Are you reading this article in a public place? Then look around you, and consider that one in seven people has to deal with hunger regularly. As such, there's a good chance that at least a few people ...
How to Mitigate Food Insecurity for Your Family
You've undoubtedly come across the term "food insecurity" by now, but you may not be aware of what it encompasses. It's a serious issue that goes beyond being hungry once in a while, as it affects ...
7 Quick Halloween Recipes to Make Hauntingly Mouthwatering Snacks
Fall is upon us. As the nights get longer and the leaves start to drop from the trees, it's time to polish the pumpkins, dust the cookies with cinnamon, and get the broomsticks out. It's nearly ...
Smoking Meat: A Beginner’s Guide to Hot, Cold, and Primitive Smoking
If there is one thing that may intimidate those new to cooking and preserving, it's smoking meat. What seems like a complicated and messy process is relatively easy as long as you stick to a few basic ...
9 Traditional Thanksgiving Recipes the Pilgrims Would Have Eaten
When you think of Traditional Thanksgiving recipes, what comes to mind? Roast turkey with stuffing? Pecan pie? These foods are modern North American classics, but we're going to take a trip back in ...
14 Delicious Ways to Make and Use Dehydrated Vegetables
Anyone who grows their own food gets terribly upset when and if anything goes to waste. Fortunately, drying vegetables as snacks—or for future use—is a great way to ensure that what you've grown goes ...
Harvesting and Threshing Grain the Right Way for Storage
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 ...
Creative Ways to Use 7 Types of Food Scraps
Did you know that America has 35 million tons of food waste annually? It's hard to judge how much you're family will be able to eat, or we forget about leftovers. If you live on a large homestead, you ...
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 ...