This year we have grown most of the vegetables that I feature in my book The Survival Garden.
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The Gardening Season is Winding Down
I have a recipe for green tomato enchilada sauce that I will can and use when I make chicken enchiladas during the winter season. Here’s the recipe I will be using.
A Bumper Crop of Peppers
I have plenty of peppers both hot and sweet peppers to do everything I want to do with them this year and then some.
12 Vegetables that Don’t Require Canning, Freezing, or Dehydrating
Though we can get vegetables all throughout the year, during the autumn, prices are the lowest that they are ever throughout the year. Some vegetables don’t need to be stored in any of these ways. They can be stored for several months beyond the time they are picked.
Seven Ways We are Saving Money and Time in the Garden
My husband and I are streamlining our gardening process with garden beds and saving money where we can.
The Lazy Days of Summer
You would think that during this past week I would have been working in the garden, but to tell you the truth, I have been busy doing other things around the farm. One of the things that we did this past week was clean the pantry/garden room in the house. Our trailer has two bedroomsContinue reading “The Lazy Days of Summer”
Elderberries-The Last Hurrah of the Berry Harvest
Elderberries are highly nutritious, can be used medically, in personal care, and is also delicious.
My Bread Making Secrets
Baking bread from scratch is one of the most basic skills for anyone who wants to develop self-sufficiency and create a perpetual homestead can learn. Here are my secrets to perfect homemade bread
Extending Your Fall Harvest Beyond the First Frost
Extending your garden beyond the normal autumn season is much like extending beyond the normal spring season except you are protecting bigger plants.
Planning the Fall Garden
I am feeling it’s time to plant my fall vegetable garden
The Perpetual Homesteader 