Fermentation

Crafting Country Wines

Homemade wines are easy and quick to create.  Not only can you fill your own glass, but those of your…

2 years ago

Peter Piper Picked a Peck: DIY Pickles on the Homestead

Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects in the kitchen.  Now that everyone has been…

2 years ago

Weston A. Price: Introducing the “Real” Way of Eating

Homesteaders often enjoy looking back and learning how the old-timers did things.  We look back at their lives as not…

2 years ago

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

I recently set out to learn how to make yogurt.  In my initial information gathering, two things made an impression…

2 years ago

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 our ancestors ate. They had to. There was…

2 years ago

The Fine Art of Moonshine – The History of Moonshining

It was a simpler time, before railroads were built or the coal industry and tourism began to change the landscape.…

2 years ago

Homemade Fire Cider to Fight Colds and Flu

Winter is approaching and that means we can look forward to more reading, browsing through seed catalogs, holiday celebrations with…

3 years ago

Going Beyond Grape: Oddball Wines to Make at Home

My venture into winemaking at home all started with two very prolific pear trees. My mother had planted these trees…

3 years ago

Preserving the Harvest: Food Preservation Techniques

Summer gardens are being harvested and it is only natural that we are gearing up to preserve the fruits of…

3 years ago

Herbal Remedies on the Homestead: Tinctures, Teas, Syrups, and Salves

Using Herbal Remedies on the Homestead One of the greatest benefits of homesteading is the increased responsibility you have over…

3 years ago

Fermented Salsa

  You probably already know that eating fermented food is, as my Pop used to say, "good for your guts". …

3 years ago

Making Alcohol Fuel

Our bodies quickly make energy out of alcohol.  Our engines can do the same thing.  Of course, our engines will…

3 years ago