Garlic and onions are the basis of many dishes, like stews, soups, sauces, roasts, and salsa, so it's no wonder they're a staple in many gardens. If you've tried your hand at growing them, at some ...
8 Food You Should Can in Spring
Fall is an incredibly busy time. Between trying to prepare your barns and chicken coops for the harsh conditions ahead to making sure everything is buttoned up in your garden, it can be tough ...
How to Make Homemade Kimchi from Your Fall Garden Produce
Kimchi is my absolute favorite fall ferment to make on the homestead. Plus, fall is the absolute best time of the year to make it. The key ingredients – Chinese or Napa-style cabbage, carrots, and ...
The Complete Guide to Sun Drying Fruits and Vegetables
Drying fruits, vegetables, and herbs is a process that has been around for a long time. In fact, it's one of the earliest known methods of food preservation. Today, we take the ability to ...
Pressure Canning Meat: A Simple Tutorial to Get You Started
The first time that I canned meat, I was nervous; I won't lie to you. Pressure canning meat feels intimidating, and you don't want to do it wrong. No one wants to make their family sick, and images of ...
How to Pressure Can Soup for Home Canners
Opening a jar of homemade soup on a cold fall evening is one of my favorite pleasures, and it makes all of the work of pressure canning soup worth it. Canned soup that you purchase in the store will ...
How To Make The Easiest Fermented Pickles Ever
The first year I grew a large vegetable garden, I spent most of my summer days hauling in laundry baskets full of cucumbers. It was thousands of pounds of food that only amounted to only a few hundred ...
Potting and Jugging in Food Preservation: What Are They and How You Can Do It
Are you someone who likes to learn all kinds of survival techniques and food preservation methods? If you are, I’m going to bring you two historical food preservation methods known as potting and ...
7 Most Common Canning Problems and How to Fix Them
Part of the joy of growing your food is being able to preserve it for eating during the dormant season. But canning can be a challenge. Fortunately, canning, like gardening, is a skill that you ...