Prairie Fare: When the lights go out — Keep food safe during power outages

Keep your food supply safe during and after a power outage. (Pixabay photo)

Keep your food supply safe during and after a power outage. (Pixabay photo)

I must have unplugged the vacuum, I thought to myself when it suddenly stopped working.I walked over to check. The vacuum was still connected. Maybe I blew a fuse.I flipped on a light switch to go to the basement. The lights didn’t work, either.We were in the middle of our first winter storm of the year. Since my cell phone worked, I learned our home was among about 4,500...

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