Fall is black walnut season in North America, and once you come across a tree you’ll find hundreds of the nuts on the ground. You also can knock them from a tree with a stick, but watch your head. They can ...
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Turn Bitter Acorns Into Delicious Nuts, Butter And Flour
A variety of oak trees across North America produce acorns that usually mature in early to late fall. The size and shapes vary — and so does the flavor. There are basically two types of acorns: bitter and sweet. What makes ...
Read More »How to Make Butter In An Emergency
You’re proud and secure in the fact you’ve stored weeks’ or even months’ worth of food for the inevitable collapse. But what happens if the grocery stores don’t reopen, and you’re living indefinitely off your own resources? There are some ...
Read More »4 Delicious Ways To Use All Those Extra Apples
The average healthy, mature apple tree can produce a few hundred pounds of apples every year. That’s a whole lot of apples! Whether you have your own orchard or have a different source for apples, when summer is near an ...
Read More »10 Signs Your Canned Food Has Gone Bad
Do you know how to tell if the can or jar of food in your stockpile is safe? Surprisingly, some dents are ok, but these 10 signs mean that your particular can or jar is not safe to eat. ...
Read More »5 Easy Steps To Making Homemade Apple Juice
Like most children, my kids consume a lot of apple products—fresh apples, applesauce, and apple juice. I love the health benefits apples offer. Cornell University in particular has conducted several studies on apples and found that the antioxidants in apples ...
Read More »10 Ways My Wife And I Save Money On Our Grocery Bill
My wife and I own two homes and live two lifestyles. One homesteading and one suburban. Here’s how we borrowed the best from homesteading to save money, especially on our grocery bills. The Homesteading Life We have a cabin ...
Read More »Stop Summer Garden Beetles Without Using Chemicals
While there are many ways to deal with pests, most have disadvantages for the off-the-grid gardener. The bright yellow sticky traps used to capture aphids, cucumber beetles, thrips and other pests are unsightly and unpleasant to dispose of and are ...
Read More »The Secret To Long-Term Safe Storage Of Milk And Eggs
This article will help you to know more about the storage of milk and eggs. Whether you are blessed with an overabundance of food or you are someone who wants to be prepared in a survival situation, you may have wondered ...
Read More »The Truth About Pickled Eggs
I’ll admit to a bit of stubbornness. Often, I feel like if I can walk into a store and it’s floating around in a jar or within the confines of a can, I ought to be able to stick it ...
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