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Making Soup Mixes – Dry Or Condensed
Panel discussion on dry and condensed soup mix preparation and canning methods, hosted with guest experts from Rebel Canners and ChefTech.
Changing From Outdoor to Indoor Canning
Panel discussion on transitioning canning operations indoors, featuring Camppatton Family Compound, Rebel Canners, and ChefTech experts.
5 Ways to Preserve Apples
Five methods for preserving apples year-round: dehydrating, canning applesauce, freeze-drying, fermenting into vinegar, and cold storage.
Cyber Attacks on the Food Supply: Why Food Preservation Skills Matter
Nine-minute exploration of cyber-attack risks to food systems and why home food preservation is a foundational preparedness skill.
How I Store a Year's Worth of Food in a 960 sq ft Cabin
Forty-minute walkthrough of food storage systems in limited space: pantry organization, freezing, root cellar management, and preservation techniques like canning and freeze-drying.
Food Is Freedom: Food Preservation and Storage as Economic Security
Twenty minutes on food preservation through canning and bottling dry staples like rice and beans, framed around food scarcity risks and supply-chain vulnerability.
Make Your Own Applesauce: A Simple Sunday Project
17-minute walkthrough of water-bath canning applesauce using NCHFP tested-safe methods for shelf-stable home food preservation.
Processing Tomatoes for Canning, Freezing, and Powdering
Live panel discussion on tomato preservation methods—canning, freezing, and powdering—hosted by homesteaders and food-preservation experts with audience Q&A.
Outdoor Canning Kitchen Setup: Six Weeks of Lessons Learned
Walkthrough of a backyard canning station using a propane camp stove and work table, with practical takeaways on comfort, efficiency, and keeping heat out of the home.
What Problems Have You Had When Canning – No. 1468
Live panel discussion on common canning challenges and troubleshooting, hosted by Gil with Tammy McNeill and Mark of ChefTech. Viewer questions encouraged.
Making Jalapeno Jelly — Epic Fail
Thirteen minutes on attempting to make jalapeno jelly: the process, what went wrong, and lessons learned.
Freezing Tomatoes for Later Canning
How to freeze fresh tomatoes throughout the growing season and process them in batch canning sessions during winter downtime.
First Day of Fall – Are You Canning Yet? Monday Night Fireside Chat
Seasonal canning readiness discussion with Gil Camppatton, Tammy McNeill (Rebel Canners), and Mark (ChefTech) in a live fireside-chat format covering food preservation for fall harvest.
Harvesting Early This Year | September Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
44-minute garden walkthrough covering harvest timing, pest management, food preservation (canning, fermentation, freeze-drying), and seasonal planning for Zone 4A.
Editor's note
“If you only have a weekend and $200, fix water before anything else — it's the prep with the highest ratio of survival impact per dollar. On food: most $400 emergency kits could be replaced with $120 of supermarket staples plus mylar bags. The expensive part of food prep is the marketing, not the calories.”
— Cockroach editorial
Preserving Pears in Heavy Syrup
Five-minute walkthrough on water-bath canning pears in heavy syrup, a long-term food storage method for home gardeners and foragers.
Setting Up an Outdoor Canning Kitchen
Why moving canning outdoors keeps your home cool, reduces mess, and lets you enjoy summer while preserving vegetables and fruit.
Canning Pumpkin – Monday Night Fireside Chat
Live panel discussion on canning pumpkin for storage, hosted with Rebel Canners and ChefTech experts covering techniques for food preservation beginners.
Mom's Tomato Marmalade (Jelly)
Six-minute walkthrough on making tomato jelly from garden surplus: peeling, cooking down, adding citrus and pectin, and hot-water-bath canning for long-term storage.
Don't Make These Preserving Mistakes
Learn practical habits to manage food preservation efficiently, including timing, method selection, and whether you're preserving foods your family will actually eat.
4 Ways to Preserve Green Beans
Step-by-step instructions for fermenting, freezing, freeze-drying, and canning green beans, with storage life for each method.
Canning Pie Fillings
Panel discussion on canning pie fillings for long-term storage, hosted by Gil of Camppatton Family Compound with expert canners Tammy McNeill and Mark of ChefTech.
Canning Peaches with a Certified Master Food Preserver (Step-by-Step)
Five-minute walkthrough on safe peach canning techniques and equipment selection, with a certified Master Food Preserver.
Don't Have a Garden? No Problem!
Food preservation techniques (canning, fermenting, dehydrating, freezing) for building seasonal food stores without growing your own.
What's In Your Flour – Monday Night Fireside Chat No. 1448
Panel discussion on flour quality, sourcing, and storage for long-term food preservation and homesteading.
Jars For Canning – No. 1446
Hour-long panel discussion on canning jar selection, types, and best practices for food preservation, hosted with expert guests from Rebel Canners and ChefTech.
Mason Jars: The Ultimate Prepping Tool No One Talks About
Explore practical applications of mason jars for food storage, water treatment, fermentation, and herbal medicine in a self-reliant home.
The Tiny Canning Detail That Ruins Jars
Explains ring storage, headspace, siphoning prevention, and how to identify false seals in home canning.