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Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom
I was cleaning out the freezer this week to make room for half a local grassfed steer, and I came across the very large bag of plums I froze last fall. Whoops…I had intended to use them well before...
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Root Cellars 101- Root Cellar Design and Use
Looking into our root cellar We built a root cellar under our front porch. Typically, if you’re building new your porch floor is formed out of a concrete slab, you need to put a foundation wall under...
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How to Make Sauerkraut
I love the book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz (AKA Sandor Kraut). Mr. Katz explores where those who fear stomach pumps fear to tread. In all seriousness, the book is a great resource for...
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Plum Rum Nutty Conserve
I had a large (two gallon) bag of plums rolling around in my freezer from last summer (thanks to my neighbor). I used part of it to make Plum Preserves with Honey and Cardamom, and some in a plum...
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Fresh Food in Winter – Sprouts!
My Cub (my eldest son) helped me start some mung bean sprouts up recently. Following the package directions, he measured out 1/4 cup dry beans and rinsed them until the water ran clear. The beans are...
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Food Storage Without Electricity – Top 10 Foods to Stockpile
Food Storage Without Electricity More than one group of experts are talking about increased risk of soaring food prices and economic instability. With recent droughts and other natural disasters...
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Preserving Asparagus Three Ways – Freezing, Drying and Lacto-Fermenting
I had the opportunity to babysit my neighbors asparagus patch for two weeks earlier this season, and I was blessed with a bounty of asparagus like I have never seen. The photo above was just one...
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Getting Started with Home Food Drying
Want an easy way to store and preserve food? Need a food storage method that doesn’t take up much space and requires very little equipment? Want to make healthier snacks for your family to enjoy at...
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Comparison of Jarden Metal Lids and Tattler Reusable Canning Lids
I’ve never seen a full side-by-side comparison of Jarden Metal Lids and Tattler Reusable Canning lids, so I thought I’d do a little digging and see what I could find. I know a lot of folks swear by...
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Freezer Meals Plus Organizing and Cleaning Your Freezer
Freezer meals can be dishes made specifically for the freezer (as with Once-a-Week Cooking or Once-a-Month Cooking) or simply leftovers saved for another day. Whichever style you prefer, keeping your...
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Preparedness Storage – Finding Room and Keeping it Safe and Sound plus Common...
With ongoing economic uncertainty and erratic weather conditions, investing in food and general preparedness storage makes sense and can provide a very good return on time and money spent. The...
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Food Storage and Preparedness E-book Sale
4 Food Storage and Preparedness E-books – only $10.95 from August 19th-26th With no Spam or MREs in site, these four books will help you stock your pantry with real, quality food you’ll enjoy daily...
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Above Ground Root Cellars – Enjoy Your Local Produce Longer
Over the years I’ve received many inquires about what above ground root cellar type options might be available for people in cold and warm climates. For those in warm climates – sorry, the physics are...
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Fuel-less Portable Solar Generator by Humless and a One Month Supply Kit...
I’ve teamed up with sixteen other preparedness/self-reliance bloggers and SurvivalBased.com to offer you this awesome giveaway worth over $3700 as a way to say thank you for your support! This...
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How to Harvest, Cure and Store Onions – Root Cellaring, Braiding, Dehydrating...
You can enjoy home grown onions for months after the growing season has finished with just a little extra time and effort. In this post we’ll cover onion harvest, curing onions, and several different...
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Preserving Asparagus Three Ways – Freezing, Drying and Lacto-Fermenting
I had the opportunity to babysit my neighbors asparagus patch for two weeks earlier this season, and I was blessed with a bounty of asparagus like I have never seen. The photo above was just one...
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Comparison of Jarden Metal Lids and Tattler Reusable Canning Lids
I’ve never seen a full side-by-side comparison of Jarden Metal Lids and Tattler Reusable Canning lids, so I thought I’d do a little digging and see what I could find. I know a lot of folks swear by...
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Freezer Meals Plus Organizing and Cleaning Your Freezer
Freezer meals can be dishes made specifically for the freezer (as with Once-a-Week Cooking or Once-a-Month Cooking) or simply leftovers saved for another day. Whichever style you prefer, keeping your...
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Preparedness Storage – Finding Room and Keeping it Safe and Sound plus Common...
With ongoing economic uncertainty and erratic weather conditions, investing in food and general preparedness storage makes sense and can provide a very good return on time and money spent. The...
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Food Storage and Preparedness E-book Sale
4 Food Storage and Preparedness E-books – only $10.95 from August 19th-26th With no Spam or MREs in site, these four books will help you stock your pantry with real, quality food you’ll enjoy daily...
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