As homesteaders, we are constantly busy, aren't we? There is so much to do on our properties that needs attention, and all of it seems to be RIGHT NOW. Despite the fact that we have plenty of food at our fingertips from growing food in our gardens, chicken coops, and perhaps even our livestock, the one thing our homesteads can't really give us back is time. Let me show you how ...
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How to Dehydrate Potatoes for Convenience Food
Life is just busy, no way around it. And homesteader's lives tend to be a little more busy than other people's, but that could just be a matter of opinion. Whatever has your life busy, busy, busy, there's definitely that temptation to stroll through that boxed convenience aisle! We throw caution to the wind in exchange for the ability to quickly get something delicious on the ...
5 Delicious and Easy Ways to Use Dehydrated Pinto Beans
One of the best things about beans is that it is a completely perfect food to convert into convenience food! Don't believe me? Well, why not dehydrate some beans and use these easy dinner ideas for pinto beans so you can have home-cooked convenience foods on your shelf that are both healthy and quick! First of all, I want to tell you that if you are looking for super ...
When to Harvest Your Top 10 Most Popular Garden Vegetables
Spring and summer is the time to harvest green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and many other veggies. The bounty in these two seasons is the reason for gardening, in my opinion. It's the time when we are blessed with the tastiest of fruits of our labor, and more money saved at the grocery store. These tips for harvesting your garden vegetables will give you the ...
Goal Setting: Working on Self-Reliance Skills
As we often do with the new year looming, there are goals to be set and met. Do you feel it? For some, like myself, the new year brings the feeling of "freshness" and "new challenge". This year, I feel challenged to make and reach some homestead self-reliance goals for 2019, and I thought I'd share those with you! If you are anything like me, you probably have a zillion ...
Recipes for Dehydrated Potatoes
There's nothing like opening up the cupboard an hour before dinner and having absolutely no idea what to make. Been there? Done that? Me too. Banish that problem with these homemade convenience food recipes! In my previous post (linked above), I talked about how the boxed convenience foods we get from the store are pretty much just full of dehydrated ...
Easy Root Vegetable Storage Ideas That Need No Root Cellar
As a gardeners, one of the goals of growing your own food is to achieve good nutrition to put on the dinner table. Most crops are preserved by some sort of food preservation method like canning. However, if you have a root vegetable storage plan, you can cut out a lot of extra work for yourself! Root Vegetable Storage Made Easy The benefits for storing root vegetables ...