Stop throwing away overripe bananas. Stop watching strawberries go soft in the back of your fridge. Stop paying $18 for a tiny jar of "artisan" freeze-dried fruit powder at the health food...
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Water Bath Canning Diced Tomatoes: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
There is a specific kind of magic that happens in a kitchen during late August. The air is thick with the scent of vine-ripened fruit, and the counters are buried under mounds of crimson globes. But...
15 Wild Nuts to Forage All Year Round: A Beginner’s Guide to Nature’s Most Calorie-Dense Food
There's a moment every forager remembers. You're walking a trail you've walked a hundred times before, and suddenly you look up. There, hanging in clusters above your head, are dozens of wild hickory...
How to Maintain Your Off-Grid Power Systems During Cold Months: The Ultimate Winter-Proofing Guide
For the off-gridder, winter isn’t just a season; it’s the "Final Exam." When the mercury drops and the sun hugs the horizon, the margin for error in your power system evaporates. In the summer, a...
7 Powerhouse Vegetables to Dehydrate Now for a Lifetime of Easy Meals
The "Hidden" Disaster in Your Kitchen You’ve seen it before. That bag of spinach that turned into green slime in the crisper drawer. The three zucchinis that grew to the size of baseball bats...
Pressure Canning & Garlic: What Every Beginner Needs to Know Before They Seal That Jar
You grew a hundred heads of garlic this summer. Or maybe you found a 5-pound bag at the farmers' market for next to nothing, and your brain immediately went to the same place every homesteader's...