Category: Storage

Grinding and Baking With Your Own Flour

Grinding and Baking With Your Own Flour If you are going to store grains for long term use, you will need to know how to grind it into a usable flour. Baking with home ground flour isn’t the same as using store bought commercially ground either. Different grains and methods work better for different end …

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50 Ways to Eat from Your Pantry When There is No Grocery Money Or Grocery Shelves are Empty

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 50 Ways to Eat from Your Pantry When There is No Grocery Money Or Grocery Shelves are Empty As unemployment rises and the cost of food also increases, more and more people are finding themselves in this unfortunate position. You’ve paid the utilities and either the mortgage or rent …

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Tips to Squeeze that Extra Storage Out of Your Kitchen

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips to Squeeze that Extra Storage Out of Your Kitchen I have noted that no matter how many square feet I own or rent, that it never seems to be enough storage room! So I am always drawn to articles that give us clever storage tips. I also tend to …

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DIY Customized Root Cellar Storage

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Customized Root Cellar Storage If my root cellar looked like this one, I would be overjoyed! It’s great looking and adds a ton of usable space to any sized root cellar. I have definitely added this project to my ‘to do’ list. So I am so pleased to …

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Canning Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Canning Recipes I came across this really neat resource and wanted to share it with all the other canners out there. As we begin harvesting our gardens for this year there are a number of fruits and veggies that are currently in season. Usually we store any abundance by …

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Pantry Essentials Needed for Scratch Cooking

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Pantry Essentials Needed for Scratch Cooking Scratch cooking is an art that many families are beginning to bring back. Less because they are concerned about the store bought meal ingredients not being available but more concerned about the back to basics of their health and well being. Their are …

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Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget- Step by Step

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget Step by Step I get asked all the time where do I get all the funds we need to create the suggested safe stockpile of food and supplies? How did you do it? As a single parent with a lower middle …

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Open Padlocks With Out The Keys

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Open Padlocks With Out The Keys If you find yourself with out your key to your padlocks. the tips contained in the videos below could be just what is needed. This is another of those hacks/tips/how to intended for use only on your own personal property during normal times but …

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Storing Potatoes Long Term

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Storing Potatoes Long Term I know, I know, you already know how to store potatoes. Cool dark room and all. But there actually is more to it than that when you are talking a longer term! Things that I frankly had not thought of! An easy, nutritious, and very …

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5 Methods for Storing Meat Off-Grid

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 5 Methods for Storing Meat Off-Grid Making good use of meat when it is available is important in any SHTF scenario whether long or short term. It is the best source of protein we have. We can obtain protein from plants, but the amount required to not just keep …

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