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***TOP 1.5 % Podcast*** Are you a busy wife and mom who wants more time for what matters most, but you have no idea where to start simplifying your life? Do you wish you could nourish your family with healthy homemade food but are too overwhelmed and end up going through the drive thru......again? Are you concerned about the toxins in your home and food but don’t know how to find simple, natural options to support your family’s health? I am so excited you are here! This podcast will teach you how to live a simpler life, make your own natural products, simple ways to garden, cook from scratch, and preserve your food to save money and reduce the items you have to buy at the store to become more self-reliant. Hey, I’m Monica, I’m a wife, mom of 5 kids, grandma, nurse and daughter of the King! I was overwhelmed with my full schedule and knew I wanted to create more time for my family by simplifying my life. I started small by swapping toxic products for more natural ones, cooking simple healthy meals from scratch, and creating modern homesteading systems without the stress and overwhelm! And I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned with you! So grab that cup of tea, get cozy on the porch swing…..and let’s chat! Website: Claimingsimplicity.com Join our Community of Christian Moms https://www.facebook.com/groups/claimingsimplicity/ Email -＞ monica@claimingsimplicity.com Instagram -＞ https://www.instagram.com/claimingsimplicity/
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Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
9-10-24 EP 186 // Freeze Drying Experience and 3 Tips to Prepare for Winter
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Welcome back to Claiming Simplicity where I like to keep everything as simple as I can so you can live a more fruitful life! If we haven’t met, I’m Monica H Baker and I’m just a small town girl, just soaking up every minute on this earth doing God’s Will and helping as many people create an intentional life, homesteading and enjoy all God has created for us!
We have been busy here harvesting our food that has done quite well over the summer……I am now on my 2 batch of freeze dryer items and so far I am absolutely loving the ease of freeze drying food verses canning. I do love canning though and I have done quite a bit this season as well, but it takes a little more time than freeze drying.
Some of the items I have used in my freeze dryer so far are sweet corn, carrots, apples, pickle chips, and peppers. I really like that I don’t have to make space in the cupboard for jars, the food has more nutrition that canning or dehydrating, it is simple and it will stay good for several years!!!!!!
Now that we have it and it is set up, I can say it is very nice and we are going to be running as much as we can in the next month.
We have such a short growing season here, everything is ready at the same time, so there is such a short window of time to get everything harvested and so I want to give you 3 tips if that is where you are at right now as well.
- One of my best tips is if you have room in your freezer for tomatoes, wash them and cut out the top and freeze them and make all your tomato items in the winter when you have down time. It is so slick when you take them out of the freezer and put in hot water and the skins just slip right off.
- Next, focus on the item that will spoil the quickest. We like to wait with potatoes and carrots until the last thing as some of the produce like our sweet corn have to be processed right away as it doesn’t stay fresh very long.
- Do the processing together. If you have friends and family that have food to process, it is not only very productive when you have more hands helping, but it is alot of fun. Enjoy the process and thank God for it all!!!!
Have a blessed day and make sure to share this podcast with any of your friends that want to simplify life!
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