{"product_id":"systems-food-preservation","title":"Canning and food preservation: Water bath, pressure, drying, fermenting and more · Alt Ordo Systems Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eFood preservation turns one summer's harvest into a year of meals. There are five main tools: canning in a boiling-water or pressure canner, fermenting, drying, freezing and cool storage. Each one stops spoilage a different way, and each food suits some methods and not others. The rule that matters most is simple and strict: low-acid foods such as green beans, corn and meat must be pressure canned, using a tested recipe, the right pressure for your altitude, and the full time. Get that right and the rest is practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide helps you pick the right method for each food, size a year of jars for your household, and can, ferment, dry and freeze the harvest on an off-grid kitchen, following tested USDA methods to the letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 pages in 9 chapters (At a glance, Where it works, How it works, Size it, Parts and cost, Set it up and can, Run it, Rules and permits, How it connects), then the sources and a notes page. 8 numbered figures drawn for this guide. You also get a worked example with a fill-in worksheet, 10 numbered steps, a year-round calendar, and a troubleshooting table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree builds, costed line by line\u003c\/strong\u003e (typical US prices, October 2026):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBare-bones: $148–$227\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard: $731–$1,074\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfortable: $3,591–$4,594\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSourced and fact-checked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facts and figures are cited to the 27 sources listed at the back, and the whole guide was fact-checked before release. General guidance, not engineering advice: your county and a qualified pro have the last word on your site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs with\u003c\/strong\u003e other Alt Ordo Systems Guides: The off-grid vegetable garden; Root cellars; Generators, propane and fuel; Off-grid solar; Food forests; Backyard chickens. For your county's permits and rules, see our county and state guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstant PDF download.\u003c\/strong\u003e After checkout you get a download link by email. Letter-size pages, made to read on screen or print at home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alt Ordo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48361169617067,"sku":"AO26-SYS-09","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/4718\/4299\/files\/AO26-SYS-09.jpg?v=1792839815","url":"https:\/\/shop.altordo.com\/products\/systems-food-preservation","provider":"Alt Ordo: Build Freedom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}