{"id":6874,"date":"2026-03-06T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:35:10","slug":"save-your-food-the-sustainable-joy-of-storing-canning-drying-and-fermenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/save-your-food-the-sustainable-joy-of-storing-canning-drying-and-fermenting\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Your Food: The Sustainable Joy of Storing, Canning, Drying, and Fermenting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stretch your food budget farther<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6875\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Whether you are overwhelmed by the bounty of your home garden or you want to get smarter about using what&#8217;s in your fridge, this friendly and informative guide will walk you through the steps to preserving and storing your own (delicious!) food. In her trademark welcoming style with charming illustrations, <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\">Raleigh Briggs<\/a> offers up her knowledge on canning, brining, fermentation, drying, and storing everything from fresh vegetables to fish. With step by step instructions, recipes, and helpful tips, this guide will allow you to embrace a more sustainable, low-waste, and cost-saving relationship to food while empowering you with new skills. Eat healthy and cheap all year round!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Keep going to read an excerpt of\u00a0Raleigh Briggs&#8217;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\">Save Your Food<\/a>! <em>Printing came through early, so it&#8217;s available NOW through our site, well in advance of the technical October 2026 pub date! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood-1320x2040.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2-1320x2040.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood2.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6878\" style=\"width:663px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3-1320x2040.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood3.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>For more of\u00a0<\/em><strong>Raleigh Briggs&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\">Save Your Food<\/a><\/em>,<\/strong><em> order your copy shipping now direct from Microcosm, or preorder from your favorite Microcosm peddler \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/strong>.<strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\">Check out the rest of her titles<\/a>, too! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stretch your food budget farther Whether you are overwhelmed by the bounty of your home garden or you want to get smarter about using what&#8217;s in your fridge, this friendly and informative guide will walk you through the steps to preserving and storing your own (delicious!) food. In her trademark welcoming style with charming illustrations,&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/save-your-food-the-sustainable-joy-of-storing-canning-drying-and-fermenting\/\" title=\"Read Save Your Food: The Sustainable Joy of Storing, Canning, Drying, and Fermenting\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,51,248,261,93,381],"class_list":["post-6874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-diy","tag-excerpt","tag-out-now","tag-raleigh-briggs","tag-year-of-analog"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stretch your food budget farther<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"lightbox\":{\"enabled\":false},\"id\":6875,\"width\":\"401px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\"><img src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6875\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Whether you are overwhelmed by the bounty of your home garden or you want to get smarter about using what's in your fridge, this friendly and informative guide will walk you through the steps to preserving and storing your own (delicious!) food. In her trademark welcoming style with charming illustrations, <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\">Raleigh Briggs<\/a> offers up her knowledge on canning, brining, fermentation, drying, and storing everything from fresh vegetables to fish. With step by step instructions, recipes, and helpful tips, this guide will allow you to embrace a more sustainable, low-waste, and cost-saving relationship to food while empowering you with new skills. Eat healthy and cheap all year round!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>Keep going to read an excerpt of\u00a0Raleigh Briggs's <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\">Save Your Food<\/a>! <em>Printing came through early, so it's available NOW through our site, well in advance of the technical October 2026 pub date! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:more -->\n","my_excerpt_rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stretch your food budget farther<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6875\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saveyourfood_blowup.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Whether you are overwhelmed by the bounty of your home garden or you want to get smarter about using what&#8217;s in your fridge, this friendly and informative guide will walk you through the steps to preserving and storing your own (delicious!) food. In her trademark welcoming style with charming illustrations, <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/artist\/raleigh-briggs\">Raleigh Briggs<\/a> offers up her knowledge on canning, brining, fermentation, drying, and storing everything from fresh vegetables to fish. With step by step instructions, recipes, and helpful tips, this guide will allow you to embrace a more sustainable, low-waste, and cost-saving relationship to food while empowering you with new skills. Eat healthy and cheap all year round!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Keep going to read an excerpt of\u00a0Raleigh Briggs&#8217;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/61989\">Save Your Food<\/a>! <em>Printing came through early, so it&#8217;s available NOW through our site, well in advance of the technical October 2026 pub date! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6879,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874\/revisions\/6879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}