What Is the Best Canned Meat?
Every homesteader’s pantry has canned food in it. It’s the first line of defense against starvation in a disaster scenario. While canned foods...
10 Houseplants That Purify Your Air
I always dreamed of living a non-toxic life in every way as I firmly believe it is the key to a healthy life. Plants are my favorite go to at any...
How to Make Homemade Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is one of those things that has far more ingredients than it should when you buy it at the store. Homemade cottage cheese is creamy,...
Survival Bread To Make In An Emergency
Whether you're going on a long hike, in a situation that requires long-term food availability (not from the store), or you simply want to try your...
One-Week Meal Plan From The Great Depression
Most meals during the Great Depression came with what you already had or could barely afford to buy. Neighbors traded with neighbors, people grew...
Soft Milk Bread Without An Oven
How on earth can I bake bread without an oven? You may wonder. When the Covid pandemic hit the world, it was the time most of us turned to doing our...
How To Make Pickled Garlic (And Why You Should Do It)
Have a huge garlic harvest and you're out of ideas on what to do with your bounty? Why not save some for later and add some explosive flavor to your...
Foods You’ve Been Storing Wrong Your Whole Life
You go to the grocery store and it seems like the next day, your fruits, vegetables; even the meat looks like someone got sick all over it. And why...
I Fermented My Entire Garden, Now What?
You might just have read about the health benefits of fermented vegetables for your body. One thing to keep in mind is that they must be a regular...
Step By Step For Butchering Chicken
Chicken meat is one of the most nutritious meals, especially since it’s packed with proteins, vitamins, and other minerals. While most people enjoy...
10 Ways You Should Use Bacon Fat
Bacon fat is a delicious and valuable substance that can be used almost anyplace butter is used, including baking and sautéing. Bacon's composition...
Canning VS. Freeze Dry
You might be one of those in a dilemma whether to can or freeze-dry your foods. Because when it comes to canning and freeze-drying foods, both have...
How To Make Powdered Eggs
Editor’s Note: Powdered Eggs are cheap, lightweight, nutritious and can last up to 10 years without refrigeration. If it weren’t for their lack of...
Amish Recipes Every Homesteader Should Know
For a long time, Amish recipes were as secret and hidden as the communities that they came from. You asked one of the wonderful matrons for her...
DIY Meat Powder That Can Last 5 Years
Meat powder can be used in all sorts of food from soups to salads, rice to veggies, and even desserts like cheesecake, cookies, and pies. If you...
How To Wax Cheese For Long Term Storage
Being prepared for any type of SHTF isn't hard if we plan ahead. Imagine, the grid is down and you are making a recipe that calls for cheese... and...
Long Lasting Oils You Should Stockpile Right Now
There is no ‘single-best’ oil to store, but there are definitely cooking oils that should never be stockpiled. If you do stockpile some of these...
Pressure Canning 101
We're all facing some interesting food issues these past few years and many of us have taken this as a prompt to go ahead and start looking back at...
How to Can Roast Beast
(Originally published 12/12/12.) Sometimes you just get lucky and you hit the mother-lode on meat. Maybe it’s a great sale – for example, my...
10 Fruits And Veggies To Dehydrate For Long-Time Storage
I’m certain that I am not alone in wanting my favorite garden staples to be accessible year-round. When I first started gardening, I would often...
Making Machaca – Mexican Pemmican (Shelf Stable Meat)
Everyone has heard of beef jerky – salty, chewy, and delicious. It makes for the perfect hiking snack or a way to sneak in that little bit of extra...
How To Make A Great Depression Pantry
A Great Depression pantry provides everything I need to make complete and nutritious meals. To do this, I need to store a variety of food in the...
What to Eat When the Power Goes Out
When you’re in for some turbulent weather, do you head to the store with a list entitled, “Food for Power Outage?” Or do you already have a supply...
Home Security Tips From A Military Expert
My time in the military has gifted me a unique way of looking at the world. I was trained to see where threats lie and take measures to mitigate...
How To Breed New Potatoes
Potatoes are a lovely plants to grow, and home grown potatoes taste better than shop spuds. If you grow your own you can grow and breed potatoes...
10 Home Repairs That You Can Do In 10 Minutes Or Less
Owning a home is a dream come true for every homesteader, but the reality is not what you expect. It requires a lot of hard work to keep your...
Homestead Pantry Tour
When uncertainty strikes, food storage provides peace of mind. A few years ago, I decided I needed to have a better stockpile. I’m sharing my...
10 Canning Recipes From The Amish
The Amish are an intriguing group of people. They are infamous for their wisdom and simple lifestyle. The Amish live according to their religious...
Canning Secrets Nobody Tells You About
Canning is a safe way to preserve food if it is done properly. It involves transferring food into containers and heating them so that any...
H2O Dynamo – This Awesome Device Turns Air Into Fresh Water
Fellow homeowners, You can throw away your water supplies! No matter how much water you store, you’ll never have enough. Plus, you’ll make a lot of...
How to Dry Can Beans and Rice for 20+ Years Shelf Life
Beans and rice, a significant staple in a prepper’s pantry…or, should be. And, if the 2020 pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that we can never be...
How To Dehydrate Milk For Long Term Storage
When we started on our preparedness journey, I tried to be practical. In the beginning I made a list of things I used everyday. Literally from the...