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Many today are nervous to use fermentation as a method of preserving their harvest simply because they are unfamiliar with it. Let’s shake that fear and dive into some fermenting basics to give you the confidence to preserve food the traditional way Though there is a lot of science behind the process of fermentation, it […]
Bumble Bee Junction came about in 1996 from two conflicting factors—the fixed incomes of two disabled Veterans, and four children to feed. Thankfully, we were able to draw on previous skills and experiences such as cooking, canning, crochet, hunting, fishing, trapping, building, to pull us through. Our main focus in the beginning, as it remains […]
Whether it is rains and flooding, a hurricane or tornado, a snow storm, fire, or some other natural disaster—the biggest disaster preparation question is, are you ready for it? We can never base our lives off of the “what-ifs”, but when the threat of the “what-ifs” become a reality, you should never be caught off […]
Marcia Franklin, of Idaho Public Television, interviews Esther Emery about living off grid, and her new book What Falls From the Sky. .
Melanie from Road to the Farm shows us how to double stack a pressure canner for the most efficiency. How to Double Stack a Pressure Canner Video Transcript: I am getting ready to go out of town for a couple days. I’m leaving a couple kids with daddy and taking a kid or two with […]
So I was laying in bed this morning, listening to the increasingly indignant squawking coming from the barn, and I had a thought. I should really get up and let the chickens out was my thought. But I ignored that thought, as I immediately had another thought. That pregnancy book ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ really didn’t prepare […]