Food and Pantry

Stop Storing These 10 Foods For Emergencies

One of the first steps in preparing for any kind of emergency is making sure that you have sufficient stores of food. Whether because of logical...

How To Dry-Cure Meat At Home

Updated: 09.07.2025 Dry curing meat is an ancient method of preserving food. It has been used for centuries across many different cultures,...

How to Bake Bread Off-Grid

This is my favorite recipe of bread. Why? Because it’s as simple as it gets. I don’t really follow his recipes to the letter, so this is my simple...

Fermented Foods You Should Eat This Winter

The cold weather is here, and you know what that means: lots of cozy evenings curled up with a good book and a mug of hot cocoa. But while we're all...

How To Keep Eggs Fresh For 12+ Months

Eggs. It’s incredible just how versatile these little guys are and just how much we depend on them. Whether over easy, hard-boiled, baked in a cake...

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...

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...

How To Grow Food In A Jar

Need a means of boosting your food production in a tiny, indoors space? Why not set up a Kratky jar? This is a low-cost, low-maintenance,...

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...