Category: MIY

18 Homemade Meal Mixes That Should Be In Your Pantry

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 18 Homemade Meal Mixes That Should Be In Your Pantry Many cook using mixes adding a bit of this and that to make it their own. Not everyone begins as a scratch cook, nor should they be. Scratch cooking is time consuming. Many of those who are the primary …

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Home Canning Meatballs (With Recipe)

Home Canning Meatballs (With Recipe) Canning meat can be an option to storing protein in ways other than jerking or salt curing.  This meatball recipe also gives you the convivence of canned and the goodness of homemade. See the recipe and the canning instructions from The Iowa Housewife at the featured link below Home Canned …

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MIY Hand Sanitizer

MIY Hand Sanitizer

MIY Hand Sanitizer With the current climate of preparedness one item that has flown off the shelves is hand sanitizer. So much so that many locations are out of stock or rationing their remaining stock. As one of the best defenses against getting ill, it is an important prep. While it may be hard to …

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The Best Natural Antibiotics And How To Use Them

The Best Natural Antibiotics And How To Use Them

The Best Natural Antibiotics And How To Use Them Long before there were pills for infections and illnesses our grandparents used natural plants to treat themselves and others. This is true in every culture and for every nation. Many of today’s medicines come from those ancient remedies and antibiotics. Once pills and commercially made elixirs …

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MIY All Natural Vapor Rub

MIY All Natural Vapor Rub

MIY All Natural Vapor Rub I am a fan of whenever possible insuring that anything that goes into or on my body being natural. These day everything seems to be full of chemicals and ingredients whose names I can’t even pronounce! However, when I am sick, I want comfort immediately. As a child I recall …

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Prepping a Wild Medicine Cabinet

Prepping a Wild Medicine Cabinet

Prepping a Wild Medicine Cabinet Now is a great time to learn about and stockpile natural medicine for a time when traditional western medication might not be available. Always check with your doctor before using any natural remedy to insure there isn’t a known interaction with medication you take or an allergy to the ingredients. …

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Tree Sap it’s Nature’s Spring Tonic!

Tree Sap it's Nature’s Spring Tonic!

Tree Sap it’s Nature’s Spring Tonic! Tree sap is just one example of how nature can provide if you know what you are looking for. There are many other uses for tree sap other than making syrup or water proof patching. Medical purposes in particular. The featured article linked below from Homestead Honey is all …

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Foods that Need to be Repackaged Prior to Long Term Storage

Foods that Need to be Repackaged Prior to Long Term Storage Everyone knows the whys of food storage. We know we will need these stored goods one day, whether it’s due to a lack of funds, an illness that keeps us from moving about while ill,  a disaster that interferes with supply lines, civil unrest …

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Tree Bark Flour Basics Plus Birch and Pine Bread Recipes

Tree Bark Flour Basics

Tree Bark Flour Basics Plus Birch and Pine Bread Recipes Flour is a staple in just about every country in the world. It isn’t always the most stable though to store. You can store it longer if you dry can or freeze it prior to storage. However, no matter how much you are able to …

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MIY Black Raspberry Wine

MIY Black Raspberry Wine

MIY Black Raspberry Wine Depending upon which part of the world you live in, black raspberries could be plentiful and grow wild…. even where you don’t want them too! Red or black they make an excellent MIY wine and an awesome syrup. Both good ways of preserving the bounty of the bush. Today’s posting is …

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