Preserving dairy products is tricky, but it can be done. A part of storing food for emergencies is ensuring that the food you store is nourishing and will keep you and your family fortified for a time when food may ...
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US Dept Of Agriculture Replacing Bad Food With More Bad Food In Public Schools
In an attempt to curb childhood obesity rates, the US Agriculture Department has announced it will sweep through the over 100,000 public schools of this country and limit the fat, calorie, sugar, and sodium content of almost everything sold during ...
Read More »What Is Killing These Fruit Trees?
We are deep in the heart of farm country around these parts. With corn fields surrounding our property, it’s very hard to grow food without pesticides creeping in, but still we try. But when the trees we planted on our ...
Read More »How To Store Your Saved Heirloom Seeds
Savor fresh onions, potatoes and other crops from the garden all winter long with the use of simple, time-honored storage techniques. The art of storing vegetables, roots, and seeds has kept whole communities fed and nourished for centuries, and can ...
Read More »How To Protect Your Garden From Extreme Weather
Hail You’ve survived the early spring frosts and your garden is thriving, thanks to the warm, sunny days of early summer. The cool-season crops, such as carrots, lettuce and radishes are at their prime and the tomatoes and beans are ...
Read More »How Faith And Off The Grid Living Combine
What does it mean for us as Christians to prepare for possible hard times ahead? How do we reconcile the commandment to seek God’s kingdom first rather than worrying about our physical needs with the responsibility we feel to provide ...
Read More »4 Delicious Ways To Use Your Summer Berries
Late summer and early fall means berry season, one of my favorite times of the year. I freeze bags of berries for smoothies and I process jars and jars of jam. But, when my freezer’s packed and I’ve had my ...
Read More »Homesteading Expert Melissa Norris Shares Her Experiences As A Pioneer Woman
Melissa Norris, author of Pioneering Today, recently sat down with Off The Grid News to discuss homesteading tips and the need to preserve the traditional skills or past eras. In addition to being a homesteading expert and radio show host, ...
Read More »Preserving A Slice Of History: Storing Your Photos Safely
Even if you aren’t fully off the grid, preparing for tough times means you want to protect your treasures—things like family photographs. Although many of us store photos on the computer, in the case that your computer crashes or is ...
Read More »Midwest Self Reliance Festival Coming To Des Moines, Iowa
The latest installment of the Off The Grid News prepper expos series focuses on the Midwest Self Reliance Festival. The Des Moines, Iowa prepper expo offers another opportunity for survivalists and off- the-grid Americans to network with one another and ...
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