#preservingfood

Todays activities around the homestead

Any strawberry fans out there? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Me! I’m one! I picked up several cases of strawberries since they were on sale and organic! I decided to dehydrate some! As with everything that goes into the dehydrator,

Just this morning I was reading @goldenoakfarm's about winter chores she has around her homestead and it's ironic because I was already planning to write this post about the newest homestead kitchen tools

With the season officially changing to winter, I can start focusing on the indoors chores and tasks I need to work on. One is brewing a new ferment starter for the homestead kitchen. And with only three

Last Thursday when I was on my way home from a counseling session, I made two stops (the second one I will share in another post- it was a GOLD MINE I found) but today I want to share with you all one

It has been typical fall weather here for the last three days. Cool breezes, cloudy skies with rain showers almost non-stop.So getting work done outdoors has been on hold; but that by no means has stopped

You have seen buying a lot of pickles from your super-stores, buying oily non-hygienic food. Why not if I can teach you how to make yours at home. 100% healthy, its tasty and clean from germs because its

Are you ready? It is so easy to make your own applesauce. I never add any sugar to my apples as I prefer their natural state. That is the wonderful part about canning your own food, you can do whatever

I harvested more winter onions today. I had harvested a bunch about a month or so ago, and cut them up and put them in the dehydrator! Best decision ever!! :) So far I have used them in soups and stews

Last year I had the pleasure of learning the art of pickling from my mother in law. It was fantastic! She has been making pickles for many years, and as my own mother puts it, 'she has it down to a science'.