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Shortening your food chain contributes to your family’s food security. Even if you can’t raise animals for meat and have a garden big enough to provide all your family’s food needs whatever you Can do will be beneficial. The more you “keep it local”… Continue Reading “SHORTEN YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN”
With the cooler weather we’ve been enjoying, I was looking forward to having a productive Saturday. The plan was that Oscar would go into town to get a haircut and purchase more bedding for the chickens while I stayed home and processed pickles from… Continue Reading “It Was Supposed to be a Productive Day”
While I was in the throes of Peach Week, I found myself avoiding canning them even though that’s my preferred way to preserve peaches. The massive time commitment canning requires limited me to doing it on Saturday – all day long – rather than… Continue Reading “I May Have Been Naughty”
I had noticed that I was not seeing canning lids on the store shelves this season, but shrugged it off as I had only looked in three stores. I didn’t realize that last year’s Great Canning Jar and Lid Shortage has extended to be… Continue Reading “No Ping?”
Recently, I saw a comment on a Facebook post, or maybe a You Tube video, that started out saying, “I’m not a homesteader but today I … ” and then proceeded to indicate she had done a bunch of canning. In my mind, I… Continue Reading “I’m not a Homesteader”
One of the most useful discoveries I’ve made in my journey toward self reliance is that I can’t do it all but every little bit I can do or learn will make a big difference. As long as I continue to put one foot… Continue Reading “No One Can Do it All”
Last Saturday I bought a case of apples from my favorite apple orchard, Millstone Creek Orchards in Ramseur, NC. I have been getting my apples from there since 2012. I enjoy visiting with Beverly, the owner, each year. On my first visit, I learned… Continue Reading “Apples to Applesauce”
Two Chickens Homestead 
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