Recycled plastic bottles might just be the answer to helping you build your food storage inexpensively. Food storage doesn’t have to be expensive. You can store wheat, beans, and
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Tips for Air Drying and Storing Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
I grow an abundance of culinary and medicinal herbs on our little homestead. After years of experimenting, Jonathan designed the perfect simple dryer where I can easily air dry
How to Package Dry Foods in Mylar Bags for Long Term Storage
The world around us has gone a bit crazy and stocking food for emergencies seems like an incredibly wise choice. One way to package dry goods, such as rice
Hot Ideas for Protecting Your Plants from Late Spring Frosts
We had a late frost warning in mid-June, which is well past our average spring frost date. We had planted all of our frost-sensitive plants in the garden weeks
Non-Electric Dehydrator – How to Build an Infrared Solar Dryer
Preserving garden bounty is an important part of self-reliance. One efficient way to preserve the harvest is by dehydrating food. Electric dehydrators are a great way to go. However,
Growing greens like spinach, chard, kale, lettuce, and mustard greens is relatively easy. Incorporating large amounts of greens into your diet can be a bit challenging unless you have
