Another major system that you need to have in place is your water, both for drinking and for cleaning. You need to be able to have a...

Lately I have been working through systems and trying to make back up plans and think through the “what ifs”. With the world and...

Blueberry pie filling and grape juice ready for the shelves! AND I was brave and experimented with my tattler lids! If you have been...

Can you imagine building your flower gardens with beautiful flowers or bushes at no cost? Most times we slowly build our perennial...

Taking food, to make food. Did you know that starting sweet potatoes for planting is a cinch? It just takes time and some attention. ...

Continuing down my "what can I do with a gallon of milk series" 🙂. The other night I ran out of cottage cheese, so tonights project, ...

I love being able to learn, experiment and increase skills during the winter months. Now more that ever you might be interested in...

A new experiment! A few days ago, I posted on making sour cream and yogurt. By now you should know that I like to keep learning and...

I’m Always up for a challenge! It's how I learned to make many of the things I make. We are conditioned to think that most of our food...

My second 5-gallon bucket of liming fresh eggs for winter storage is full! I may do one more while they are still laying. This is for...

In this world of " mandated gene therapy", Elmo sharing with kids what to expect with their first heart attack, and the media sharing how...

I refer and show my walipini, “place of warmth” often on my Facebook page Goshen acres homestead and I get lots of questions about it. I...

When buying in bulk, think of things that you can make from your stock. This will help you to have to stock less items. For instance,...

A few months ago I decided I needed to get what I could get to that was instant magnified nutrition, something that was easily attainable...

Did you know that many “seeds” you buy for food consumption can also be planted to create a seed "bank" and generate more food? My...

One of the biggest questions I get asked in the fall when I am putting the strawberries to bed for winter, is “you’re covering them...

One of the things that I miss the most when the garden is gone, is the fresh tomatoes. Store-bought tomatoes just are not even comparable...

Last year I found out about a local cranberry bog not far from us. I bought cranberries from a local farm store and sat out to figure out...

One of my favorite recipes I added to my canning recipe book last year is pickled coleslaw! This recipe is very easy, simple ingredients...

I love to learn and study and I am so thankful that I have friends around me who also like to learn and study. There is a rainbow of...