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Sustainable Canning Jars

I got a pressure canner for Christmas 2010 and for the last 9 months I’ve been canning meat almost weekly. Sometimes I’ll do 3 batches in one day so I’ll have a month’s …

Rainwater Harvesting

The center area of our land is fairly flat and clear. We’ve decided a section of this will be our primary homestead area in the next year or two.

We’re not moving the camper over there until we’ve got a well, so that we can have …

Bulk Food Storage Tips and Ideas

So today is a small grocery shopping day and I organized my pantry, then got to thinking about food storage, rotation and various other related things.

The above picture is what I think of as my “back pantry.” It holds primarily bulk goods and extras — flour, …

Canning Meat

Photo 1: Regular cooked ground beef

Photo 2: Making Meatballs for the second try.

Photo 3: Left to Right: Chicken (raw packed), Ground Turkey Meatballs, Ground Beef Meatballs

I don’t use refrigeration or freezing for my food, so one of …

Canning Dry Beans

My parents in law got me a pressure canner for Christmas and yesterday I canned beans. I have to say I am now hopelessly hooked and in love!

I’ve never seen anyone use a pressure canner before and never used one myself either, but I’ve been studying …

Bottled Butter: My First Try

And it was successful!

Some people call it canning butter but I call it bottling because I’m putting it up in canning jars — glass bottles — to be kept in the pantry.

Butter hasn’t ben on sale lately so I finally broke down and bought …

Eggs In The Pantry

When you live without refrigeration, you start looking for alternate ways to keep certain types of food. I’ve always been a little confused when people talk about eggs, butter and various fruits or veggies as perishable foods because in my experience that’s not …

Stockpiling, Prepping & the Art of Coupons

Food is a security blanket for me. I don’t eat for comfort, I just need to know there’s plenty of food available whenever it’s wanted.

When I was growing up, stockpiling food was common sense and good money management. We lived on food stamps much of the time and I have …