Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home Knowing How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home is a must know for anyone living on a budget, wants to take advantage of sales, has a garden, is homesteading or prepping for a day when there isn’t enough to go around to feed …
Clever Ways To Fish Without A Pole Fishing is a mainstay for almost all cultures and will be even more so after a SHTF event. Fish are a good source of both proteins and oils necessary for a balanced human diet. Before, during and after a crisis event fishing gear may not be available to …
Keeping Your Tomato Plants Healthy I wish getting a healthy productive tomato plant was as easy as picking out “a good one” at the plant nursery and putting it in the ground only to return a few weeks later to pick the bountiful fruits of my labor! We all know that anyone who thinks that …
30+ Uses for Borax Multiuse products are a huge favorite of mine. They save money, time and space. Instead of stocking several different products for different purposes who doesn’t love a single product that can do it all? Borax is one of those awesome products. From cleaning to bug repellant all with Borax. See the …
DIY Can Storage Cabinet No one ever turns down more storage space! This is even more true for preppers and homesteaders. Rotating your stored stock of canned goods is an important aspect to food storage. However, reaching the older stock first can mean constant rearranging of the pantry or lots and lots of extra storage space. Most of …
Done in an Hour or Less Outdoor DIY Projects Summer is upon us once again and so out comes the “honey do” list! Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could spruce up your outdoor space with a few quick and easy DIY projects and still have time to sit and enjoy them? How better to …
Store Fresh Vegetables For Months Just about anyone can dig a hole. place a cover on it and call it a root cellar! But in order for it to work as a root cellar and keep our fresh vegetables stored safely for months it requires a little more than that. Humidity, temperature. air circulation, and …
Auto Batteries For Off Grid Energy Storage I confess to having been careless and allowing my cell phone battery to die on more than one occasion. I didn’t actually learn my lesson until it died in the middle of a storm which had taken down my household’s electricity. No outlet to plug it into and …
Violet Jelly Make your garden flowers into edible goodies with violet jelly! Make 4 half pints… 2 cups Wild Violet Petals Or Purchased Edible Violets 2-¼ cups Boiling Water ¼ cups Lemon Juice ¼ teaspoons Butter 1-¾ ounce, weight Box Of Pectin 4 cups sugar Remove the stems and wash the petals thoroughly. Place the …
Growing Herbs Indoors The birds are out there building their nests, the trees are budding, fish biting, and it sure looks like Spring is here. Many of you have started your Tomato and Pepper Seeds indoors already. You might also want to try growing some Herbs indoors, as you can grow them year-round. Even if …
