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Homemade fire starters

  March 28, 2012 - 8:00 AM | , , ,
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As part of our journey to self sufficiency we made fire starters. These will be great for camping or just bon-fire starting.

We use

  • egg cartons
  • dryer lint
  • candle wax
  • wood chips

    • We received 2 black garbage bags FULL of wood chips….I wouldn’t purchase these otherwise. The … Continue reading →

    Homemade Crockpot Apple Butter

      March 27, 2012 - 4:55 PM | , , ,
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    Safeway had a sale on organic apples. .99 a pound! So I bought a a few pounds. I ended up with 9 full trays for the dehydrator. I am hoping I can have enough to store. The kids eat it faster than I can vacuum seal it.

    I had a few left over so I decided to can some apple-butter. … Continue reading →

    Started our Garden Indoors

      March 14, 2012 - 3:19 AM | , , , , , , ,
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    We are going to attempt to start our Square Foot Gardening again. You can read about last year’s attempt here.

    This year, with my new found hobby of Preparedness, I am DETERMINED to have a healthy garden so I can can our bounty.

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    Homemade Yogurt

      March 2, 2012 - 12:00 PM | ,
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    I made yogurt! Using my new to me dehydrator!

     

     

    After it gets to 180ish degrees let it cool to 110….I removed it from the heat for this.

    The add 2T of live culture yogurt. After this first batch I will use some of THIS yogurt.

     

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