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A Jackery Explorer 1000 Plus portable power station on a wooden surface in a wooded area.

Tech

Jackery Explorer 1000 owner loses power after grocery trip, says it saved $300 in groceries

Jars of discolored fruits.

Food

Gifted home-canned fruit raises red flags, canners say only the jars are worth keeping

Jars filled with dried fruit slices arranged on a surface.

Food

Prepper with celiac disease turns to dehydrated, freeze-dried foods for long drives

A sprouting onion plant in dark, rich soil.

Food

Sprouting red onions spark a push to revive old-school food-saving skills

A person talking about canning tomatoes.

Food

Homesteader says freezing whole tomatoes is the trick that ends all-day canning sessions

Meat and fruit in a freezer.

Home

Hawai'i resident feared 200 pounds of meat would spoil after 24-hour outage, sought generator

People working with strawberries in a lab.

Food

Seaweed coating keeps strawberries fresh at room temperature longer than a fridge, study finds

A person points at butternut squash growing among green leaves in a garden.

Home

New York gardener says these 3 signs matter more than size when picking butternut squash

A dilapidated, burned-out warehouse with a partially collapsed roof and exposed structural elements.

Business

Los Angeles warehouse owner misses cleanup deadline after fire leaves 85 million pounds of food to rot

A gardener discussing green tomatoes.

Home

Stuck with green tomatoes? A banana, a box, and one warm spot can turn them red

A woman looking in the fridge.

Home

New York City power outage victims can claim up to $655 for spoiled food

A person rinsing and preparing vegetables.

Food

Family's preserving 'marathon' turns garden haul into spaghetti sauce, pie filling, and ramen