Freeze food now. Avoid shopping and cooking later. “Can I freeze….” It’s the trending Google search in the UK right now. At first I thought Londoners were having a cold snap hunting down ski coats. Not so. They’re freezing food. With...
TL;DR: Get some fruit trees. Grafted fruit trees can really save the day. Don’t kill them. Don’t let the birds and deer eat your fruit. “How can I stop buying fruit every year and be more self-reliant? I don’t have much land…” If...
People everywhere are hunting down two things–toilet paper and bottled water. Many states are on lockdown for the Corona virus, and those are the two things people are frantic to buy. I watched lines that made Disney lines look amateur in the warehouse store. I...
Canning 101: Preserve the Harvest and Eat Well All Year Canning’s not just for grandmothers anymore. Canning fed Napoleon’s armies and kept homesteaders alive. Now, it’s back in fashion! Canning lets you eat like you hired Oprah’s chef while saving...
Ratio-Based Bread Baking We bake our bread at home daily. My friends say “If I had your time…” I don’t have any more time than any other working mom who does a million extra things. What I do have is a secret recipe and a process. I make the bread dough at night,...
