Off-Grid Foods

While working cattle at my in-laws’ ranch recently I caught myself dreaming about the past, running through a checklist of things I take for granted that...

Image source: Pinterest   There are a lot of misconceptions out there about canning safety. As is true with many topics, information found on the Internet...

Image source: suburbanforagers.com   If you are looking for a tasty, calorie-dense wild food, you can’t go wrong with hickory nuts. The sweet, fatty raw meat...

Image source: Pixabay.com Humans, for the most part, raise and eat vegetarian animals. From an agricultural perspective, that makes sense. A cow fed on grass is...

Image source: Pixabay.com While the taste of fresh apples can’t be beat, extending the shelf life of apples has been practiced for centuries as a method...

Image source: Pixabay.com If you’re a home gardener about to drown in tomatoes rolling in off the vines and demanding to be consumed before they go...

Image source: Pixabay.com While making plans with a farm apprentice regarding her upcoming move to our homestead and discussing room-and-board details, she let me know that...

Image source: Pixabay.com Check your local regulations for fishing methods, times and limits. Please make sure also to have your fishing license, too! 1. Crayfish Where...

Image source: Pixabay.com   We tend to take weeds for granted. We spray them, pull them out and either compost them or simply toss them in...

Image source: Pixabay.com Busy homesteaders do not have much time to devote to aesthetics. Those of us devoted to raising our own food and leading an...