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Need Safe Water? Here's How!

Need Safe Water? Here's How!

If you find yourself in an emergency, it’s good to be prepared to treat water scavenged from a creek or stream, or even rainwater from a cistern system to create...

Need Safe Water? Here's How!

If you find yourself in an emergency, it’s good to be prepared to treat water scavenged from a creek or stream, or even rainwater from a cistern system to create...

Harvestime Reflections From Ireland

Harvestime Reflections From Ireland

As the growing season closes, blogger Bee Smith takes a philosophical look at the oncoming winter.

Harvestime Reflections From Ireland

As the growing season closes, blogger Bee Smith takes a philosophical look at the oncoming winter.

Cara-Fail Apples (Or, We Don't Always Get It The First Time)

Cara-Fail Apples (Or, We Don't Always Get It Th...

The idea was to make caramel from scratch, then to compare scratch-made caramel-coated apples with "quick" caramel apples, the ones made from melted caramel pieces.

Cara-Fail Apples (Or, We Don't Always Get It Th...

The idea was to make caramel from scratch, then to compare scratch-made caramel-coated apples with "quick" caramel apples, the ones made from melted caramel pieces.

The Pressing Business of Apples

The Pressing Business of Apples

Practical preparation and homesteading expert Kathy Harrison shares how she, her husband and four other families came to buy and use a cider press, which lets them put the apple-rich...

The Pressing Business of Apples

Practical preparation and homesteading expert Kathy Harrison shares how she, her husband and four other families came to buy and use a cider press, which lets them put the apple-rich...

Mom's Pumpkin Bread

Mom's Pumpkin Bread

Every Thanksgiving, for as long as I can remember, my mom makes two loaves of pumpkin bread. In our family, this is an absolute favorite. As the loaves bake, the...

Mom's Pumpkin Bread

Every Thanksgiving, for as long as I can remember, my mom makes two loaves of pumpkin bread. In our family, this is an absolute favorite. As the loaves bake, the...

If It's Fall, It's Time For Pumpkin Spice Cookies

If It's Fall, It's Time For Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Because they have so few ingredients, these are a great cookie for beginning bakers. When I was small, Mom and I used to frost the cooled cookies with orange-tinted butter...

If It's Fall, It's Time For Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Because they have so few ingredients, these are a great cookie for beginning bakers. When I was small, Mom and I used to frost the cooled cookies with orange-tinted butter...