Food

Homesteading Food articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Edible Landscape Additions: Elderberries and Goji Berries

If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Growing Hazelnuts on the Homestead

Hazelnuts (also known as filberts) are a favorite autumn delicacy, whether they…

Biljana Tadic Biljana Tadic

Make Your Own Fermented Drinks

After waging war on all the germs and bacteria we know are…

Karyn Sweet Karyn Sweet

My Potbellied Piggy Bank: Selling Potbellied Pigs on the Homestead

I wasn’t sure how much a pair of potbellied pigs would amount…

Nicholas Vrchoticky Nicholas Vrchoticky

Growing Spices on the Homestead

Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Fun with Fermenting

As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Help Yourself to Happy Tilapia: Bioponics on the Homestead

So, you are a homesteader or a wanna-be looking for a low-footprint,…

Jerry Bauer Jerry Bauer

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part One: Ingredient Basics

We're going to delve into the world of cheesemaking science for beginners. Learning…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon

Cooking and Fermenting with Juniper Berries

I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Sprout Your Next Meal! Sprouting Seeds for Food

If you live where a daily trip to the grocery store is…

Dorothy Cady Dorothy Cady

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