Why We Don’t Eat Turkey Eggs
Americans go crazy for eggs. Chicken eggs at least. The average Joe or Jane eats about 250 of 'em every year! There's also a growing interest in...
Never Store These 10 Foods Together
Whether you're storing your food in a chilly root cellar for the winter or you're simply looking for tips as to what not to do in your kitchen,...
Ingenious Ways To Preserve Cheese At Home
Perhaps you've had an extremely bountiful milking season and you have nothing to do with the excess milk as you clean out your freezer (probably in...
Fermenting vs Pickling
Fermenting and pickling are food preservation techniques that have been used for centuries to boost the flavors and shelf life of certain foods....
Why You Should Bury Your Vegetables In Sand
Perhaps you've managed to produce a ton of carrots this year and you just don't have the room to store them. Maybe your freezer fell through at the...
How To Make Long-Lasting Tallow For Survival
Beef tallow is fat that’s cooked down from rump roast, ribs, steaks, or any other cut of meat of the cow. For this article, I use leaf fat from my...
No Electricity Cooking Techniques You Need To Know By Heart
When the power goes out, it can be a little problem or a big one, depending on why it happened, when it happened, and how long it lasted. Even...
You Never Thought You Could Pickle These
As a homesteader, I always look for different ways to preserve any food in excess. I believe I used every way of preserving food from fermenting,...
Why Haven’t You Canned This?
Canning is a great way to preserve food and make it shelf-stable. If you are like most people, you think canned foods are primarily jams, jellies,...
Foods You Should Never Keep in a Root Cellar
Root cellars have been a convenient storage facility for food for centuries. They provide a dark, cool, and humid environment that helps prolong the...
Long Lasting Apple Recipes to Make This Fall
Everyone loves apples, they are a delicious fruit with many health benefits. However, you can do a lot more with apples than munch on them when you...
Canning Bone Broth That Lasts For More Than 2 Years
Whenever I see someone throw away a chicken carcass after making a nice roast, I cringe a little bit. Just because you’ve picked all the meat off,...
Foods You Shouldn’t Cook In Cast Iron
There are few things better than cooking with cast iron. It cleans up easily, we all know what it is and what it does, and there are few fumes from...
25 Pantry Foods That Actually Expire Quickly
Stocking up your pantry with a diverse selection of delicious eatables can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, the real disappointment...
How To Make Condensed Milk That Can Last More Than 2 Years
When you start making lists and taking inventory of the products and foods you’ll want to have on hand in the case of an emergency, the items you...
Tomato Preservation Recipes
When we start to talk about preserving, we usually end up with a canner on our counter. That will be the case for this article, but I must note that...
Deinfluencing You: Stop Stockpiling These 14 Items Right Now
In light of recent unexpected events impacting the United States and the world, there has been a growing awareness among Americans regarding the...
Canning $5 Amish Stew
Many people hold the Amish lifestyle in high regard due to its simplicity, which starkly contrasts with the modern conveniences that most of society...
How To Pickle Watermelon Rind The Amish Way
The Amish are famous for a few things: they live without modern technology, care about nature, and cook fantastic food. They lead a basic life and...
Corn Pone – The Pioneers Bread
This may differ from the food you eat regularly, but the classical Corn Pone should be on every homesteader's list of go-to recipes for various...
10 Civil War Foods Every Homesteader Should Know And Try
The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South, divided only by the Mason-Dixon line on a map. This war was a major turn in...
Ingenious Ways To Keep The Critters Out Of Your Pantry
Even before setting up my homestead, I was always afraid of critters. After all, it's natural to be cautious because these creatures can actually...
If You Have This In Your Pantry, Throw It Away Immediately
Having a fully stocked pantry for everyday life or for emergency situations is not always an easy task, there are often so many different variations...
Pioneer Recipes Every Homesteader Should Learn
Ah, howdy! I’m glad y'all just pulled your wagon on up and asked us for some cookin' advice. Okay, I can't write the whole post like that, but we're...
7 Foods You Can Cook From Scraps You Normally Throw Away
Did you know that each year, about 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the US? That equals about 130 billion meals and $408 billion in food...
Why You Should Dry Your Food Instead Of Canning It
Being prepared for hard times is a vital part of homesteading. One way to store food for later use is to can it, but many of us are now turning to...
Pig In A Jar
Maybe you've just gotten a new canner or you're excited to see what your pressure cooker can do. I'm the same way when I get a new kitchen gadget: I...
What The Amish Ate During The Great Depression
The Amish people were known for their resourcefulness and ability to make do with what they had. During the Great Depression, when many families...
How To Make The Hoover Stew Of The Great Depression
Feeding a family in tough times can be a difficult task. In the 1930s, during the great depression, people had to get creative to put food on the...
How To Preserve Foods In Honey
Honey has been used in food preservation for centuries for its many microbial-fighting properties that keep food from spoiling. Many people believe...
23 Overlooked Survival Foods You Need To Add To Your Pantry
Most pantries have a variety of foods, and many of these are common. Why are some of these foods recommended for an emergency pantry? First off,...
20 Ways To Preserve Eggs
Eggs are a relatively cheap and highly nutritious meal. They are also fresh foods that may be difficult to acquire in a crisis unless you happen to...
