{"id":8885,"date":"2026-10-02T01:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/?page_id=8885"},"modified":"2026-10-02T21:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:16:15","slug":"preserving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/preserving\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"pgamo-hero\" id=\"top\" style=\"min-height:26vh;background-color:#877373;\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero-side pgamo-hero-side--left\">\n<span class=\"pgamo-hero-side__label\">New Here?<\/span>\n<h3 class=\"pgamo-hero-side__heading\">Start Free Today<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pgamo-hero-side__text\">Enroll in the Ministerial Bible Study Series &#8212; 66 books, 251 lessons, completely free forever.<\/p>\n<a class=\"pgamo-hero-side__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/courses\/bible-study\/\">Enroll Free &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero__inner\">\n<h1 class=\"pgamo-hero__heading\">Preserving the Harvest<\/h1><p class=\"pgamo-hero__subheading\">Canning, freezing, drying and storing what you grow, raise and gather \u2014 safely, with tested methods and times.<\/p><div class=\"pgamo-hero__buttons\">\n<a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--primary\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/calculators\/#preserving\">Canning Calculators<\/a>\n<a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--ghost\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/garden\/?tab=pantry\">My Pantry<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-hero-side pgamo-hero-side--right\">\n<span class=\"pgamo-hero-side__label\">From Our Authors<\/span>\n<h3 class=\"pgamo-hero-side__heading\">Meet Our Contributing Authors<\/h3>\n<p class=\"pgamo-hero-side__text\">Read devotionals and Bible studies shared by members of our community.<\/p>\n<a class=\"pgamo-hero-side__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/groups\/contributing-authors\/forum\/\">Read Their Articles &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pgamo-section-nav pgamo-section-nav--sticky\" aria-label=\"Page sections\">\n<ul class=\"pgamo-section-nav__list\">\n<li><a href=\"#tools\">Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meats\">Meats &amp; Cheese<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#learn\">Learn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#community\">Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#kitchen\">Kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-feature-cards\" id=\"tools\">\n<h2 class=\"pgamo-section-heading\">Preserving Tools<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-feature-cards__grid\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Canning &amp; Freezing Calculators<\/h3>\n<p>USDA process times for your altitude, plus the jars, canner loads and pounds of produce your family needs.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/calculators\/#preserving\">Open the calculators &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>My Pantry<\/h3>\n<p>Log every batch you put up, see what is left on the shelf and what to use first.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/garden\/?tab=pantry\">Open my pantry &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Harvest Log<\/h3>\n<p>Weigh in what comes from the garden so you know what you have to put up.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/garden\/?tab=harvests\">Log a harvest &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-feature-cards\" id=\"kitchen\">\n<h2 class=\"pgamo-section-heading\">Kitchen and Stores<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-feature-cards__grid\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Recipe Box<\/h3>\n<p>Your family&#8217;s recipes tied to your pantry and freezer \u2014 see what you can make from what you put up, and take jars off the shelf when you cook.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/recipes\/\">Open my recipes &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Preparedness<\/h3>\n<p>How much water and food to store for your family, how long your own stores would last, and a checklist to get ready.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/preparedness\/\">Plan my stores &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Freezer Inventory<\/h3>\n<p>Every package with a use-by date and an eat-first list, so nothing is lost to freezer burn.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/inventory\/?tab=freezer\">Open my freezer &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-feature-cards\" id=\"meats\">\n<h2 class=\"pgamo-section-heading\">Meats &amp; Cheese<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-feature-cards__grid\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/pgamo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/homestead-pig-300x300.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Curing &amp; Smoking Meats<\/h3>\n<p>Equilibrium dry cures and brines for bacon, ham and corned beef \u2014 exact salt, sugar and curing salt, checked against USDA limits.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/meats\/\">Open the curing calculators &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Sausage &amp; Salami<\/h3>\n<p>Fat ratios, salt, cure, casings, and the fermentation check for dry salami.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/sausage\/\">Make sausage &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/pgamo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/homestead-goats-300x300.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Cheese Making<\/h3>\n<p>Culture, rennet, calcium chloride, brine and yield for mozzarella, ricotta, ch\u00e8vre, feta, cheddar, gouda and more \u2014 plus butter.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/cheese\/\">Make cheese &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-feature-cards\" id=\"learn\">\n<h2 class=\"pgamo-section-heading\">Learn<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-feature-cards__grid\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Preserving Basics<\/h3>\n<p>Water-bath and pressure canning, freezing, drying and cold storage \u2014 and the rules that keep your family safe.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/preserving\/guide\/\">Read the basics &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Preserve Wild Foods<\/h3>\n<p>Berries, nuts, greens and mushrooms from field and forest \u2014 what can be canned, frozen or dried.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/foraging\/seasonal-guide\/\">See the seasonal guide &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-feature-card__body\">\n<h3>Grow Enough to Put Up<\/h3>\n<p>Plants and square feet per person for fresh eating plus a year of canning.<\/p><a class=\"pgamo-feature-card__link\" href=\"\/ceb\/homestead\/garden\/?tab=size\">Size my garden &rarr;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"pgamo-text-image pgamo-text-image--left pgamo-text-image--dark\" id=\"community\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__inner\">\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__media\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/pgamo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/homestead-canning-pantry-1024x683.jpg')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pgamo-text-image__content\">\n<h2>From Garden Row to Pantry Shelf<\/h2><div class=\"pgamo-text-image__text\"><p>A full pantry is a quiet testimony of God&#8217;s faithfulness through the seasons. Start with what your family eats, let the calculators work out the jars and pounds, and keep every batch in your pantry log. When a recipe or a seal gives you trouble, the Food Preservation group is there to help.<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"pgamo-btn pgamo-btn--primary\" href=\"\/ceb\/groups\/food-preservation\/forum\/\">Join the Food Preservation Group<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8885"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8977,"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885\/revisions\/8977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgamo.com\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}