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Creative List of Ways Preserve Fruit & What We Did This Summer

October 19, 2016 By Alyssa 27 Comments

organic fruit preserves

This summer, we were hiking through the woods and found patches of huckleberries. Then, we found gobs of huckleberries. We had no idea that this would lead us down a 3-month path of foraging for fruit both in the forest and in our own neighborhood, and we have lots of fruit and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Our Homesteading Journey Tagged With: canning

Our First Time Slaughtering Chickens: What Was it Like?

October 9, 2016 By Alyssa 29 Comments

Years ago, when Jesse and I first started talking about our dreams of homesteading, we knew we wanted to be self-sufficient on a high level and that included being responsible for our own food and meat. We've been so preoccupied with developing our property, planning our timber … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Our Homesteading Journey

Easy & Healthy Homemade Root Beer Recipe

August 10, 2016 By Alyssa 15 Comments

making your own root beer from scratch

This post is a little different than our normal posts, but many of you have asked about our homemade root beer recipe so we thought we'd share! Jesse and I have been enjoying addicted to root beer the past few months so since we've been on a food prep spree involving foraging in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Our Homesteading Journey, Recipes Tagged With: recipes

The Day of Canned Cherry Recipes (4.5 Gallons of Organic Cherries!)

July 26, 2016 By Alyssa 17 Comments

finished canned cherries

Canning season is still in full swing, and today was a day of canned cherry recipes galore! We've been foraging in the forest and within our town (urban foraging) and every couple of days have been dedicated to a new fruit. Two days ago was apricot day where we canned eight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Our Homesteading Journey Tagged With: canning, foraging

The Day of Canned Apricots & Apricot Initiation

July 24, 2016 By Alyssa 49 Comments

canned apricot recipes

Many of you that have been following us on our Facebook page know that ever since I got back from my LA trip two weeks ago, we've been foraging for food NON-STOP. We've canned many types of fruits so far, but today was Apricot day, and it's a memorable day to share with you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Our Homesteading Journey, Recipes Tagged With: canning, foraging

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