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October 24, 2013 Here’s how I made saltine crackers. This recipe is from Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads. Plain Soda Crackers 1 1/2 cups bread or all-purpose flour (I used White Lily all purpose flour) 2 1/4 tsp. ...

As we discussed in the last article, foraging is a useful skill and a fulfilling hobby. Foraging is a wonderful excuse to spend time with the kids or to take a quiet walk in the woods. At the same time, ...

There has been a lot of space devoted in the homesteading literature to the things that you can produce from the land. That’s okay, because the back bone of any homestead is the food that you can produce with your ...

Editor’s note: Don’t miss the first part of this series, “Everything You Need To Know To Raise Dairy Cattle On The Homestead.” Your dreams of milking your own cow have finally been realized! Your cow has recently freshened, or a ...

If you are like many homesteaders, you may dream of one day owning your own dairy cow to peacefully graze your pasture, providing you and your family with fresh milk, butter, cream, yogurt and cheeses. With the ever-rising price of ...

A SWAT team raided a Texas organic farm on an alleged drug bust search, found nothing – and then walked away with 20,000 pounds of legal crops and possessions. Garden of Eden farm owner Shellie Smith told local media outlets ...

One of the greatest things about homesteading is the limitless variety of projects you can try on for size. Unfortunately, this can also be one of the most frustrating aspects of homesteading. Staying focused and not spreading yourself too thin ...

When you embrace the homesteading lifestyle, there are a host of questions you must ask yourself. One of the fundamental decisions you must make is what are your goals and aspirations for the scope of your endeavor. In our case, ...

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 ...

Most people have two really good reasons for making their own livestock feed: it’s much less expensive than purchasing commercial feeds, and you can control the quality and ingredients. As fantastic as those two reasons are, there is one final ...