Grain always seems like the last frontier in raising your own food. For most of us, growing grain conjures images of golden wheat fields, combines, and hired farmhands. But small farms and ...
17 Smart Ways to Use Up Your Extra Eggs
I don’t know about you, but on our homestead, egg season starts early some years. The chickens begin their heavy spring laying in February and keep going strong. With a yard full of industrious ...
Steam Canning Basics: The Low Water Way to Preserve Your Food
The canning season isn’t just a single season - depending on where you are and what you like to preserve, it can be a year-long venture. In the spring in the northeast, I can maple syrup and pickled ...
7 Ways to Store and Preserve Meat Without Electricity
Losing power is a regular threat on the homestead. On top of that, many of us don't have endless room in our freezers. What happens when we have a ton of meat from hunting or the fall slaughter? There ...
How to Prepare and Preserve Nuts to Keep Them Fresh
Nuts are fantastic snacks because they keep fresh for a pretty long time if you know how to harvest and prep them correctly. But with just a little bit of extra effort, you can preserve them and ...
Your Handy Guide to Canning Poultry Safely
Are you a canner? Around here, almost everyone cans a few things. Pickles, carrots, or the ubiquitous zucchini. But for some people, basic canning just isn’t enough. For serious homesteaders, canning ...
The Complete Guide to Safely Canning Seafood to Make it Last
Canned fish has been an important food source for people throughout the centuries. When you visit a supermarket, you’ve probably seen rows of canned seafood. But you don’t need to buy seafood; canning ...
How to Make Delicious Homemade Sausage to Preserve Your Meat
Did you know that sausages are the oldest form of processed meat? Well, they are! And there are so many varieties to try at home. When it comes time to preserve the meat on your homestead, making ...
The Complete Guide to Canning Tomatoes
If your garden looks anything like mine right now, you probably have more tomatoes than you know what to do with. Vines are groaning beneath the weight of all those luscious fruits, and we don't want ...