The Ultimate Guide to Growing Goji Berries: A Superfood in Your Backyard
Goji berries, also known as wolfberries (Lycium barbarum), have been prized for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine for their incredible health benefits. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and essential nutrients, these bright red berries are considered a...
How to Can Peaches
Canning peaches is a wonderful way to preserve some of your late spring and early summer bounty for the colder parts of the year. What's more traditional than a peach cobbler or a peach pie during the chilly months, especially with a little bit of vanilla ice cream?...
Fermented Foods for Gut Health: A Guide to Building Immunity and Self-Sufficiency
In uncertain times, ensuring that you and your family have access to nutrient-dense, long-lasting foods is more important than ever. Fermented foods offer a dual advantage—they’re not only excellent for your gut health, but they can also be made at home with minimal...
How to Store Meat Without Refrigeration
Most of us rely on refrigeration to keep our food safe, but when it comes to meat, the stakes are much higher. Without proper storage, meat can rapidly become a breeding ground for deadly bacteria like E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella—microbes that can cause severe...
Homemade Amish Apple Butter Recipe With 12+ Months Shelf Life
Apple butter - this old-fashioned powerhouse food was a favorite among early American settlers. They relied on it as a way to preserve apples for the winter months. They liked it in particular because it didn’t require refrigeration and could last for months in cool...
DIY Beef Jerky Recipe
When purchasing a whole cow carcass, we start dreaming up what we can do with it. Roasts for the winter? Stew? Burgers on the grill all summer? Of course. But what are you doing with those skirt steaks? They're thin, flimsy, and usually aren't usable for much other...
DIY Fermented Garlic In Honey
Garlic honey! Or Honey with garlic. Or, as many of my older relatives would have called it, "smear that on some toast, and that kid will make it back to school in no time". Fermenting honey and garlic together makes a simple syrup that will kick a cold out very...
How People Stored Food In the 1800s
Survival in the 1800s depended on proper food storage. Families couldn't run to the grocery store. They had to make their harvest last 6-8 months. A failed storage system meant empty stomachs and real hunger. Crop failures hit hard in the 1800s. The potato blight of...
How to Store Bacon So It Lasts for Years
Bacon's preservation spans centuries of homesteading knowledge, with techniques passed down through generations of self-sufficient families. If you're wondering how to store bacon so it lasts for years, I've got the answer for you. I've spent considerable time...
Fermentation 101
Many homesteaders are nervous about using fermentation as a method of preserving their harvest simply because they are unfamiliar with it, so I created a fermentation 101 guide for you to understand this process better. Imagine having a pantry stocked with homemade...
