Over the next few weeks I'm dismantling the food room upstairs and moving everything to a spare bedroom in the basement. When I made the decision I knew it was a monumental task I've got ahead of me, but in the end it's a much better space for this. Not only does it stay cooler …
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We have a heavy winter storm watch through the weekend which is telling us to prepare for a few inches of snow and bad roads so our weekend will be spent staying in, hunkering down and doing a few inside things. The wind is already howling and it's snowing pretty good so today I'm working …
I hope everyone who celebrates it had a great Thanksgiving! Our little family gathered and spent all day together, cooking and laughing and giving thanks for the bounty we shared. I did most of the cooking while the hubs kept busy doing DIY. Rather than a traditional turkey this year I roasted up three fat …
I'm sure you're familiar with that phrase. We've all heard it and it's usually said in reference to staying fit, but for people who are trying to live the homesteader lifestyle it takes on a whole different meaning. I was looking over my prepper stash again and realized there are a few things in there …
We grew a lot of onions this year and while it seemed like a great idea at the time, we now have alot of onions! 🤪 According to the experts, onions stored properly at temperatures between 30°F and 50°F will keep for up to one year so I put some of them into baskets down …
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