Contributed by Jennifer Dawson The NRDC reports that Americans waste 40% of all food - that’s the equivalent of practically throwing almost half of all purchased food straight into the garbage. With this growing trend of food waste, many are seeking timely ways in which they can preserve food in a meaningful way and save on the expense of waste. Purchasing...
Freeze Dried / Dehydrated Foods
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The Commute
Contributed by RL It starts out early and seems to get earlier every week. Of course you have to warm up the car to help defrost the windows, in this cold winter weather, which means you have to go outside an extra time in the cold. The steering wheel is cold so you have to wear gloves that your hands... -
The World Spins
Contributed by RL As we slept the world kept on spinning and with that rotation something has changed. Magnetic north has moved so much that current electronic devises need to be readjusted to its new position. Hopefully that will happen as soon as the government workers in charge of doing so are back to their jobs so that our flight... -
Stretching Your Dehydrated Food Stock: Making Supplies Last
Contributed by Jennifer Dawson Freeze-dried foods are considered to be the best type of dehydrated food due to the fact that their texture and taste are retained after rehydration. If you’ve got a rainy day food stock, you’ll likely already understand the benefits of being able to make certain foods last well past the traditional expiration period. Seeing as these types of... -
The Start of the New
Contributed by RL With the beginning of the New Year we are all gung ho for living the dream and keeping all of those new goals that we made for the coming year. The reality is it all starts now. So with the early dawn we begin and as we open the door for that early morning running that we... -
Its Starting; Gridiron Time!
Contributed by RL This week we are seeing the start of the college football season (https://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/fbs) and the boys in the mill are starting to tote each of their teams as the best. What a range of teams they have too, and as you may think most of our favorite teams are here in the west. With BYU leading the... -
Why Home & Food Storage?
Contributed by RL Freeze dried 1 Year Food Pak This past week we had some free-lance writers visiting us at Rainy Day Foods. They were fascinated with our process of and the fact that we take freeze dried, dehydrated and dried food and package them into 6 gallon buckets and can them into #10 and #2.5 cans for long term... -
Tomatoes and Squash; OH My!
Contributed by RL Its hot and looks like it is going to get hotter. It's good for the garden as long as there is enough water to go around. With the heat the tomato plants (https://www.almanac.com/plant/tomatoes) are producing well along with the squash. If you have neighbors that are raising zucchini it is recommended to keep your car doors... -
July is for Apple Pie and Mom!
Contributed by RL Here in the west July is a big month. We celebrate 4 July with the rest of the nation by indulging in parades, picnics and fireworks. Then we turn around and celebrate again on the 24 July that heritage that brought us here to the west and to this, the United States of America. Our Pioneer... -
Using Nutritious Whole Foods For Snacking and Eating!
contributed by RL We got a phone call the other day from my brother-in-law informing us that he was going to come and visit. Not too unusual except he was going to backpack over the mountain for the visit. He is into hiking, camping and biking and Bear Lake (https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/bear-lake) is one of his favorite places to visit. My...