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We have one, bought a kit. It was WELL worth the $500!

Sooo.... I never canned salmon. The water was high so there was no salmon running. Hubby caught 6 (4 small) salmon in 3 days. I'm sure we'll head back later in the year but for now I don't have to deal with canning salmon. BUT.... Blueberries are in season and yesterday we picked 5 gallons. So I...

I make a bug spray from essential oils it is very effective and of course safe. :)

Here it is, and thanks! I would love to have two, one on my porch for summer time. :)

Long time no write! I've been super busy, no time to keep up a journal. :) Since my husband brought out and set up my woodcook stove for me I decided to challenge myself to see how long I can go without my electric stove. After all once the cabin is built I won't have an electric one to fall...

I'm surprised that electric cook stoves and dryers are not in there. I know most of our usage comes from those two.

I made lard from the fat of a goat we butchered yesterday. Since it's just a small amount (almost 2 C, it was a Nigerian Dwarf) and I will be using it often (for curing my cast iron wood stove cook top and my cast iron post and pans) is it ok for me to keep it in the warmer area of my wood...

I thought I would drag this up and show ya'll some pictures. We brought it out today and set it up. We didn't cover it up the greatest so we need to clean up some more rust, and the legs aren't on yet. But it still looks pretty nice. :) I discovered tonight the thermometer on the oven door is...

Ghosts? No angels and evil spirits yes. Big Foot? Maybe. UFO's? Not with aliens in them. :) I believe all are military or spiritual.

We've done this for years in grolsch (sp) beer bottles. We consider our kombucha our soda pop, only we can only let ours femrment for another 3-4 days because otherwise everytime we open a bottle we get fizz and spray everywhere from carbonation. Our family of 6 adults is currently drinking 8...

Thanks! What canner do ya'll recommend? I'm looking at this one. Although for now I will be using my brothers Presto since I need to get started asap. Nothing like waiting till the last minute. :rolleyes: My husband is heading out to get our years supply of salmon on Friday and I need to can...

I am trying to learn how to can. I want to can our salmon as well as meals, along with veggies and fruit. etc. So from what I have read I need a pressure cooker. I'm looking at pressure cookers online, and I'm trying to find out what would be best for me. I want something that can can as many...

Comfrey does really well by the roots. A friend sent me 6 roots and they are doing extremely well. I am hoping it will winter over here as I hope to provide it for fodder supplement as well as barley. I have read that just about any piece or comfrey root of nearly any size will sprout and...

I LOVE where I am! The only thing I don't like is the fact that because of the long, cold winters I can't grow as much as I would like. But you can live off the land, it just may take more work and be less variety. :) Alaska is really a love it or hate it place. I love it because of it's...

I thought I would let you know that I have been looking into GAPS lately, talked to a bunch of my friends who have successfully done GAPS, and have researched researched researched and guess what?! You don't have to use the expensive probiotics! Homemade cultures are good enough. I'm starting...

I know we don't floss like we should, but I don't think it's that bad. We try to eat a pretty healthy diet, we try to follow WAPF guidlines, only we also try to eat salads 2 times a day, but we can't always afford that. We eat around 90% Organic or Organically grown.

Somehow I missed this journal until now. I'm happy to find it now! But I have to admit, I'm laughing at your cold... :) The average winter temperature here is -30 F, with it often dipping to -40 for weeks. :)

What do ya'll homemade toothpasters do for bad breath? We use a combination of Dr. Christopher's Tooth Powder (all herbs) and baking soda, yet our breath is always stinky. (Oil pulling really helps, but we're out of coconut oil)

A SCOBY forms layers, simply peel a layer off, or if they are old enough and have "melded" together then take a knife and slice it like you would a hamburger bun. :)

About $4.10 here. You would think it would be cheaper with a refinery just a few miles away as the crow flys but nope. Silly government has us buying gas from the lower 48. Um Hello?