Making A Homestead

One Day At A Time

Guest Post:

Today, we have a guest post by writer, Naomi Broderick, entitled, “Protect Your Most Valuable Assets”. A topic that I know is near and dear to the hearts of my readers. Broderick has three kids and when she’s not assuring that her kids are safe, she writes about home safety in all aspects of life. [...]

Guest Post:

Today, we are lucky enough to have a guest post by writer and nature lover Mackenzie Kupfer. Mackenzie has been a lover of all things green since the age of six when she began gardening with her Nana. She is currently an online publisher for the provider of flower gardening supplies, Avant [...]

Review of

“299 Days: The Collapse” , by author Glen Tate, is book 2 in his “299 Days” series and as the title suggests, the “S” has indeed Hit The Fan. The book opens up with a very detailed, and even probable, list of events that, in the book, lead to a partial-collapse of the [...]

RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event

There have been a horrible rash recently of what the disaster preparedness community terms an Active Shooter Event as well as recent Terrorist events in Boston. These tragic events are troubling to think about, much less talk about. To think that such horrible things can really happen in America can be understandably frightening. And there [...]

Broccoli Cornbread Casserole Recipe

Ingredients: 2 Boxes of Jiffy Cornbread Mix (I assume you could use 1 Pound of any type of cornmeal mix, but never tried it) 1 Pound of Chopped Broccoli (you can use frozen, just make sure to thaw and drain any excess water) 1 Large Onion Chopped 1 (16 oz container of) Small Curd Cottage [...]

Guest Post

“Making Your Stand in the Home”

Part of being a “prepper” or a survivalist means being prepared to weather the turbulent and often unpredictable storm of life and, at its very core, it’s about being self-sufficient. This principal extends to the concept of home safety as well – how safe do you feel in [...]

Review of

299 Days: The Preparation (book one in a ten book series) author, Glen Tate, has a self-described “front row seat to the corruption of government”¹ and weaves his experiences in with world news to chronicle a possible future collapse of the United States, one in fact, that may be inevitable. Largely, it is told from [...]

We're Back!!!

Hello everyone!

I am so sorry that it has been so long since I have posted. I hope everyone has been busy. I know I have!

Most recently, I began my plants for this year. You can see them in the photo below, (from left to right – Georgia Green Collards, Bunching Onions, Early Dividend [...]

DIY: Easy Pear Jam Recipe

Ingredients: 4 Cups of Finely Chopped Pears 1/2 Cup of Water 5 Cups of Sugar 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice 1/2 Teaspoon of Cinnamon 1/4 Teaspoon of Ground Cloves 1 Box of Dried Pectin 1 Tablespoon of Butter

(Butter not pictured)

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DIY: Easy Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Recipe

Ingredients: 1 Cup of Jalapeno Peppers 2 Cups of Apple Cider Vinegar 6 Cups of Sugar 2 Pouches 0f Liquid Pectin (3 Ounces Each) *Red or Green Food Coloring (Optional)

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