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 Freezing
• Techniques
• Tips
Containers…Storage life…Requires constant electricity