BREAD MAKING OPTIONS WHEN YOU HAVE NO YEAST
Much to the dismay of preppers everywhere, yeast does expire. It loses the ability to make bread rise, as it’s a living culture.
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DIY
This Week’s Harvest: Strawberries
Strawberry season is in full swing. Now is the time to stock up on those delicious vivid red berries! Some strawberry trivia: Strawberries
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Use This Canning Recipe For An Abundant Harvest Of Carrots
At the end of the summer, sometimes the weather does not always cooperate with us. In fact, sometimes cool weather can come early
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Spring 2022 Press Release: Regenerative Gardening
Regenerative gardening focuses on biodiversity and working with nature to create a balanced habitat of interdependent plants and animals, from the fauna, fungi,
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How To Pressure Can Your Garden Kale
Every year we plant kale in both our greenhouse and our garden. We choose red Russian kale because it is cold hearty and
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Lessons from History – Victory Garden Advice That Applies To Everything
Looking back at past history, recent and far removed, can help prepare us in all parts of life. In some cases, early conventional
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How to Make Home Canned Ham
In a totally different stratosphere from Spam, the cans of flaked ham and the big pear-shaped cans of ham that you get from
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How to Grow Horseradish and Make Your Own Spicy Condiment
Ground horseradish is one of those condiments that people either love or hate intensely. There seems to be no middle ground when it
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Tips for Growing Sweet Corn
Nothing says “Summer’s here!” quite like an ear of fresh, tender sweet corn dripping with butter. Sweet corn has the best flavor on
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Home gardening tips: A beginner’s guide to composting
Composting at home is good for your garden, the soil, your crops and the planet. It is a great way to repurpose food waste
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Power tips for off-grid living
No matter where you live, there are a number of things you can do right now to get ready for the off-grid life.
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Everything You Need to Know To Grow a Big Crop of Cucumbers
Nothing beats the summer heat like a fresh cucumber from the garden. These sun-loving vegetables are great for first-time gardeners and easy to
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Growing Marshmallow for its Soothing and Healing Properties
Marshmallow is part of the Mallow (Malvaceae) family. The name “Malvaceae” means “soft” and “to heal”, which gives you a pretty good clue
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6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Mulching your gardens during the warmest summer months will do wonders for growing plants and will encourage a healthier soil environment for your plants to
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How To Create A Root Cellar On Your Property
If you have a basement or even room under your house, you can create a root cellar to store food! The trick is
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5 Important homesteading lessons to learn from American pioneers
The legacy and memory of homesteading live on in us. And while the era that our great-great-grandparents had to live through is long
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Food preservation tips: What kinds of food can you dehydrate?
There is almost no easier way to preserve food than to dry it. Used for thousands of years to extend the shelf-life of food without
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How to Grow Strawberries
Sweet, juicy strawberries are not only a sure sign that the summer growing season has arrived, but they are also a very popular
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How to Grow Blackberries
Blackberries are a sweet tasty treat that can easily be grown in a home garden. The perennial plants will provide plenty of fresh
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5 Tips for successful raised bed gardening
Raised bed gardening is a great way to grow your own vegetables if the soil is of poor quality. It allows you to grow
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Why you should begin homesteading today
While there are differences between homesteading and prepping, both lifestyles emphasize self-sufficiency. Homesteaders and preppers alike often live off-grid, maintain a food stockpile,
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22 Self Reliance Skills to Learn in 2022
The past two years have served as a wake up call for Americans everywhere. We’ve detailed this in our prior post on what
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Natural Cold Remedies
Natural cold remedies can be a great alternative to expensive over the counter medications. Today I’d like to share about one of my
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Prepper recipes: How to make hardtack, a long-lasting survival food
Hardtack is a hard biscuit made of flour, water and salt. It is a long-lasting food that’s perfect for long-term emergencies. In fact,
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