Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edible Cactus Health Benefits & Recipes Foraging isn’t just for the woods! Desert plants can be nutritious and edible as well. The most common of those is the cactus. The edible cactus has been on the menu in many countries for years but it only in recent years gained …
Homemade Dry Dog Food If you want to save money now on dog food, make sure your pet has a supply during a SHTF event, have your pooch on a special diet or just want to make sure your best friend eats healthier this recipe is for the dog lover! My own little guy won’t …
22 Sap Producing Trees and How to Tap Them Adding bit of sweetness in your life naturally is nice contrast to all the processed sugar we find in just about everything store bought. Maple tends to be the first tree that we think of when we think of homemade syrup but it really isn’t the …
How To Clip The Wings on Your Chickens Once the coop has been set up, a routine is in place for feeding and watering, the chore of cleaning out the droppings has been assigned and being carried out on a regular basis and you’re pretty well set to sit back and collect eggs! However one …
Weed or Health Boosting Plant? Next time you’re weeding your garden keep your eye out for this plant! It’s a purslane plant which isn’t just a weed but actually has several medicinal benefits and is hardy in almost every climate. For more information on what can be done with this plant continue at the link …
101+ Dehydrating Recipes Dehydrating and drying of your foods is an excellent method of preserving in a way that is much easier to save and store than traditional canning or smoking. Much lighter and smaller to fit both in your pantry and in your backpack or BOB. I even keep a few in my accident …
Some posts may contain affiliated links. Canning Help: Tear-Free Onion Cutting Trick That Actually Works! If your like me, you put onions in just about everything! I can’t preserve enough fast enough, so cutting all those flavorful onions to go in canning, to be dried, to make MREs and premade canned meals can be an …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Canning Help: Tip for Speed-Peeling Potatoes! Part of preserving our garden grown potatoes or storing our store bought bulk sale purchases can mean peeling a whole lot of potatoes! A job no one particularly loves! Creek Line House has a tip for us to make that job a bit …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Canning Help: Peeling a Head of Garlic in Just Seconds! Cool little cooking trick makes peeling garlic for your canning and cooking needs fast and easy! My family are garlic fiends! We love garlic in all our homemade sauces from pizza to pasta. I actually have a hard time …
Factory Converted to Indoor Farm I admit being torn by this new form of farming. I am grateful that old factories are no longer spewing toxic chemicals into our air and that those de-funked factories are once again employing workers across the world. It is also uplifting to see that more effort is being made …
