Sources and Resources
Websites
- Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program, a great resource for learning sustainable choices at the seafood counter, and for learning what to buy
- www.seafoodwatch.org
- The Sausage Maker, great retailers of smoking equipment, sausage stuffing equipment, and many other things that will get you addicted to preserving meat
- www.sausagemaker.com
- A-MAZE-N Products, makers of cold smoking devices who are extremely nice and entirely patient and provide excellent customer service
- www.amazenproducts.com
- University of California Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver Program, particularly Kathi Baxter, who kindly and patiently answered all of my questions on food preservation safety
- http://ucfoodsafety.ucdavis.edu/Master_Food_Preserver_Program/
- High Plains Bison Company, who kindly provided me with many pounds of delicious bison meat used in the development of these recipes
- www.highplainsbison.com
- The Bean Institute, who provided nutrition information and cooking information and more general info about beans than I ever realized I needed to know
- www.beaninstitute.com
- National Center for Home Food Preservation, know-it-alls about modern food preservation safety techniques in the US funded by the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service and the United States Department of Agriculture
- http://nchfp.uga.edu
- University of Minnesota Extension Food Safety Program, another great resource for the nitty-gritty on modern canning practices, etc.
- https://www.extension.umn.edu/food/food-safety
- The United States Department of Agriculture and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Complete Guide to Home Canning
- http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html
- USDA SuperTracker Food-a-Pedia, a thorough website with a tremendous amount of nutrition information
- www.supertracker.usda.gov/foodapedia.aspx
- ChooseMyPlate, a guide to consumer dietary information
- https://www.choosemyplate.gov/protein-foods
- Karen Solomon (that’s me!), for recipes, food preservation questions, and more
- www.ksolomon.com
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, for great information on fish preservation
- https://www.uaf.edu/ces/
- Rancho Gordo, just for being one of the nation’s finest growers and purveyors of top-quality heirloom varieties of dried beans
- www.ranchogordo.com
- FARMcurious, in Oakland, CA, for the great tip on yogurt making and for being a tremendous resource for DIY kitchen enthusiast supplies and yogurt starter
- www.farmcurious.com
- Farm Fresh Duck, the best nationally available resource for duck fat, duck meat, and all manner of treats for those who like to eat duck
- www.farmfreshduck.com
Books
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing, by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn
Jerky Everything: Foolproof and Flavorful Recipes for Beef, Pork, Poultry, Game, Fish, Fruit, and Even Vegetables, by Pamela Braun
Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving, by Cathy Barrow