Archive for the Homesteading Category

Dehydrating Food: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

Dehydrating Food: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

You should learn how to dehydrate food so that, like me, you can make the process of growing your own herbs, vegetables, and fruits more cost-effective and worth it in the long run. Whether you consider yourself a homesteader or you simply enjoy gardening to add fresh ingredients to your family’s meals, dehydrated food benefits your budget and your pantry by preserving your homegrown foods throughout the months when you don’t have easy access to fresh ingredients.

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Designing A 9 Acre Homestead Layout

Designing A 9 Acre Homestead Layout

When I worked a large homestead, I created a design almost identical to this 9 acre homestead layout, and it yielded large harvests of fruits, veggies, meats, and milk that were perfect for pantry-stocking skills like dehydrating, canning, and fermenting. On my own land, I put these skills into practice, designing a small farm that met my needs during both warm and cold seasons of the year, helping me live self-sufficiently.

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