Tag Archives: do it yourself

A Closer Look at the Roma Food Strainer

This is a quick photo review of the Weston Roma Food Strainer and Sauce Maker. It includes some close-up photos along with some of our thoughts. We had a chance to use one of these last summer. Mike graciously offered … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in Equipment, Food, Reviews | Tagged canning, do it yourself, gardening, long term food storage

Off The Grid Homesteading Series: Part One

This post is the first in a series from our newest blog contributor, Bill S.in AL. Bill has generously agreed to document his journey to off-grid living and share it here at our blog. Below is a short introduction and … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Equipment, Off Grid Homesteading, Reviews, Security | Tagged do it yourself, home security, solar power

DIY: Cold Smoked Cheese

Here’s an overview of our cold-smoking process. Many foods can be cold smoked and learning how to control your smoker’s heat is a key factor in fish and meat preservation. Smoking cheese is good practice. Smoked cheese has become a … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Equipment, Food | Tagged cooking over fire, do it yourself, meat preservation

Black Elderberry seeds now available

We have Black Elderberry (sambucus nigra) seeds available for purchase again. We’ve had good results starting these seeds in the winter (seed starting directions below). _________________________________________________ STARTING YOUR SEEDS We use this method with great results: Fill a … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Food | Tagged canning, do it yourself, edible wild plants, foraging, gardening

Piteba Oil Press: Pumpkin Seed Trial

I finally had the chance to try the Piteba oil expeller out on some pumpkin seeds. Using fresh, homegrown seeds proved to be a bit more involved than using store-bought bulk sunflower seeds. I learned quite a bit about raw/fresh … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Equipment, Food, Reviews | Tagged do it yourself, edible wild plants, foraging, gardening, long term food storage

Knife Review: Gerber Basic

I’m a pretty big fan of Gerber’s products and have been watching the prices on these knives go up and down over the past year or so. An internet knife dealer was having a half-off sale so we picked this … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Equipment, Reviews | Tagged custom kydex, do it yourself, EDC, Gerber knife, knife review

DIY: Replace a Snow Blower Drive Box

One way to save money and learn valuable self-sufficiency skills is to do your own equipment maintenance and repair. It’s a bonus if you can make a little money while you’re at it. Some repairs can be intimidating if you … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Equipment | Tagged do it yourself, gardening

DIY: Reinforcing an Entry Door

I’ve been to a few home invasion scenes and the two things that most of them had in common were a big tennis shoe print on the door and a broken door jamb. (Yep, it really does only take one … Click HERE to read the entire post….

Posted in DIY, Security, Shelter | Tagged do it yourself, home invasion, home security

Protected: DIY: a Quad-Pod for Wood Fire Cooking

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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….

Posted in DIY, Equipment, Food | Tagged canning, do it yourself, gardening

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….