Off-Grid Foods

Image source: Steve Nubie We usually ignore them and don’t even notice them, but they’re one of the most primitive lifeforms on Earth. They’re also good...

Image source: Pixabay.com Foraging for wild plants, berries, nuts and mushrooms in the wild is an essential survival skill. But one thing I’ve learned the hard...

Image source: AcultivatedNext.com If you are looking to keep your foods fresher longer – and who isn’t? – you need look no further than your freezer....

Photo by Steve Nubie The fermentation of foods likely was accidentally discovered by our ancient ancestors. Certain foods that were left unattended or ignored actually developed...

Image source: Pixabay.com From backyard gardens to large-scale farms, fall is often viewed as harvest time. But “nature’s garden” is in full yield in the autumn,...

Hazelnuts. Image source: Pixabay.com If you enjoy foraging, nuts are one of the easiest ways to harvest a lot of protein in a very short time....

Image source: Pinterest   There was not a fully-stocked food store on every corner when our great-grandparents were alive, and most of them did not have...

Image source: Pixabay.com Remember the last time you heard someone ask for another serving of that delicious home-canned eggplant or Brussels sprouts? Not likely. There are...

Image source: Pixabay.com We’ve all heard jokes about gardeners creeping up to their neighbors’ doorsteps in the dead of the night to “give away” extra zucchini...

I’m an avid outdoorsman and have spent many days and weeks in the wild with friends and family. I’m also a chef, so it was always...