For me, hunting is a personal passion. It’s the way I escape the hustle and bustle. Hunting is cultural tradition, …
Amazing invention – Tap your honey straight from the hive
Why crack open the hive and stress all the bees? Why move all the parts around? Why smoke the bees? …
Pulses! Great for fall. Great for when the SHTF.
Healthy food trends — beans and legumes Legumes are large, fleshy, colorful plant seeds. Beans, peas, and lentils are all …
Why haven’t you heard of this carcinogen in your food?
You probably haven’t heard of it but there’s a potential carcinogen created in your food when you cook it at too great …
Video: Pizza Pinwheels
Go ahead! Treat your friends and family. Great party food, after-school snack or quick dinner. We love Pizza Pinwheels. And …
All you need to know about superfruit cranberries including how to grow them
Cranberries are a major commercial crop in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, New …
The 3 ingredients white chocolate soufflé cheesecake.
There is no good self-reliant reason for this cake. Well, maybe it’s good to have an option when you’re out …
Preserving those golden fields of corn
September is the beginning of harvest season, which means that sweet corn will soon start to show up at roadside …
Another Perk for Drinking Coffee
By Dr. Mercola Nearly 60 percent of Americans drink coffee, and for many the habit is a daily one.1 Coffee drinking …
Fear of frost? Tips to keep your garden growing through fall’s chill
(BPT) – As summer winds down and frost threatens, even avid gardeners may be tempted to pack up their trowels …
How to eat healthy foods despite a hectic schedule
– Mayo Clinic News Network Most Americans have experienced the rush of daily living, with demands from work, school or …
Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
Fish and shellfish contain high quality protein and other essential nutrients and are an important part of a healthful diet. …
How to keep the family safe from food-borne illnesses
By Jennifer Sheehan, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) One in six people in the United States suffers from food poisoning each year, …
How-To Make Your Own Sriracha
Sriracha, the hot sauce with an almost cult-like following, is so popular that some people even carry a bottle on …
We’ve been slicing bagels all wrong!
Welcome to the Mobius bagel slice! Get two layers of deliciousness not just one! A Mobius strip is a surface with only …
How to make your own bread
You’re going to need bread during a national emergency, but it won’t be as simple as running down the street …
Radio interview: How the military changed what we eat
For decades, the research the military has been doing to ensure tasty, affordable, durable and nonperishable meals for its troops has …
Herbs that heal
For millennia people have used herbs to treat ailments and heal diseases. But with the advent of modern medicine, many …
Harvesting your herb garden
Handling herbs To harvest your healing herbs, wait for a hot, dry day. Harvest in the morning, soon after the …
20 Essential food items you should store in your emergency pantry
When the SHTF, even if it’s only for a short while, you’re going to need calories, a good balance of carbs, …
Got Mercury?
In a perfect world, fish would be a near-perfect food. It’s high in protein and full of essential nutrients and …
Bug eating 101
By Lauren McCutcheon, Philadelphia Daily News July 23–DAVID George Gordon, author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, offers tips on how to …
VIDEO: Grilled cheese roll-ups
Why didn’t we think of this before?
Balsamic vinegar is delicious, good for you and easy to fake
Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) originates from Italy, as is popular throughout the world. The original, costly, traditional balsamic vinegar (Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale), is made from a reduction of …
Not your grandma’s fruit cake!
We don’t often link to other sites but sometimes it’s just too, too good not to! How about this delicious, …
15 steps to real homemade jelly
This is how to make proper jelly with all the steps. It’s a good thing to know how to do. Canning …
How to make perfect stock
So many recipes require a good stock. Remember, you can add in vegetable scraps for extra flavor. Save scraps from …
Make your own! Summertime relishes
Corn Relish Food And Recipes Of The Smokies – Rose Houk Great Smokey Mountains Natural History Association 4 cups fresh …
Vitamin Supplements: A handy guide
Because factory-packaged foods tend to have lower nutritional content than fresh foods, it’s a good idea to have multivitamin …
Bird hunting – How it’s done
Our friend Scott Singleton wrote this great guide to bird hunting for us: “As an avid outdoorsman, I am always …