Just some evidence of my struggle. I am learning as I go.
This is my start for a dedicated, dry foods, long term storage. No liquids in case the electricity goes out and we lose heat in the pole shed. I have found I will probably need to expand this. It's all stuff we use (flour, pasta, rice, etc.). We rotate through it. Oldest stuff gets used first. This provides about a 3 month buffer. Probably longer for stuff like baking soda and salt. All of it is vacuum sealed and packed with moisture absorbers.
This is my high speed, NASA level potato and onion winter storage device. Ok... it's shelves lined with aluminum foil and a big fan dries everything out for a week or two after picking. I used old corral boards for the construction. It works really well and the veggies last for months. With the exception of the cats playing with some onions, nothing bothers them. Right now everything has sprouted so I will just stick it all back in the ground for this years crop.
Making some new turkeys on the place.
Love is in the air in our neck of the woods. I got some rare pictures of turkeys mating on my game camera. I guess the cold and snow is not slowing down someone's libido.
This is my start for a dedicated, dry foods, long term storage. No liquids in case the electricity goes out and we lose heat in the pole shed. I have found I will probably need to expand this. It's all stuff we use (flour, pasta, rice, etc.). We rotate through it. Oldest stuff gets used first. This provides about a 3 month buffer. Probably longer for stuff like baking soda and salt. All of it is vacuum sealed and packed with moisture absorbers.
This is my high speed, NASA level potato and onion winter storage device. Ok... it's shelves lined with aluminum foil and a big fan dries everything out for a week or two after picking. I used old corral boards for the construction. It works really well and the veggies last for months. With the exception of the cats playing with some onions, nothing bothers them. Right now everything has sprouted so I will just stick it all back in the ground for this years crop.
Making some new turkeys on the place.
Love is in the air in our neck of the woods. I got some rare pictures of turkeys mating on my game camera. I guess the cold and snow is not slowing down someone's libido.