelves on the back of a door– Turn an unheated room into root crop storage

• More on root crop storage later

– Boot out the dust bunnies and use space under your beds

What technique should I use to preserve food?

• Refrigeration and Freezing

• Drying

• Root Cellaring

• Fermentation

• Salting

• Milling

• Canning (Video)

Refrigeration and FreezingRefrigeration and Freezing

Refrigeration and Freezing

• Techniques

• Tips

Containers…Storage life…Requires constant electricity

DryingDrying

Sun-dried

Out of SunOut of Sun

• Garlic

• Onions

• Herbs

• Beans

Root CellaringRoot Cellaring

CanningCanning