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Relax, here's a plan.</title><link>http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/2009/02/09/overwhelmed-by-learning-about-long-term-food-storage-relax-here-s-a-plan.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fda86a45-d6cb-4af5-9188-2e89367e0f5e:104563</guid><dc:creator>Millers Grain House</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=104563</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/commentapi.aspx?PostID=104563</wfw:comment><comments>http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/2009/02/09/overwhelmed-by-learning-about-long-term-food-storage-relax-here-s-a-plan.aspx#comments</comments><description>I know how you feel. Just take a deep breathe and compartmentalize.....it can be very overwhelming at first. That&amp;#39;s one reason I found the easy open buckets for my home were because people were telling me that for a year&amp;#39;s supply I had to vacuum...(&lt;a href="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/2009/02/09/overwhelmed-by-learning-about-long-term-food-storage-relax-here-s-a-plan.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://community.stretcher.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=104563" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/food/default.aspx">food</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/homestead/default.aspx">homestead</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/gardening/default.aspx">gardening</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/grocery+bill/default.aspx">grocery bill</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/save+groceries/default.aspx">save groceries</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/budget+savings+frugal+groceries+cooking+stretching+dollars+grocery+bill+menu+save+money+food+culinary+free+videos+how+to+shopping+tips+on+without+coupons/default.aspx">budget savings frugal groceries cooking stretching dollars grocery bill menu save money food culinary free videos how to shopping tips on without coupons</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/frugal/default.aspx">frugal</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/creative/default.aspx">creative</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/pantry/default.aspx">pantry</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/storage/default.aspx">storage</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/preparing/default.aspx">preparing</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/food+budget/default.aspx">food budget</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/home-made/default.aspx">home-made</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/thrifty/default.aspx">thrifty</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/homestead+mindset+anywhere/default.aspx">homestead mindset anywhere</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/survive/default.aspx">survive</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/groceries/default.aspx">groceries</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/pennies/default.aspx">pennies</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/homesteading/default.aspx">homesteading</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/garden/default.aspx">garden</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/money/default.aspx">money</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/survival/default.aspx">survival</category><category domain="http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/tags/long+term/default.aspx">long term</category></item><item><title>Stop Tossing Tomatoes!</title><link>http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/2008/09/15/stop-tossing-tomatoes.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">fda86a45-d6cb-4af5-9188-2e89367e0f5e:67825</guid><dc:creator>Millers Grain House</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=67825</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/commentapi.aspx?PostID=67825</wfw:comment><comments>http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/homesteadmindset/archive/2008/09/15/stop-tossing-tomatoes.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;When a picture is worth a thousand words, it&amp;#39;s easier to SHOW ya&amp;#39;ll this than it is to talk you to death on it and be confusing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While I was at a function where someone was feeding a crowd (30) I noticed how she tossed all the tomato tops in the trash. They are inconvenient but I&amp;#39;ve always used them. Here is how:&lt;/p&gt;
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