Back To Basics
In this section, we will cover subjects that most of our grandparents would of taken for granted. Things from growing your own vegetables to making your own bread. I believe we need to move our society towards self-sufficiency by getting back to basics. Learn how to make your own yogurt, raise your own chickens, and deal with pest.
Six Natural Pest Control Tips And Tricks
Pest can really bug you and damage your off-grid efforts. Many bugs carry desease. Getting rid of them or at least reducing their impact is important to sustaining your life. Ants and other bugs can ruin your food that’s already in storage. Slugs and snails can eat your garden faster than you can. This article covers natural methods to reduce or illiminate them from your life!
Making Homemade Yogurt
Making yogurt at home is incredibly easy. Story bought yogurt can be expensive and full of preservatives. All you need is a starter culture and some milk. This article will teach you everything you need to know to make this healthy and gut healing dairy product yourself!
Making Homemade Sour Cream
Sour cream is one of my favorite things. It makes an excellent base for dips, a great condiment for a variety of dishes, and gives sauces a tangy creaminess. Easy to make, this is a item you should learn to make at home. If you have a source for cheap and high quality dairy, sour cream gives you another option to use up that resource. Learn how to make it by reading this article!
Raising Your Own Chickens
Should America (or whatever country you live in) face economic hardships, few other animals are more valuable than chickens. Many chicken breeds will produce an egg a day. Many will also function as good meat producers as well. With a couple dozen birds, you can provide a large portion of your daily food requirements. Learn more about this useful bird in this article!
Raising Quail
Quail offer a great oppertunity to add more meat to your freezer. They breed faster and come to harvest quicker than chicken. Pound for pound, quail actually beat chicken. In addition, quail eggs offer a chance to produce income for your homestead. A lot of people sell chicken eggs, but very few actually sell quail eggs. Learn more about this interesting bird in this article!
Raised Garden Beds
Growing vegetables and fruits can be a real challenge if you have poor soil quality. Buiding a raised garden bed can allow you to contain healthy soil that will raise the food you need. In most cases, the deeper the soil the better the results. Knowing what pitfalls to watch out for is a critical part of succeeding in a boutyful harvest. Read this article to help you win this challenge!
Cream Of Mushroom Soup
Beyond, being delicious on it’s own, cream of mushroom soup is the basis for many dishes. Simple to make, it doesn’t even compare to store bought soup. This recipe is realatively fail-proof. Once you make your own cream of mushroom soup, you’ll never buy that flavorless soup in a can again.
USDA Home Canning Guide Introduction
Home canning has changed greatly in the 180 years since it was introduced as a way to preserve food. Scientists have found ways to produce safer, higher quality products. The first part of this publication explains the scientific principles on which canning techniques are based, discusses canning equipment, and describes the proper use of jars and lids.
Guide 1: Principles Of Home Canning
Canning can be a safe and economical way to preserve quality food at home. Disregarding the value of your labor, canning homegrown food may save you half the cost of buying commercially canned food. Canning favorite and special products to be enjoyed by family and friends is a fulfilling experience and a source of pride for many people. Many vegetables begin losing some of their…
Homesteading 101
When you decide to homestead, you are facing a challenge that runs agaisnt the grain. You are going off grid and building a more sustainable lifestyle that puts more focus on self-reliance and community than it does on statewide or federal safety nets and utility systems. Learn more with this article!
Cordyceps For Health
Used in Chinese medicine for over a thousand years, this fungus has some amazing properties. I first decided to try it right after I caught what I assume to be Covid (Omicron). I was sick as a dog and getting congestion in my lungs.