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10/19/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Ozone can potentially replace insecticides to control pests in various crops

Ozone could hold potential insecticidal properties, according to researchers from Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado in Venezuela. The results of their study, which was published in Idesia (Arica), tested the efficacy of ozone against the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), an especially damaging insect pest for products such as tobacco, flour, chocolate, breakfast cereals, and animal foods. Researchers used […]

10/13/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A beginner’s guide to growing your own broccoli

Broccoli is a delicious superfood that offers a lot of health benefits. If you want to plant this cruciferous vegetable in your garden or homestead, here are some tips that you need to keep in mind. Broccoli planting season Broccoli that matures during cool weather yields heads that are sweeter than broccoli harvested during other times of […]

09/27/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Moringa oleifera extracts can be a potential natural antimicrobial agent for meat products in cold storage

Researchers have found that the Moringa oleifera extract can be used as a natural antimicrobial agent in meat products. The study, which compared the antimicrobial properties of both Bidens pilosa and M. oleifera in ground beef during storage, was published in CyTA – Journal of Food. For the research, researchers treated fresh ground beef samples with either butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 0.2 g/kg; M. oleifera […]

09/19/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Ginger essential oil can prevent cheese from getting infected with E.coli

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is prized around the world for its uses and benefits both in food and medicine. A study made by researchers at Ege University in Turkey revealed that dipping certain cheeses in a coating made from the essential oil of the plant can prolong shelf life. Their findings, which appeared in CyTA – Journal of […]

08/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Gardening hacks: High-yield strategies to make the most out of your space

You don’t need a large plot of land to have a garden with a high vegetable yield. For productive gardening, you just need to figure out which strategies are best for your garden space. Here are seven high-yield strategies that can help you maximize your garden space. (h/t to GoodHousekeeping.com) (1) Use raised beds with rich soil. […]

08/09/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

A prepper’s recipe: Blending chicken burgers with pistachio hulls increases their shelf life

As any prepper knows, one of the biggest hurdles to overcome is food spoilage. This is especially true if you’re fond of chicken burgers, which are prone to deteriorating fairly quickly. Fortunately, the addition of a simple ingredient can greatly improve the storage life of your homemade chicken burgers without affecting taste. The ingredient? Pistachio hulls. According […]

03/29/2017 / By JD Heyes

How to easily repackage your survival food for long term storage

Besides water, the one commodity you’re going to need before the stuff hits the proverbial fan at some point in the future, is food – lots of good, clean, healthy food. Surviving a long-term societal collapse will be difficult enough as it is, just because hygiene will suffer, disease will become rampant, and the modern […]

11/08/2016 / By Mary Wilder

Organic survival food co-developed by the Health Ranger makes WISE, and other brands obsolete

If there is anything we have learned over the course of human history, it’s that we need to be prepared for the worst. Between world wars, natural disasters and maniacal acts of terrorism, there is very little standing between us and total chaos. When it all comes crashing down around us, there are a number […]

07/11/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Are you doing your food storage right? Here are some tips to make it last longer

(Homesteading.news) Learning how to store food correctly is important for several reasons, whether it’s a matter of making fresh food last as long as possible or stockpiling food staples over a long period of time. In both cases, it’s a matter of economics and health. Wasting food is expensive if not downright immoral, and improperly stored […]

05/23/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

How to make your food last longer safely

(Homesteading.news) Learning how to store food correctly is important for several reasons, whether it’s a matter of making fresh food last as long as possible or stockpiling food staples over a long period of time. In both cases, it’s a matter of economics and health. Wasting food is expensive if not downright immoral, and improperly […]

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