Food Pantry

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 what others have done during times of food shortages. Producing your own food is a very satisfying endeavor though some...

(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 favorite butcher gave me a great deal on some beef this week.  Perhaps you’ve bought a portion of a cow or pig in cooperation...

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 pull our most consumed fruits and vegetables towards the end of the season, cut them up, and freeze them for later use....

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 protein. In fact, jerky is so great that most meat-eating cultures around the world have developed their own varieties...

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 most economical way possible - so this plan focuses on ingredients instead of complete meals. I also need to gain the...

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 of food for power outages that you keep carefully hidden from your family? Many folks these days don’t have a way to cook...

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 like mine in the picture above. Many people think a potato is a seed itself – the real potato seeds are in fact very...

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 secrets to making food storage easier on my homestead pantry tour. Make a Plan First, I built a menu and made a budget. I...

The Amish are an intriguing group of people. They are infamous for their wisdom and simple lifestyle. The Amish live according to their religious values and beliefs that it pleases God to see His creation working in harmony with nature. Let me show you 10 Amish...

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 microorganisms and enzymes that could cause the food to spoil and become a health hazard are destroyed. The heating process gets...