MIY Dehydrated Broth This is just an awesome tutorial! No bottled, canned, or pre-dehydrated store-bought broth is as good as homemade. I always have frozen any leftover homemade broth I have and am always sad to see the last of it used. Then until I get a chance to make another batch, I use the dehydrated …
How Long Does Food Storage Last? You’ve stocked up and made sure you have everything you and your family will need to ride out a crisis. Now How long can you keep that storage in rotation prior to it losing nutritional value. or worse yet go bad altogether? The chart below lists some basic long term …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Vegetables For a Fall Garden I was almost disappointed when I first learned that there were vegetables that should be planted in the fall! I thought I was being the super urban homesteader by keeping up with a summer garden, a full time job, and 5 children! Now, I …
Rancher VS The EPA Updated We saw the case in Oregon where the landowner’s permits to collect water were revoked and after he refused to dismantle his reservoirs was eventually jailed. Then a new battle began between a Wyoming rancher and the EPA over his permitted stock pond on his property. With water becoming more …
No Pectin Gingered Rhubarb Jam Vintage recipe with no added pectin By Diana Rattray Southern Food Expert Ingredients 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb 3 cups sugar 3 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger 2 tablespoons lemon juice red food coloring, if desired, for color (I don’t use this, and it leaves the jam a little …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Using Grass Clippings in Gardens and Coops I am always thrilled to find that something can be recycled rather than ending up in a landfill somewhere. Now instead of seeing those grass clippings as a bother to clean up or worse not cleaned up and brought into my home …
What Can’t be Canned? Learning what can’t be safely canned is almost as important as learning how to can what can be canned. It is especially difficult for the new canner as he/she has the bug and wants to can everything they lay hands on! Some items just simply can’t be safely preserved by this …
Natural Allergy Relief Millions of folks are plagued by allergies. Springtime and fall seem to be the most bothersome of the seasons, but any season can be an allergy season for the sufferer. Typically doctors treat the symptoms with pharmaceuticals and advise you avoid the cause of the allergy if known. However, these same drugs …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Intensive Gardening ** WHAT ARE YOU TRYING NEW IN THE GARDEN THIS YEAR? ** Growing vegetables is very much a learning process, for you, and of course for me, also. There are always obstacles to overcome, like this very wet Spring. It’s best to try different methods, especially if …
Saving Seeds From Your Garden Most of you are just getting your Seeds sown now, or starts planted in your garden, so saving seeds is something you are probably not thinking about at this time. Seed Saving is something very important to consider, though, and I’d like you to add it to your planning for …
