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Grow Food Fast – Kitchen & Garden

March 21, 2020 by Homestead Lady 6 Comments

Sometimes you just don’t have time to wait for spring, or you’ve waited too long to get the spring garden started. Other times, you’re stuck at home with illness or pregnancy but still need to feed your family. Ah, quarantines! Here are six ideas for foods you can quickly produce – grow food fast on your counter and in the garden (including pots)!

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Family Time, Ferments, Gluten Free, Green Living, Grow Your Own, Health, Healthy Grains, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homemade, Homestead Question, Kids on the Homestead, Make it Yourself, Medicinal Food, Spring Project

Curry Sweet Pickles

March 13, 2020 by Homestead Lady 8 Comments

Here’s an old fashioned sweet pickles recipe from my family’s kitchen but with a savory twist! This curry sweet pickles recipe is an easy recipe for beginner canners!

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Gluten Free, Home Storage and Preparedness, Make it Yourself, Preserve

Dried Apple Chips and Light Apple Vinegar

September 6, 2019 by Homestead Lady 15 Comments

Don’t let the apple harvest rot in your pantry! Here’s a tutorial for healthy DIY apple chips in the dehydrator. BONUS, a free excerpt from our book, The Do It Yourself Homestead, on how to turn apple scraps into healthy apple vinegar. dried apple chips in a dish compared to fresh apples

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Family Time, Gluten Free, Healthy Treat, Homemade, Homestead Question, Kids in the Kitchen, Natural, Preserve

3 Quick Ways to Preserve Grapes

May 23, 2019 by Homestead Lady

If you end up with a lot of fresh table grapes that you’d like to deal with quickly so they don’t spoil, read on! Here are three quick ways to preserve grapes in order of time consumption and hassle for the busy homesteader and DIYer.

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Fall Project, Family Time, Foraging and Wildcrafting, Gluten Free, Healthy Treat, Homemade, Homestead Question, Kids on the Homestead, Make it Yourself, Preserve, Summer Project

Once a Month Meals: Home Canning Schedule

August 3, 2018 by Homestead Lady 18 Comments

You’ve heard of Once a Month Meals, right? Well, here’s a schedule for Once a Month Meals – the Home Canning version! Here are twelve store-bought items you will water-bath and pressure can at home this year. One food each month. No stress, a modest time investment, lots of healthy meal planning at home. Once a Month Canning l Schedule month by month canning projects to prevent canning overwhelm l Homestead Lady.com…

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Fall Project, Family Time, Gluten Free, Healthy Treat, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homemade, Homestead Question, Kids in the Kitchen, Make it Yourself, Preserve, Winter Project

When the Washing Machine Breaks: Hand Washing Clothes

January 5, 2017 by Homestead Lady 2 Comments

Hand Washing Laundry l If your washing machine breaks or the power goes out, here's what to do with the laundry l Homestead Lady (.com)It was pretty much the worst Thanksgiving ever. My boar gored my leg, the kids got lice for the first time, the sink wouldn’t stop leaking and the fireplace broke. Like a cherry on top, the washing machine decided to follow suit. Here’s how we survived hand washing clothes for three months….

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Family Time, Green Living, Homestead Question, Kids on the Homestead, Off Grid

Canning Jars and Other Newbie Canning Tips

August 22, 2016 by Homestead Lady 2 Comments

Are you a new canner and need all the advice you can get? Worried about which canning jars to use and which lids are the best? From canning jars to equipment to recipes, here’s a great round up of newbie canning information. …

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Family Time, Gluten Free, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homemade, Homestead Question, Kids in the Kitchen, Make it Yourself, Preserve

Healthier 72 Hour Kit and Backpacking Food

September 24, 2015 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

Healthier 72 Hour Kit and Backpacking Food l Includes a Review of Valley Food Storage l Homestead Lady (.com)I am constantly on the prowl for 72 hour kit and backpacking food that’s healthy or, at least, healthier. Here are a few ideas for healthify your hiking and backpacking foods, as well as your 72 hour kit food preps….

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Gluten Free, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homestead Question, Natural, Preserve

Solar Oven Slow Cooker Lasagna

August 27, 2015 by Homestead Lady Leave a Comment

Bake lasagna in your solar oven for an energy-free dinner option. Here are simple tricks for baking lasagna – or any casserole – in your solar oven. Solar Oven Slow Cooker Lasagana l Homestead Lady.com

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Filed Under: Prepared Tagged With: Green Living, Home Storage and Preparedness, Homemade, Homestead Question, Make it Yourself, Off Grid, Outdoor Cooking, Summer Project

Emergency Preparedness for Families

July 27, 2015 by Homestead Lady 4 Comments

Do you have a podcast or Kindle book in your queue on the topic of emergency preparedness and it’s been there for months, waiting for you to peruse it? Do things just keep coming up and you never quite get to making that emergency kit you know you’re supposed to have in your car? Emergency preparedness is a difficult topic for some but I’m convinced that people are only uncomfortable with it because they’re not as prepared as they could be for the emergencies. Let’s stop worry and start working! To that end, here are a few ideas to help with emergency preparedness for families.Emergency Preparedness Tips for Families l Also Review Survival Savvy Family l Homestead Lady (.com)…

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