Most of us have had our Christmas decorations up since around Thanksgiving, but there are some people who don’t. Everyone has their reasons for this, so I am not going to delve into that. However, there are those of us who don’t have decorations and can’t afford to spend a lot on Christmas this year.Continue reading “Christmas Decorating on a Budget”
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Don’t Put It In The Trash
The author emphasizes the importance of reducing food waste, sharing creative ways to use leftovers and excess produce. Cooking techniques include transforming mashed potatoes into cakes or bread bases and dehydrating fruits and vegetables for future use. Unusable scraps are fed to pets or composted, highlighting a sustainable approach to food management.
Cutting Corners To Thrive This Winter
Preparing for winter involves financial planning for heating costs, updating insurance, adding insulation, storing fuel, and ensuring vehicle readiness. Create a winter emergency bag with warm clothing, food, and water. Always anticipate extreme weather conditions and have necessary supplies at hand, including alternative fuel sources and emergency tools for your vehicle.
Essential Fuels for Winter Survival
The article emphasizes winter survival strategies, focusing on the importance of stored fuels. It discusses using wood for heating, maintaining a full gasoline supply for vehicles and generators, propane storage, and the benefits of kerosene. Additionally, it suggests affordable homemade electricity options, ensuring readiness for emergencies without significant expenses.
Updated Online Privacy Agreement
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Achieving a Bumper Crop: Tomato and Potato Harvest | Organic Canning Method
Everyone has heard the joke about spending $200 to garden for a single tomato. That does happen. There’s a gardening learning curve that every gardener must go through. The other day I was talking with an Amish man at our farmer’s market about my books and I said that I was sure that he knewContinue reading “Achieving a Bumper Crop: Tomato and Potato Harvest | Organic Canning Method”
Is Prepping Biblical?
This blog post discusses the author’s experience dealing with people who challenge the idea of prepping due to religious beliefs. The author draws from historical and biblical examples to argue that taking practical steps for self-sufficiency is consistent with Christian teachings. They emphasize the importance of sharing and giving back, and offer their books as resources for starting a vegetable garden.
We Were All Preppers
The post discusses the commercialization of the prepping movement and how people used to be more self-sufficient. The author describes their current efforts in gardening, foraging, hunting, raising animals, and learning various skills. Additionally, they have written books on vegetable gardening and other relevant topics to help others learn these skills.
Perennial Vegetables that Come Back Every Year
Every year, millions and probably billions of people around the world go out and build a vegetable garden. They dig. They prepare the soil. They plant seeds and work diligently throughout the summer to get a vegetable crop. In recent years, there has been a movement called permaculture where people take an ideology started byContinue reading “Perennial Vegetables that Come Back Every Year”
How Prepared Were We For Our Most Recent Cold Weather?
Often the best time to evaluate what we need to do to prepare for cold weather occurs after we have just gone through a bout of bitter-cold winter weather. So today, I am going over what we did, how it worked, and what we’d like to do to improve our ability to beat the cold.
The Perpetual Homesteader 