Most people know about the use of Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and buckets as a way of preserving and storing food for the long term. What they don’t know is how and why it works! There are also a lot of misconceptions and untrue beliefs that surround this particular method of food preservation. … [Read more...]
No, You Can’t Come to My House
A disaster occurs. People have been without power or running water for a week and are now out of food, too. They show up at your house and ask you to share. What do you do? I have had this article topic in my ‘drafts’ for about 6 months now. It is a touchy subject that I, quite … [Read more...]
Gardening on a Budget AND in Small Spaces
Gardening season is so close that I am pretty much driving myself nuts with ideas and plans and generally wanting to get digging in the dirt! Of course, this means I am babbling about it to pretty much anyone who will listen. The other day a person overheard me waxing poetic about the … [Read more...]
Growing Greens in Containers (Even Indoors!)
One of the things that surprises me the most is how often people think you need to have some huge plot of land, or a box outside, or a larger area to be able to grow food like leafy greens. When I explain how easy it really is to grow lettuce or other greens in a container in the window, I get mixed … [Read more...]
Gardening in (Really) Wet Climates
I live in Ketchikan, Alaska (Ketch-eh-can). It rains here. A lot. As in we get a month (or more) of solid rain in varying 'moods' - rain every single day for 30 days! - at least once a year. Like the Native tribes in the arctic who have dozens of words for snow, we have dozens of descriptions for … [Read more...]
Farm Apothecary
Guest Post by Home and Farm Sense My family has been raising farm animals on our homestead for over 15 years . We started with chickens and goats and have progressed to pigs, sheep and cows as well. One of my passions is treating people and livestock as naturally as possible. Although there … [Read more...]
Pressure Canning with Spices
I have turned into a dedicated, pressure canning momma. Like most people, I was more than a little intimidated by it but after getting comfortable with water bath canning, pressure canning was a breeze! In the last two years, I have learned how to can meats, veggies, and stock (both meat and … [Read more...]
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