Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation

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Hard times aren t just coming, they are here already The recent economic collapse has seen millions of North Americans move from the middle class to being poor, and from poor to hungry At the same time, the idea of eating locally is shifting from being a fringe activity for those who can afford it to an essential element of getting by But aside from the locavores and slow foodies, who really knows how to eat outside of the supermarket and out of season And who knows how to eat a diet based on easily stored and home preserved foods Independence Days tackles both the nuts and bolts of food preservation, as well as the host of broader issues tied to the creation of local diets It includes How to buy in bulk and store food on the cheap Techniques, from canning to dehydrating Tools what you need and what you don t In addition, it focuses on how to live on a pantry diet year round, how to preserve food on a community scale, and how to reduce reliance on industrial agriculture by creating vibrant local economies.Better food, plentiful food, at a lower cost and with less energy expended Independence Days is for all who want to build a sustainable food system and keep eating even in hard times.Sharon Astyk is a former academic who farms in upstate New York with her family She is the author of Depletion and Abundance, the co author of A Nation of Farmers, and she blogs at www.sharonastyk.com. Free Download eBook Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation By Sharon Astyk – kino-fada.fr Any book that proclaims a means to becoming independent from our current economic system has a great deal to prove to you and me These writers often seem to suffer a sort of American History Amnesia especially in terms of agrarian studies If living off the land was so easy or rather if the prospect of factory work not seen as so muchstable than being at the whim of weather nature our ancestors would of never sold their farms off in the first place Those hippies in the 60 s lat Any book that proclaims a means to becoming independent from our current economic system has a great deal to prove to you and me These writers often seem to suffer a sort of American History Amnesia especially in terms of agrarian studies If living off the land was so easy or rather if the prospect of factory work not seen as so muchstable than being at the whim of weather nature our ancestors would of never sold their farms off in the first place Those hippies in the 60 s later ...I bought this book thinking that it was going to beof a how to manual for preserving than a guide to survivng the end of days I realized halfway through the book that the Sharon is crazy and no rational human being calculates how much tomatoes and water they would need in their home to survive for a month With that being said, the book was entertaining and if you have a fear of not being prepared for a natural disaster without access to food or water and stranded in your home, this book I bought this book thinking that it was going to beof a how to manual for preserving than a guide to survivng the end of days I realized halfway through the book that the Sharon is crazy and no rational human being calculates how much tomatoes and water they would need in their home to survive for a month Wi...I read this for the first time in 2014 when I was just getting into gardening and canning To be honest, I found it quite overwhelming, and only rated the book 3 5 While none of the information in the book is particularly advanced, it can be a LOT to absorb, like all of the best whole systems approaches.Coming back to it in 2015 with a lotdirect experience, reading, and my own original thoughts about sustainability and stewardship was a really good idea I have been able to appreciate t I read this for the first time in 201...This book really goes into the politics of food how we are all dependent on huge corporations for feeding ourselves, and are pretty much helpless to help ourselves All the aspects of being able to provide food for your family be it to save money or to be prepared should you not be able to get to a grocery store for some amount of time, or just not rely on outside sources for the health of your family It really inspired me to look hard at what I buy at the store, and how it got to the store, This book really goes into the politics of food how we are all dependent on huge corporations for feeding ourselves, and are pretty much helpless to help ourselves All the aspects of being able to provide food for your family be it to save money or to be prepared should you not be able to get to a grocery store for some amount of time, or just not rely on outside sources for the health of your family It really inspired me to look hard at what I buy at the store, and how it got to the store, w...Overall, I found this book to be too preachy and not enough practical The author encourages us to store fifty pound bags of rice and tomatoes in our guest room closets Really For this woman not living on a farm or in a large house, I think there is bette...Do I think there will be an apocalypse in which I need 3 6 months of food stored.not really Do I love the idea of it anyway Sure do Excited to try lots of new preservation ideas from this book and it was surprisingly funnyHard core advice for serious minded folks.Independence Days is a book about food security Like Sharon Astyk s two previous books Depletion and Abundance Life on the New Home Front A Nation of Farmers Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil , this one focuses on the need to assume personal responsibility for food self sufficiency and for shortening the supply chain from farm garden to table Unlike Asktyk s previous books, this one is also a how to, as well as a why we should, complete with helpful instructions for creating and m Independence Days is a book about food security Like Sharon Astyk s two previous books Depletion and Abundance Life on the New Home Front A Nation of Farmers Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil , this one focuses on the need to assume personal responsibility for food self sufficiency and for shortening the supply chain from farm garden to table Unlike Asktyk s previous books, this one is also a how to, as well as a why we shoul...At first I thought this was going to be another book about how to can, and it turned out not to be, and for that I am glad Independence Days is a book that, instead of telling you how to can or giving you tons of recipes, outlines why you should preserve food, how you can do it, and gives other tips for emergency preparedness Astyk argues that it s not about preparing for the end days or the rapture unless that s what you re worried about, in which case go for it Stocking up on food, water, At first I thought this was going to be another book about how to can, and it turned out not to be, and for that I am glad Independence Days is a book that, instead of...Inspiring and contagious is the message contained within this book Living sustainably is essential to our ecology I have known this fact for many years I am elated that this book, written from a mother s perspective, reminds one of how important living sustainable is.The author lists many reasons why one should keep a store of food She supports this idea by pointing out that most of our grandparents did not live 80 years without some experience of hunger and that with the potential of cri Inspiring and contagious is the message contained within this book Living sustainably is essential to our ecology I have known this fact for many years I am elated that this book, written from a mother s perspective, reminds one of how important living sustainable is.The author lists many reasons why one should keep a store of food She supports this idea by pointing out that most of our grandparents did not live 80 years without some experience of hunger and that with the potential of crisis, for example Hurricane Katrina, the need for food storage is still relevant even today She writes that storing food is the heritage and tradition of human historyhuman food culture grew ...

Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation
  • English
  • 03 October 2017
  • Paperback
  • 368 pages
  • 0865716528
  • Sharon Astyk
  • Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage & Preservation