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

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Self-Sufficient Yeast: Growing and Using Sourdough Starter

Have you considered what you would do if you could not buy…

Abigail Sarabacha Abigail Sarabacha

Growing Currants on the Homestead

Growing currants on your homestead provides several benefits. A perennial plant that…

Biljana Tadic Biljana Tadic

The Magic of Bone Broth

Everyone has their own morning routine, their own private formula for embracing…

Micah Janzen Micah Janzen

Foraging Puffball Mushrooms

It was a cool and gloomy morning in the mid-October woods. But…

Kevin Wright Kevin Wright

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior…

Grace Quarer Grace Quarer

Dutch-oven Cooking

The casserole bubbles invitingly, the coals underneath glow brightly as the aroma…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo

A View You Can Eat: Common Edible Flowers

I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Sylvester Graham and His Wonderful Cracker: History of Graham Crackers

Long before I'd heard of Sylvester Graham, when I was a child,…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Peter Piper Picked a Peck: DIY Pickles on the Homestead

Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Easy Homestead Moonshine

Welcome to the short-and-sweet easy homestead moonshine guide.  I’m going to skip…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly

Equip Your Homestead Kitchen (and then Make Some Tasty Yogurt)

I recently set out to learn how to make yogurt.  In my…

Christopher Fotta Christopher Fotta

From Cucina Povera to Conscious Cookery: Timeless Garden-to-Kitchen and Back Again Smarts

Eating in season. Eating locally. They’re not just foodie buzzwords, that’s how…

Ellen Kanner Ellen Kanner

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