Category Archives: Food
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Stray and Feral Cats
This is the second consecutive summer that we have seen a enough stray cats to warrant trapping. These varmints are about as bad as raccoons when it comes to getting into our trash cans. We’ve had to start hanging our … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Carrots in a barrel
I struggled with growing carrots for many years. Something would always sabotage our harvest, if it wasn’t our poor soil it would be moles or some other critter getting to them from above. several years ago we tried this method … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Review: TexSport 2 qt. Dutch Oven
TexSport now offers a 2 quart dutch oven with all the features of the larger versions. We really enjoy cooking with a dutch oven and this little model is just the ticket when my wife and I want to make … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in Basic Preparedness, Equipment, Food, Reviews
Tagged canning, cooking over fire, meat preservation
Pole beans in a barrel
For the past several seasons we have been growing our green beans in half-barrel containers. Our yields have been outstanding. We always plant the Kentucky Wonder variety since it seems to perform the best for us and the seeds can … Click HERE to read the entire post….
May Apple foraging and an 8 mile hike
We have been super-busy this spring…. between work, graduations and relatives popping into town…. we haven’t had the spare time to do anything other than get the garden put in. This Father’s Day, one of the older dads in our … Click HERE to read the entire post….
DIY ToothPaste Recipes
Here’s a few toothpaste recipes collected from various sources that use easy to find ingredients. Recipe #1 2/3 cup baking soda 4 tsp fine sea salt(optional – gives paste extra scrubbing power, but is okay to leave out if … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in Basic Preparedness, DIY, Food, Medical
Tagged do it yourself, hygiene
Putting in an Asparagus Bed
Been watching the metals prices go up and down? Blogs and forums are feverishly discussing where to invest money these days. If you had a spare $20.00 bill would you invest it in today’s silver market or would you rather … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Food
Tagged canning, do it yourself, edible wild plants, foraging, gardening
Killing Tree Stumps with Roundup
We’re expanding the garden again this year and need to eliminate some shaded areas. We had a couple good sized mulberry trees that needed to be removed. Mulberry bushes grow like crazy around here and can become trees within a … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Maple Tapping Test Project: Part Two
Part One can be read HERE We’ve had this post ready for about a week but put it on hold for the news out of Japan. To recap: we wanted to see if our Silver Maples could be tapped for … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Weston Grain Mill Set-up and Trial Run
After our hand-made bean flour experiment, we looked around for a handcrank flour mill that wouldn’t be too expensive. Even though mankind has been grinding grain by hand much longer than with machinery, we felt that a simple handcrank device … Click HERE to read the entire post….
are Survival Seeds a scam?
There sure seems to be more suppliers offering “survival seed” collections this year. Their ads are even being aired on the radio lately. I’ve been skeptical of some of the claims made by these vendors and would like to explain … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Food
Tagged canning, gardening, long term food storage
