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DIY Beef Jerky Recipe

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...

How Do You Speed Up Composting

How Do You Speed Up Composting

Homestead life moves fast, but composting? That can feel like watching paint dry. Even with the best setup, breaking down organic matter takes time....

Pigeon Peas

Pigeon Peas

Pigeon peas—whether in salads, soups, snacks, or meals, these versatile legumes can be added to almost any dish. And when you're living on a...

DIY Fermented Garlic In Honey

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...

How People Stored Food In the 1800s

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...

DIY Potato Growing Box

DIY Potato Growing Box

It’s easy to plant potatoes in the ground but creating an above-ground structure can give you a higher yield in a relatively small space. This is a...

How to Store Bacon So It Lasts for Years

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...

The Best DIY Water Filters

The Best DIY Water Filters

There are many variations on water filters you can buy, but in an emergency, you can improvise your own. This is especially important during a power...

How You Should Actually Prepare for an EMP

How You Should Actually Prepare for an EMP

A single electromagnetic pulse could wipe out our electronics in seconds and turn life upside down. That’s why it’s important to prepare for an EMP....

Fermentation 101

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...

How to Survive a Deadly Blizzard

How to Survive a Deadly Blizzard

A blizzard occurs when intense snowstorms bring high winds and blinding conditions. These conditions are usually referred to as a “whiteout.” You...

Ingenious Uses for Steel Wool

Ingenious Uses for Steel Wool

Right now your steel wool is probably gathering dust, right? You might have bought it for a project ages ago, or maybe it just appeared there like a...

Lemon + Baking Soda

Lemon + Baking Soda

Have you ever wondered what happens if you combine lemon and baking soda and how this combo can help you in your homestead? Through all the highs...

How To Survive In A World Without Water

How To Survive In A World Without Water

For most of us, water is something we simply take for granted. We turn on a faucet in the sink; flush a toilet fill a bathtub or turn on the shower....

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