For me, one of those little luxuries that can help a severe supply disruption not feel so crisis-y, is coffee. The conventional wisdom on long-term storage of coffee said you had to buy and vacuum-sealing green coffee beans, then roast…
The second dozen eggs I had stored in lime-water last May was now 10 months old. Time for the second taste test. How did they do? Read on. I tested the first of the two half-gallon jars of stored eggs…
This year, we bought a half a pig as an alternate food sourcing and storage exercise. These would be raised and butchered by ourselves. DIY meat. Here’s the story, from piglet to pork chop. Promoting The Idea Our pastor had…
Every spring, the hens lay more eggs than we can comfortably eat. This spring we tried something new (to us), preserving whole eggs in lime water. Today was the first taste test at 5 months. We regularly leave unwashed eggs…
If you’ve read my books, or listened to the podcast/audio version, you might be asking, are pine fries really a thing? I didn’t make them up. They are a thing. Actually, some Native American tribes were known for their eating…
If you baked a loaf of bread using ONLY your fresh-ground wheat berries, what would you get?
What do you do when springtime has your chickens laying more eggs than you can (or should) eat? We give some away, but I’m also saving my surplus for next winter when the hens stop laying. I am making powdered eggs. If you have a dehydrator, you can too!
Our approach to long-term food storage is two-pronged. The more active prong is improved sustainability — growing new food each year. Stored food eventually runs out. The only sustainable long-term food solution is to make new food.
If you grow a garden to be less dependent upon industrial food, or as a survival skill, a useful exercise is to try making a meal out of only what you grew in your garden. We have become so accustomed…
Amassing an emergency supply of rice is easy. Keeping it safe from pests can be a challenge. Rice weevils could compromise your stash of rice and move into other stored grains. Here are some tips on prevention and remediation. This…