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Traditional food preservation methods based on heat treatments, although effective to guarantee its safety, have some negative effects on the product, such as loss or reduction of certain nutrients or alteration of its sensory characteristics. For this reason, both the specialized research centers and the R&D departments of the food industries are making an effort to develop two lines of work: on the one hand, new preservation technologies

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With rising food costs, the resurgence of at-home gardening, and the potential storing your own food presents, it is no wonder that freezing, drying, and canning are becoming more popular. This book will show anyone interested in storing food how to do so, optimizing the amount of money you can save and minimizing your risk of damaging food or spreading foodborne illnesses. You will learn how to grow for harvest and how to subsequently handle that...

Offers advice in food preservation, recipes, gardening, beekeeping, raising livestock, soap making, and other farm and household activities for living well and living simply.

Keep your pantry stocked throughout the year with delicious, homegrown vegetables, fruits, and herbs! Choose your favorites from 55 popular crops. In-depth profiles guide you in selecting the best varieties, determining how much to grow, and using the most effective harvesting and preserving methods for each plant. With Barbara Pleasant's proven techniques, you'll enjoy the bounty of your garden year-round.--

"The official cookbook offers recipes for food inspired by the show, including such dishes as chicken á la Lucille, Carl's biscuits, Carol's beet and acorn cookies, and Hershel's healing elderberry tea, along with tips on food survival." --

When Spring Warren told her husband and two teenage boys that she wanted to grow 75 percent of all the food they consumed for one year, and that she wanted to do it in their yard, they told her she was crazy.

She did it anyway. The Quarter-Acre Farm is Warren's account of deciding, despite all resistance, to take control of her family's food choices, get her hands dirty, and create a garden in her suburban yard. It's a

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"If a disaster forces you to shelter in place, do you think you have everything you need to safely and comfortably stay put in your home? If the answer is no, The Disaster-Ready Home will help you create a safe, well-stocked place to weather out any emergency. Survival expert and bestselling author Creek Stewart gives you a step-by-step emergency preparedness plan to meet your food, water, heat, and sanitation needs during any disaster. Including...

Provides ideas for experiments in health science, including experiments demonstrating the negative effects of tobacco, comparing different brands of bottled water, and simulating the spread of infection.

"Scholars in this edited collection tackle the issue of teaching students technology while Technology Education has not been decolonized or made relevant to indigenous technological worldviews. This book provides solutions that address the question: how to decolonize Technology Education. The solutions include the African Technology Education Decolonization Framework that should guide the design and development of the Technology Education curriculum...

"The fifth edition of the Essential of Food Science text continues its approach of presenting the essential information of food chemistry, food technology, and food preparations while providing a single source of information for the non-major food science student. This latest edition includes new discussions of food quality and new presentations of information around biotechnology and genetically modified foods. Also new in this edition is a discussion...