Kimberly Starr

Freeze-drying, also known as lyophilization is one of the safest and healthiest methods of food preservation used today. It locks in 97% of your food’s …

If you find a deformed egg in your chicken’s nests then usually there isn’t any reason for alarm. It’s natural for a chicken to produce …

Magnesium Sulfate, normally referred to as Epsom salt, is an organic mineral made up of magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen. Since the product’s name has ‘salt’ …

Freeze-drying is a super long-lasting food preservation method. Using freeze-drying, you can eat food, sweets, treats, and candies from as long as 25 years ago! …

Running a freeze dryer over the last five years (and working with our neighbors who’ve had theirs for close to 10 year snow), we’ve learned …

Freeze dryers are pretty useful pieces of equipment, but when you first get one they can be a little confusing to set up and use! …

Variety is one thing we all crave when it comes to our diets, regardless of our various food preferences, and seitan is one meal option …

Growing berries in our backyard homestead has been one of my all-time favorite things to grow. I love being able to go out and pick …

One of the biggest concerns that people seem to have when thinking about getting a freeze dryer is based on whether it is noisy. Of …

It’s always an exciting moment when we see our trees finally flourish and bloom. The hard effort of taking care of the plant has come …

Are you culinarily curious and interested in learning something new? Try freeze drying food at home – it’s one of the better drying methods for …

Llamas and alpacas are becoming increasingly popular animals to keep here in the USA. Native to South America, these camelids are mild-mannered and relatively easy …