Become Self Sufficient In Food

Hazelnuts. I love them in chocolate, roasted on cold winter nights, or simply as an excuse to avoid doing actual gardening. But one day, I thought, “Why not grow my…

My chickens are approaching 3 years old now, and when I asked the farm where I get my chickens from how long do chickens live; I was told that their…

This year, I had too many pears to eat before they spoiled so, in this quick-fire guide, I'm going to teach you how to dehydrate pears in under 5 minutes.

Even though I've been dehydrating food for a few years now, I still need to refer back to my dehydrator temperature notes to make sure I'm dehydrating at the best temperature for the finish I want.

Are you looking for an easy way to pick apples high up in the tree? Then stick around, because in this guide I'll share 5 of the best methods (and their tools) I've come across for picking apples when they're too high to reach.

I make jam every summer and try to preserve as much of my soft fruit as I can for as long as I can. One of the most common questions I get asked is how long does homemade jam last?

My recipe and method for making 6 jars of apple and blackberry jam from freshly foraged fruit for free – or almost free.

Preserve your fresh fruit harvest for years without power by learning how to store fruit in mason jars properly. Simple, easy method for long term storage.

Dehydrating food in the oven is another method of food preservation that the aspiring self sufficient homesteader should take the time to learn.

Make jam without pectin the way your grandmother used to. Learn which fruits & berries have naturally high amounts of pectin and when and how to use them.

Testing soil without a kit is possible using this old forgotten method my old neighbour shared with me a few years back.

In this guide, I've curated a list of 10 of the best complete self sufficient garden plans that you can copy and adapt to your own space.

In this guide, I'm going to focus on what crops to plant, when to plant them and how much space you need to grow your own self sufficient garden.

In this guide, I'll show you how you can tap into the wisdom of the ancients by harvesting your own silver birch sap with a few simple tools.

Planting survival crops based on the lunar phase best suited to that crop is just another layer of an endless onion of truth to explore.

Apple tree grafting can help you become more self-sufficient and enhance your backyard harvests at a fraction of the cost of buying from a nursery.

Did you know you can still go foraging in the winter here in the UK? There are still plenty of free, nutritious plants, fruits & nuts you can find in the colder winter months if you know where to look.

Foraging for food in the city is a simple, viable alternative to growing a garden and in this guide, we'll show you how to get started in urban foraging.

Learn how to plan, create, and manage a self sufficient garden layout that will provide you with a steady supply of fresh, healthy produce all year round.

In this entry, I'd like to share a selection of old fashioned Christmas cookie recipes handed down by my Grandma and her friends, to my mother and then to me and passed onto my children and now, to you too.

I've gone and dusted off the old self sufficiency books and magazines to find some tried & tested ways you can store apples without refrigeration this winter.

I was a complete beginner when I started this process and I've learned a lot about re-growing supermarket foods in the past year. Here is what I've learned.

In this guide, I'll take you through how to find apple trees out in the wild, how to pick apples and how to store apples for the long term.

In this guide, I'm going to show you how can preserve your tomatoes all winter long without hassle by turning them into delicious tomato powder.

Cucumbers don't keep for very long after harvest so in this guide, we'll show you how to preserve cucumbers all winter by water bath canning (bottling) them.

In this guide, we lift the veil on how to smoke meat at home to preserve it for the long term by using a number of smoking methods you can do at home.

In this guide, we take a look at 6 simple methods that teach us how sailors preserved food for long voyages so that you can apply their techniques to your own food preservation adventures.

Before the invention of pressure canning, all home-canned goods were produced using water bath canning methods. In this guide, we explore this ancient art of food preservation and show you how you can do it at home.

Not everyone has access to a pressure cooker for canning so, in this guide, I'll show you how to can food without a pressure cooker and help you store your abundant harvest for the long term.

I raided second hand book stores, car boot fairs and charity shops to find all the old food preservation knowledge I could get my hands on to share with you in this guide.

In this guide, I'm going to teach you how you can start growing carrots today and I promise after you've planted them, you'll feel better tomorrow.

In this guide, we're going to talk about why food self sufficiency is 100% possible for you, even if you don't have much land.

You can grow lettuce all year round without much space or even a garden. In this guide, we'll reveal the best varieties to grow and how you can get started.

You will find this guide to planning a vegetable garden for the apocalypse useful in helping you grow a meaningful supply of food, fast.