Vacuum Seal Tips From a Two Decade Homesteader
If you are smart, you are stocking up on food when it is on sale, buying in bulk at farmer's markets, or better yet, gardening and saving...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Mar 26
- 7 min
Why I Gave Up on Heirloom Tomatoes After Two Decades of Gardening
Those who know me or have read my book understand my love and pride for beyond-organic gardening. In the last few years, I have doubled...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Feb 22
- 4 min
Sustainable Maize Bread ~ Modern-Day Homestead Bread
Maize bread is a simple staple to make if you do not have a whole lot of bread-making skills or a full pantry of ingredients. Flour,...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Feb 16
- 5 min
Optimizing Bell Pepper Preservation: Efficient Techniques for Quick Results
For short-term storage, you can slice, dice, and freeze all kinds of raw peppers. However, if you want them to last and taste fresh until...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Feb 15
- 26 min
Predator Control for Poultry that Works
I set out early in my homesteading adventure, determined to raise poultry out on open pasture. I have lost a couple of hundred birds over...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jan 21
- 12 min
Sustainable Chicken Keeping: Raising "Grubbies" to Feed Poultry at Home
How to grow affordable chicken feed at home.
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jan 21
- 6 min
How to Store Fresh Eggs for a Year
Safe and Proven Method for Egg Storage
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jan 18
- 10 min
Organic Homemade Tater-Tot Recipe
Items needed: 24 to 48 hours Organic Russet Potatoes (I make 10lb at a time for two people) Corn Starch Salt, pepper, or other spices...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
Understanding and Solving Headspace Problems in Canning
Correct headspace is mandatory when canning for food safety. I fought with this for my first few years of canning. It was a complete...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Aug 30, 2022
- 7 min
How to Store Homemade Pesto Correctly
Homegrown basil is a staple to many summer gardens but storing it incorrectly can lead to an inferior product or botulism. I see many...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Aug 23, 2022
- 11 min
Broadside Pickles take Pickle Canning to the Next Level
This is advanced pickle making on the homestead. Broadside pickles are just as the name implies, as wide as the broadside of a barn. You...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Aug 16, 2022
- 9 min
How to Make Bread With the Least Amount of Ingredients
Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 Tbs oil, warm butter, or warm lard 1/4 cup sugar 3 tsp bread, instant, or distillers yeast 1/2 tsp salt Up to...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Stop Ruining Your Homemade Zucchini Bread With Oil
Zucchini bread is a summer staple, but if you are using oil to make it, you are missing out. Vegetable oils were invented and introduced...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jun 22, 2022
- 5 min
Water Glassing Egg Storage Safety
Is water glassing safe?
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Adrienne Dueringer
- May 2, 2022
- 6 min
How to Repel Deer Without Fence or Netting
Deer have 297 million olfactory nose receptors. When odiferous air molecules enter the nose, these nerve cells transmit messages to the...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Apr 26, 2022
- 8 min
How to Make Coffee out of Green Beans
Items Needed: Outdoor Space or Overhead Outdoor Venting Green Unroasted Coffee Beans One Air Popcorn Popper One Large Mouth Mason Jar...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Feb 15, 2022
- 8 min
Growing Off-Grid
Want to save the planet? Plant something to eat. Going off-grid may not be all it is cracked up to be, leaving people still mostly...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Feb 4, 2022
- 5 min
The Best Way to Clean a Gizzard ~Homestead Secrets~
What is a gizzard anyway? It is the stomach organ of poultry, and it gets a bad rap for being gross when it really isn't. The stomach...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Jan 22, 2022
- 6 min
How to Render Lard at Home
Items Needed: Five Hours of Your Time Pork Fat (Backfat, Leaf Lard or Fat Trimmings) Meat Grinder Stock Pot Collander Paper Towels or...
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Adrienne Dueringer
- Dec 14, 2021
- 21 min
How to Care for Poultry in Freezing Weather
Let's get right to the meaty parts of this article. It's getting cold, and we haven't got all day. I have been raising poultry on open...
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