Category: Self Sufficiency

Canning 101: Rhubarb-Pear Butter Recipe

Canning 101: Rhubarb-Pear Butter Recipe Fruit butters are SO easy to make, especially for those who are pectin-challenge (ahem, me). A fruit butter is a sweet spread made of fruit cooked to a paste, then lightly sweetened. The fruit is cooked at first, but not too much, as the fruit will burn and soon lose its …

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How To Grow Vegetables In The Winter

How To Grow Vegetables In The Winter Food safety and independence are two good reasons to grow your own food. sustainability is a good thing and anything you can do in that regard is good! We do have some cool-loving vegetables out there and they can survive cold temperatures, so long as they don’t actually freeze …

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15 Easy Ways to Become More Self-Sufficient

15 Easy Ways to Become More Self-Sufficient Anyone can take steps to be more self sufficient no matter where you live or what you have! Today proves just that, that ANYONE can become more self sufficient if you just TRY HARDER! Ok, so you do need to be less dependent on the luxuries that are offered …

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Homemade Bio Fuel Briquettes

Homemade Bio Fuel Briquettes Ok, so Bio fuel is completely made from recycled materials and does not harm the environment when burns. It has almost no sulfur or mercury in it, so it cannot pollute environment and create green house gases. Bio fuel is not only good for the environment, but it is a lot …

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8 Foods You Should Be Storing and How

8 Foods You Should Be Storing and How We all know we should be storing some kind of food in our home pantries for both emergencies and preparedness. But how do you know where to start? Which foods do you store? So, you need a practical list and this list will tell you which 8 foods …

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