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3 Things to Get BEFORE the Harvest

June 11, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

The sun is shining, the birds are singing and your garden is exploding with life! Depending on where you are in the world, you may already be harvesting the fruits (and veggies!) of your labor while others are just now seeing their seedlings turning into full plants. Either way, the harvest is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Preservation, Gardening Tagged With: canning, emergency preparedness, farming, food preservation, garden, gardening, homestead, homesteading, Homesteading information, jarring food, long-term food storage, making stock, pressure canning, self sufficiency, vacuum sealing, water-bath canning

A Quick Primer on Making Vegetable Stock

March 4, 2014 by homesteaddreamer

Here is one of my favorite things to do - making my own vegetable stock! This little primer shows how I make mine. I use NO salt or any other spices. Only 2 ingredients - vegetable scraps and water. Download the Primer for Making Vegetable Stock Here When I originally posted this on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Around the Homestead, Gardening Tagged With: canning, homestead, making stock, water-bath canning

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