How To Make Root Beer

“I’ve been making my own sodas for a while now. I started off cheating, which, by the way, I hear is all the rage right now. It seems

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3 Ways To Naturally Make Yeast

“Where would we be without the discovery of yeast? Fresh, puffy bread would be non-existent, and need I not mention the fact that beer, wine and alcohol products

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Primitive Cooking Methods

“Whether we are backpacking or in a survival situation, having a knowledge of wilderness cooking techniques is important. We may not always have cooking equipment so lets go over

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Herb Infused Honey For Cooking & Health

“As a Chef, tea drinker and (very) amateur beekeeper, I’ve always loved honey. Honey gathering started at least 8,000 years ago and has been practiced throughout both the

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How To Make Acorn Flour

Turning those bitter tasting nuts that are found all over the place during the fall into something that is not only palatable but rather good tasting is not

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Foraging – Finding Caloric Staples

“An Australian study tells us that modern day hunter gatherers get 64% of their energy from things that move, 36% from plants, basically two thirds flesh, one third

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How To Make A Wood Fire Garbage Can Pizza Oven

“Last July Matt called me at the office, to ask me a very important question after spending much of the morning with Zack digging up our crab grass

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Homemade Baking Powder

“Isn’t it always just the way… you begin a recipe knowing that your staples in the pantry are all where they should be, and when you go to

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How To Make Corn Cob Jelly

It tastes like honey! “Corn cob jelly is a perfect example of the “waste not, want not” spirit of our ancestors who knew how to use everything, and

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Food Storage: 20 Crops That Keep and How to Store Them

“Here in southwest Virginia, my partner and I take pride in growing and storing most of our fruits and vegetables. Knowing where our food comes from gives us

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52 Weeks Of Food Storage For “Dummies”

“For YEARS I have been hearing about and thinking about food storage and how important it is to BE PREPARED for an emergency. But to be brutally honest,

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EPA Massively Increase Allowable Herbicide Levels In Food, Despite Public Outcry

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which these days would more aptly be titled the Chemical Protection Agency, has passed a new regulation change that will massively increase

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McDonald’s Is Closing All Restaurants In Bolivia As The Nation Rejects Fast Food

Maybe they should’ve offered a McGuinea PigMac? “McDonald’s happy image and its golden arches aren’t the gateway to bliss in Bolivia. This South American country isn’t falling for the

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Eating Insects For Survival

“Insects are the most abundant life form on earth and, except during winter, are the first foods anyone should turn to for sustenance upon becoming lost or stranded.

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Extending Shelf Life: Oven Canning Food to Last 25 Years…

In today’s world of convenience foods and perishable groceries, the concept of preserving food for extended periods might seem like a relic of the past. However, there is

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How To Make Bacon

“BACON has nudged its way into every cranny of culinary fashion, be it vodka cocktails, short-rib braises or caramel cupcakes. It’s everywhere. Still. And for good reason: A

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How To Store Onions, Garlic, & Shallots For Months

“…a few months ago, my mom (aka Grammy) came to the rescue. Last time I was visiting her, she showed me how she’d started storing her onions, garlic, and

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Medicinal Uses Of Garlic

Up until about 50 years ago, nature was our medicine chest. Nearly every community had a natural healer or midwife who had studied plants and their use in

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How To Preserve Cheese Without Refrigeration

It’s interesting what a seemingly innocuous sounding sentence can do. Apparently the phrase “you can wax your own cheese and store it” is a vile enough claim to

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31 Things You Can Freeze To Save Money

“I’m pretty sure I could probably save a considerable amount of money if I just knew HOW best to freeze things that I purchase in bulk. As it

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