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 …
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When Are You Prepping Too Much?
Some posts may contain affiliate links. When Are You Prepping Too Much? Too much of a good thing is still too much! When you first begin prepping and realize all the possible scenarios can cause you to overdo it. We need to take care that we don’t get so caught up in the possible negatives …
2 Dozen Creative Garden Containers
Some posts may contain affiliate links 2 Dozen Creative Garden Containers Just because we want our gardens to be functional and good producers doesn’t mean we don’t want them to look good! A container garden can be done indoor or out and the nicer the garden containers the easier it is to bring inside for the …
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation
Procuring Water in a Survival Situation Using the rule of 3, you have 3 days to obtain safe drinkable water, or you won’t make it. But surviving entails more than just staying alive for those 3 days… you have to be able to function, to keep going, to seek out shelter etc. Assuming you can …
DIY Cedar Smokehouse
DIY Cedar Smokehouse Smoking meats to preserve them is one of the oldest methods of food preservation there is. From jerky to smoke house hams the majority of us have had smoked or dried meat in one form or another. How to get this great flavor and the benefits of long-term preservation of the proteins …
Canning Help: Peeling a Head of Garlic in Just Seconds!
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
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 …
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight Nothing is worse than carrying a backpack that’s too heavy and is rubbing in all the wrong places on a long hike. I can only imagine doing so in a bug out situation! To learn the secrets of making the backpack carry its own weight continue at the link below. How …
Stockpile Full Meals For Emergency Situations
Stockpile Full Meals For Emergency Situations Cooks have been making freezer meals for years. But what about canning an entire meal in a jar? Especially in an emergency situation when there isn’t a freezer or easy access to ingredients and your busy trying to keep everything around you together a meal prepped in a jar …