Here’s a recipe for every day of the week! ROASTED CHICKPEA AND AVOCADO SALAD INGREDIENTS 5 ounces mixed greens 1 …
Pasture-raised dairy. What does it mean?
Spring, on farms throughout the U.S., is marked by beginning of a new grass season. And when it arrives, cattle …
Is Pine Pollen Your Homegrown Super Food?
This piece is designed to make you aware of the many benefits of pine pollen. That’s right, it’s a superfood …
Dandelions on your lawn? Turn them into this delicious jelly.
When I see the dandelions, I know that spring has finally made its way here. It’s a time of warmer …
How to Make and Store Simple Veggie Stock With Kitchen Scraps
This chefs over at Tasty know their onions! This is a great way to save up scraps and put them …
The other paw paw fruit – America’s secret.
What I am used to calling the paw paw fruit is actually the tropical papaya (Carica papaya). It’s delicious and orange. So, …
Sometimes even vegan food hits the spot! Simple, Healthy Summer Snacks
As temperatures climb and summer sets in, a slight change in diet can help maintain energy without overfilling on hot …
Cooking Timber rattlesnakes
As we showed you earlier, some people kill snakes to eat. They are very easy to skin and gut. So …
Moringa – the health food you never heard of
The most widely cultivated species is Moringa oleifera, a multipurpose tree native the southern Himalayas, and grown in places like …
20 Practical Ways to Use Bacon Grease
Our friend Tess Pennington at Ready Nutrition reminds us why mom used to keep that coffee can on the stove. …
Thinking outside the coop: 8 common myths about raising backyard poultry
(BPT) – From fresh egg production to natural garden fertilizer, there is no shortage of benefits in raising backyard poultry. …
Canning 101: Start Here
No idea how to can? This is a great place to start if you want cheap, nutritious, controlled foodstuffs. Jamie …
25 Must Have Survival Foods: Put Them In Your Pantry Now
One of my favorite phrases that I tell new preppers is that “your preps are your lifeline.” We must put …
Those codes on your bananas? Here’s what they mean.
PLU codes are 4 or 5 digit numbers that appear on a small sticker applied to an individual piece of fresh produce. …
Here’s how worms can turn your garbage into $aving$
Editor’s note: I’ve been worm composting for a couple of years now. It’s a great way to save money on fertilizer …
Lychee identified as cause of childhood deaths
This is a very interesting story concerning a fruit that’s regularly touted as being a boon to health. The lychee is a tropical fruit …
Veggies without soil? How to build your hydroponic system.
We all like fresh vegetables. But you can’t just put seeds in the ground and get food. Soil is a …
Real world advice. How to start a Prepper Pantry
There are three types of prepper pantry. This is a year-round pantry that has six months to one year’s supply …
10 Best Pressure Cookers – 2017
This article came from wiki.ezvid.com but I couldn’t get it to copy so I took a screenshot and linked it. …
That peanut advice from the government? 100% wrong
Good grief!, when will they stop meddling? Personally, I never take any notice of government advice over food. I may heed …
Punch up New Year’s with a bowl full of cheer
By Kathy Hunt – (Zester Daily) If I’ve learned one thing from throwing holiday parties, it’s this: I have neither …
Eating insects – a few dos and don’ts
As prepared, self-reliant people we’re willing to consider anything when it comes to survival, but eating bugs is a line …
Acorn recipes
Attention Squirrel Readers, here’s a recipe for us. Wendy Petty likes to forage and here’s her recipe for a Winter …
Don’t waste those pumpkins! They’re delicious and good for you.
Pumpkins are a wholesome, native squash, rich in the antioxidant, beta carotene. They’re also well known for making guest appearances …
Freezing dairy items
There are many ways to preserve dairy products… some might even surprise you. Check out these seven tips and save …
We love energy bars- especially when we don’t have to bake them!
This is a super-healthy recipe for energy bars full of nuts, berries and seeds. Its base is not oats, but …
Sorry, Environmentalists: Buffalo Were Saved From Extinction by Capitalism
The North American bison, widely known as the buffalo, will now likely be recognized as America’s “national mammal”—on par with …
Grilling steaks over lava. Because we can.
As part of Syracuse University’s Earth Sciences Lava Project, two students wanted to see if they could come some thick, juicy stakes …
Rosehips – another of Nature’s medical miracles.
I’m visiting Cape Cod and just saw these lovely rose hips. They made me wish I was staying longer as I …