Food storage

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Food storage

Post by PeekaBoo2013 » Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:08 pm

I finally was able to move 100% away from pellets and think I'm getting the hang of the minerals/calcium, foraging dish, and protein. My question is this - how do I store most of my extra food for long term? One store was nice enough to let me know that the calcium/ minerals can just be room temp and freezing the other things will keep them fresh. So I plan to keep afew tablespoons of each food out in a little organizer then I can freeze the rest? (clover flowers, dandelion leaves, wings n things, basic diet, fruitcake, flax and other seeds/nuts)
Can/should I freeze worm casting? Ground popcorn mix? Green sand?
And I can leave out things like oyster and lobster shell and calcium/ mineral supplements in a cabinet?
Thank you all, Any long term storage advice is welcomed. :)

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Re: Food storage

Post by wodesorel » Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:42 pm

Calcium and hard mineral suppliments will keep at room temp so long as they stay dry. The biggest concern is oxidation causing the chemicals to change.

Everything else I would freeze if at all possible. Anything organic that has vitamins will start to break down over time due to humidity and oxygen and will become less potent. Anything with oils will turn rancid due to oxygen in the air at room temp. Moisture in the air - just normal everyday moisture - will cause dehydrated fruits and veggies to rehydrate too much and rot.
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Re: Food storage

Post by curlysister » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:11 am

Yep, I keep pretty much all my little bags of dried crab food in a big Tupperware tub in the freezer!
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Re: Food storage

Post by PeekaBoo2013 » Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:38 pm

Thank you!

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