Food

Canning Consternation: Overcoming the Fear of Certain Death

As a self-proclaimed Homesteader, I have spent many years learning and researching how to do all manner of things on…

1 year ago

Sprout Your Next Meal! Sprouting Seeds for Food

If you live where a daily trip to the grocery store is not possible, or you can't keep leafy vegetables…

1 year ago

Homemade Applesauce: Accept No Substitutes!

My husband Donnie was raised near the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina, a little set of scenic, high hills in…

2 years ago

Self-Sufficient Yeast: Growing and Using Sourdough Starter

Have you considered what you would do if you could not buy yeast at the grocery store? This is a…

2 years ago

Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest

Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season…

2 years ago

Growing Currants on the Homestead

Growing currants on your homestead provides several benefits. A perennial plant that can be productive for up to ten years.…

2 years ago

Growing Persimmons From Seed: An Unusual Fruit For Your Homestead

Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead. Persimmons like a warm climate but other than…

2 years ago

The Magic of Bone Broth

Everyone has their own morning routine, their own private formula for embracing the new sunrise.  For some it may be…

2 years ago

Foraging Puffball Mushrooms

It was a cool and gloomy morning in the mid-October woods. But despite the lack of sunshine, the timber had…

2 years ago

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior the food you grow is compared to store-bought…

2 years ago