Food and Pantry

10 Food Waste Mistakes That Cost You Time & Money

Did you know that American families on average throw out approximately 25% of the food and beverages they purchase each year, which is equivalent to...

22 Ways to Boost Food Production in 2022

A new year has been birthed, and as we’ve pointed out in previous articles, there has been a huge influx of preppers over the past two years. With...

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...

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...

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...

Makin’ Bacon: How to Dry Cure Pork Belly

Vegetarians fear bacon. It’s the “gateway meat”. The temptation heightens with the mere aroma of this sizzling strip tease. Only the most hardcore...

20 Foods That Can Last 20 Years

We live in an unpredictable world where anything can happen. Typically disasters strike with no warning, which can leave you stranded without the...

Canning Mistakes Even The Most Advanced Homesteaders Make

For most homesteaders, canning is just one of the essential skills to fully utilize your resources for the long term. When done correctly, this...

Canned Hamburger Meat – Recipe From The Lost Super Foods Book

I was amazed at how fast and easy this recipe is to do: Canned Hamburger Meat. It is also very satisfying to see my shelves fill up with long time...

Cheap Recipes To Keep You Well Fed In The Next Crisis

Food security is the basis of survival and forward planning is the name of the game. Preserving food in times of plenty is a wise move: this means...

8 Dangerous Mistakes To Avoid When Storing Your Food

You may think that there’s not more to food storage than storing your food away, wherever you can find the space. Or perhaps you are accustomed to...

10 Recipes From “The Great Depression” To Survive The Next One

During the Great Depression Era (1929 - 1939), the world suffered from a massive economic recession in the industry as the stock market crashed....

20 Grandma’s Depression Foods We Will Need Soon

The Great Depression was an event that occurred after the notorious stock market crash in October 1929. It sent millions of people from the lower...

Foods You Should Never Buy And Always Make At Home

Sure, store-bought food offers convenience, but all the processing and sugar can make them unhealthy. That's why you should consider making some...

11 Food Storage Myths

Preparation is the key to survival, and having enough food resources for you and your family in case of an emergency is an important part of your...

How to Use the Whole Animal (Whether You Raise Your Own or Buy It)

My family is on a journey from eating industrial meat to raising it ourselves. This isn’t a quick or simple path because there is so much to learn....

10 Foods Not To Store

We are living in uncertain times, and you never know when the stores are going to run out of food. Therefore, it is always a good idea to make sure...