Preserve cranberries this holiday season by canning cranberry juice, a great canning recipe for beginners! I thoroughly enjoy cranberries, and they go on sale in November and December during the holiday months. Take advantage of the sales and try canning cranberry juice yourself. There are two ways to can cranberry juice. You can use a…
Before you dive into quail, make sure you know the benefits of raising quail and what you can expect from these birds. You may have noticed more and more people talking about adding quail to their homestead. There are several benefits of raising quail you should consider, making them an appealing option. Quail are small…
When you’re canning, make sure you know how tightly to put on the bands – it’s fingertip tight! Did you read a few canning recipes and see the words “fingertip tight” and wonder what they mean? Nearly every directions for any canning recipe tells you that you need to put the canning rings on fingertip…
If you want optimal growth this year, make sure you get a good cucumber plant fertilizer! Cucumbers are a quintessential fruit for your vegetable garden, and the plants often produce large harvests. If you want to ensure your plants produce plenty of cucumbers – who doesn’t? – you’ll need to make sure you use the…
If you want a sustainable flock, you need one of the best broody hen breeds. For commercial chicken farmers or the average backyard chicken keeper, a broody hen is annoying. However, if you want a sustainable chicken flock, you need a few of the best broody hen breeds. Broody hens hatch and raise clutches of…
Listening to homesteading podcasts is one of the best ways to learn more while you’re busy! I love podcasts, and I don’t hide that love. Nearly every day, you’ll catch me listening to one or two, ranging in topics from gardening and crime to homeschooling and news. I also have plenty of homesteading podcasts on…
If you want to make money homesteading, one of the first things you should do is figure out how to make money with chickens. Once you start raising chickens, it’s natural to consider how you can make money with chickens. You spend a lot of time creating their home and taking care of them, so…
If you’re looking for other ways to preserve your fresh strawberries, making dehydrated strawberries is a delicious and easy snack to make for your family. Having a dehydrator is a fantastic investment for your family; you can dehydrate almost any type of food. I love dehydrating strawberries when they’re in season – you’ll find that…
If you’re brand new to canning, you’ll want to try some easy canning recipes for beginners that you will definitely use in your pantry. I remembered when I wanted to start canning, I felt SO intimidated. It seemed quite scary, and I didn’t want to do it wrong. So, I searched out some easy canning…
Each day, I see articles floating around encouraging dangerous canning mistakes that could cause someone to get sick. Canning is fun, refreshing, and rewarding; seeing shelves full of home-canned food is satisfying. Those who are new to canning need to make sure they don’t make any serious canning mistakes. Not all canning mistakes are dangerous,…
