No. 1. Careless packaging and storage Careless packaging and storage will give you an inefficient and potentially unusable stockpile. You must protect your stockpile from pests, temperature extremes and humidity. The basement or cellar is an ideal spot for stockpiling ...
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10 Survival Tips That Kept Your Great-Grandparents Alive
Unless you are fairly young, chances are your great-grandparents already have passed on. But if they were around in today’s tenuous times, our great-grandparents might have a few words of advice for us. Survival was something most of our ancestors ...
Read More »The Simplest And Quickest Way To Make Apple Cider Vinegar, From Scratch
Apple scrap vinegar is a great way to get multiple uses out of your apples each fall. If you’re planning on canning applesauce or pressing your own cider, chances are you’ll have a lot of surplus apple material around ...
Read More »The Right Way To Safely Can Non-Acidic Foods (And Avoid Deadly Botulism)
Knowledge on canning non-acidic foods is invaluable to the modern homesteader. Knowing that these canned items will rest safely on the shelves of your storage room or pantry – and be edible when you need them – can give you ...
Read More »14 Fall-Loving Vegetables You Can Plant FROM SEED In August
It seems when most folks think of gardening, images of tomatoes, corn and squash come to mind. These are all great crops, but they all have the major downfall of not tolerating frost. The truth is, there are many crops ...
Read More »14 Things Your Great-Grandparents Knew That You Should, Too
Our ancestors grew up in a very different world than the one we inhabit today. More and more, our world is built around the Internet — an electronic world where we have instant access to entertainment, information and communications. But ...
Read More »It’s The Forgotten Edible They Collected In Bathtubs During The Great Depression.
Quick. What are the healthiest greens growing in your garden? Lettuce? Spinach? Kale? These crops, and others like them, are planted, cultivated and harvested in many gardens around the country. We pay money for their seeds. We often run water ...
Read More »What Is The True Shelf Life Of Store-Bought Canned Foods?
Have you ever wondered how long store-bought canned good will last in your stockpile? Professional food processors and manufacturers have both the equipment and knowledge to properly preserve food — plus the tests and inspections from the federal government. However, ...
Read More »5 Ways Your Great-Grandparents Stockpiled Fresh Produce
Can you stockpile fresh produce? Yes! You can integrate your extra garden and orchard produce (or weekly specials from the supermarket) into a well-planned stockpile that includes fresh produce, just like your great-grandparents did. Fresh items can be preserved for ...
Read More »4 Steps To Storing Your Seeds For 30 Years (Or More)
We gardeners are a frugal lot. Few of us would throw out seeds that we don’t use. Whether there are too many seeds in the packages we buy (and we don’t plant them all), or whether we save our own ...
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