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08/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Starting your homestead on just a single acre of land

New homesteaders will be relieved to hear that they will not need a huge farm to achieve self-sufficiency. An article in Earth Porm.com showed that it is possible to found a self-sustaining homestead within the confines of a large baseball field, which roughly equal an acre of land. Around half of this acre will serve […]

05/16/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

A step-by-step guide to making your own powdered milk

Powdering milk is a convenient way to preserve the milk you get from your homestead. Not only does this save you money, you avoid commercially pasteurized and processed milk, which may or may not be filled with toxic chemicals. It is recommended to strain or home pasteurize milk before drying. The simplest way to powder milk […]

01/31/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Food storage tips: 5 ways to preserve milk

Milk is a versatile beverage full of calcium and protein. But when SHTF, how long can you keep your milk fresh? Here are five different food preservation methods that you can use to make milk last as long as possible. (h/t to BioPrepper.com.) Keep in mind that before you try any of the ways listed below, it […]

06/04/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Raw milk on trial in Ontario, court could permanently shut down sales

It’s shocking to think that in some parts of the world GMO food and alcohol are legal, yet raw milk – a natural, nutritious food consumed by humans around the globe for centuries – is illegal. In recent years, raw milk has received a bad reputation due to several cases of foodborne illnesses. Though extra […]

04/06/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Look at all the wonderful benefits of goat’s milk

(Homesteading.news) When it comes to producing milk most people immediately think of a dairy cow, and while raw milk from this source is certainly nutritious, dairy cows require considerable space and consume quite a bit of feed. Fortunately there is a viable option to the dairy cow: Goats, whose milk is equally nutritious and which […]

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