HOMESTEADING

It was hard to believe it possible that some people had to endure 3 weeks of no electricity in recent weeks after the storm. All in all a reminder that we are grateful to have had a minimal impact from the weather this time. We are mindful that our suppliers have had varying experiences also. Not all good. Our food is so precious and valuable as well as vulnerable. How many people actually truly know this? Immersed as we are in products that pretend to be food, it is easy to be conned into believing that there is plenty of food.
 
Until there isn’t.
 
Electricity supplies the power to store much food supplies and sadly there was a lot of food wasted because that support was not there. We are ill prepared for such disaster preparedness. Adverse weather events happen. They always have and always will. Advanced warning systems allow us some preparation time.
 
What do we do in the preparation time? How about we start to get our act together and learn more preservation techniques that do not rely on electricity to maintain?
 
I rely on my freezer at home as do most folk. Recently though I have been looking at YouTube videos showing how to bottle meat. Homesteading influencers take up my social media attention with their innovative ideas and recipes. They could be on to something!

Anne Maher