Keeping an Eye on Homesteading and Sharing OldTime Knowledge

Should you Ditch the Mylar Bag Habit When Freeze-drying?

Just in time for Easter, I'd like to share that one of the many fortunes of homesteading is getting to raise your food how you want. I...

Those who know me or have read my book understand my love and pride for beyond-organic gardening. In the last few years, I have doubled...

Stop ruining your homemade zucchini bread with unhealthy oil. Zucchini bread is a summer staple, but you are missing out if you use oil...

If you are smart, you are stocking up on food when it is on sale, buying in bulk at farmer's markets, or better yet, gardening and saving...

Would you like to know how to make cornbread with a can of corn? Maize bread is a simple staple if you do not have a whole lot of...

For short-term storage, you can slice, dice, and freeze all kinds of raw peppers. However, if you want them to last and taste fresh until...

I set out early in my homesteading adventure, determined to raise poultry out on open pasture. I have lost a couple of hundred birds over...

How to grow affordable chicken feed at home.

Safe and Proven Method for Egg Storage

Items needed: 24 to 48 hours Organic Russet Potatoes (I make 10lb at a time for two people) Corn Starch Salt, pepper, or other spices...

Correct headspace is mandatory when canning for food safety. I fought with this for my first few years of canning. It was a complete...

Homegrown basil is a staple to many summer gardens but storing it incorrectly can lead to an inferior product or botulism. I see many...

This is advanced pickle making on the homestead. Broadside pickles are just as the name implies, as wide as the broadside of a barn. You...

Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 Tbs oil, warm butter, or warm lard 1/4 cup sugar 3 tsp bread, instant, or distillers yeast 1/2 tsp salt Up to...

Is water glassing safe?

Deer have 297 million olfactory nose receptors. When odiferous air molecules enter the nose, these nerve cells transmit messages to the...

Items Needed: Outdoor Space or Overhead Outdoor Venting Green Unroasted Coffee Beans One Air Popcorn Popper One Large Mouth Mason Jar...

Want to save the planet? Plant something to eat. Going off-grid may not be all it is cracked up to be, leaving people still mostly...

What is a gizzard anyway? It is the stomach organ of poultry, and it gets a bad rap for being gross when it really isn't. The stomach...