A Beginner’s Guide to Sausage Making (Recipes Included)
My grandfather was a large influence on my passion for homesteading. He was an avid gardener, hunter, made his own wine and sausage;
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How To Guide: Canning Pickled Beets
One of our favorite things to eat in the winter is canned pickled beet! My kids love beets and this is a great
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The One Skill That Will Help During ANY Crisis: Self-Reliance
In the past several years, my family has been taking as many steps forward as possible when it comes to self-reliance. This is
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Want All the Green Beans You Can Eat? Get the Best Harvest With These Growing Tips
Here’s everything you need to know about growing a great and bountiful green bean harvest. When I was growing up, I was lucky
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Success with Summer Squash
With summer squash there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is: The plants are rarely bothered by critters such as
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Hydroponics: The Good, The Bad, & The Necessary Equipment
You could realistically grow an entire garden hydroponically in your own home, and with a large enough financial investment, have fresh produce year-round
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Growing Eggplants Successfully
Eggplants come in all shapes and sizes, from mammoth 3-pounders to long, slender Asian types, to baby patio varieties. Which type is best
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Home Canning Makes A Comeback
Home Canning dates back to the 18th century during the time where Napoleon Bonaparte realized the need to provision his army with food
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5 (More) Foods That Last Forever
When planning and storing food for emergencies or survival situations, we have long advocated incorporating foods that will last forever (or at least
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You Will Never Have To Use Yeast Again When Bread Making With This Old School Trick
Take the guesswork out of bread making with this old school trick. In times such as these, we are all looking for simple,
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How to Grow Tomatoes
You can’t beat the flavour of home-grown tomatoes straight from the vine – and they’re so easy to sow & grow! Simply choose
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Is It Time To Revive “Survival Gardens?”
With a global pandemic circling the globe and fears of food shortages, many are looking more closely at resurrecting the long-ago practice of
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Urban Gardening: Grow Anywhere!
Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden vegetables. There
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Food storage tips and tricks for preppers
Food storage, like learning and mastering various prepping skills, takes time and effort. To ensure that your survival stockpile has enough food to
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10 Cool Season Plants You Can Grow Today!
Even though the days are still cool, there are some seeds you can start today. Here are some cool-season vegetables and growing tricks
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How To Grow Strawberries
The flavour of warm, sun-ripened strawberries picked fresh from your own garden is something to savour. These delicious and aromatic fruits are the
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Growing Vegetables in Containers
If you don’t have room for a garden, or only want to grow a few vegetables, planting in containers is the best way
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Home Cheese Making
Do you want to try your hand at some home cheese making but don’t know where to start? You’re in luck! Whether you’re
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4 Crucial factors that affect the shelf life of food in your survival stockpile
Building up a food stockpile is one of the basics of prepping. People who are new to the preparedness lifestyle may find the process
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Scientists successfully brew beer and mead using 5,000-year-old “resurrected” yeasts discovered in the Holy Land
Want to know what ancient Middle Eastern beer tastes like? Try asking this team of researchers from Israel: In a study published in mBio, microbiologists
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The 10 best egg-laying chickens for a prepper’s homestead
Keeping egg-laying chickens offers several benefits. They supply fresh eggs daily, eat insect pests, and make for a steady source of income by selling
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Top 10 Vegetables to Grow Over Winter
Don’t let your vegetable plot stand empty and neglected over winter. There are plenty of winter vegetables to grow throughout the coldest months.
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From being expensive to labor-intensive, here’s the truth behind some of the myths about organic gardening
People who want to try out organic gardening may hesitate because of the negative things they may have heard or read about it.
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Prepare for Disaster with a Portable Generator
Living or working in a disaster-prone area always requires that you be prepared for the worst. When a natural disaster strikes, you might
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