Based on my own personal experiences and mistakes, I do not recommend storing these foods in large quantities, long-term. Let me know what you think of my list and what other foods you would add. Foods to not store, long-term 1. Any canned ... Read More
17 things you probably didn’t know about honey, but definitely should!
One of my favorite uses for honey is as a face cleanser. It leaves my skin feeling baby-soft, and my only complaint is that it almost always gets in my hair, no matter what. We always have at least 1 or 2 large containers of honey in the house, not ... Read More
4 Food Storage Lessons Learned From Living Overseas
I've seen the idea come up in conversations from time to time that acquiring food for long-term storage is pointless when you know you're not going to live in any one place for very long. It's a pain to lug it from house to house, and if you end up ... Read More
Skill of the Month: Make A Batch Of Freezer Jam!
While tasty, jam is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Factories take fruit and do things to it and then sell it to you in a jar. And actually making jam? Surely that's for a certain class of people: stay-at-h0me moms who have designer homes and cute ... Read More
5 Dollar Preps – You CAN Afford to Prepare
“I can't afford to” is definitely the number one excuse people use for not prepping. They believe this because they read about someone who has a $20,000 dollar gun collection and a basement filled with a 10 year supply of freeze dried food. That is ... Read More
Top 10 Foods for Stocking Up
You'll want to pin this list for future reference! Click here. To get started with the basic building blocks of food storage, these are the top 10 foods I recommend. If these aren't a good fit for your family, for whatever reason, stock up on ... Read More
A Famine Menu — A Bare-Bones Food Storage Plan
I found this "famine menu" on a political forum, of all things, several years ago. There was no link to an original post nor was any author listed. I liked the plan and wanted to share it because too many Americans see the need to prepare ... Read More
Homesteading Health Tip: Sneaky Sugars To Watch Out For
As part of my Gluten Free journey, I removed refined sugars from my diet and even cut back on the natural sugars that kind of appease my sweet tooth. Of course, that meant checking what is added to food when when go grocery shopping. I did ... Read More
