Author Archive: Juliet
Emergency Preparedness – Water Storage
We have seen how many of those residents in the path of Superstorm Sandy were not prepared for a long-term power outage and didn’t have access to clean water for drinking or hygiene purposes. We can learn from this disaster and become more self-reliant by taking steps to minimize the effects of a water shortage …
How to Can Bacon at Home!
I LOVE BACON! And I love canning. So naturally, it is fun to combine the two. It’s EASY, CHEAP, and FUN to can bacon at home. You MUST use a pressure canner to can bacon. You CANNOT water bath can bacon. Here are very detailed instructions on canning bacon… I hope you enjoy! Oh no! …
How to Grow Ginger at Home
I have read a lot about the medicinal properties of ginger and wanted to see if I could grow it at home. It is super easy! Here’s how I am doing it, and it seems to be working well. Pick up a piece of ginger at a local store, preferably organic if you can find it. …
How to Kill Aphids Naturally, without harmful chemicals
As you can see, Aphids are devouring this tip off one of my potato plants. I noticed that Aphids were tearing up my potato plants and were really going after some of my other crop vegtables like spinach, peppers, and even some of my tomatoes. A long time ago, I read that one could mix up a …
How to Manually Pollinate Vegetable Plants
My vegetables are growing in a greenhouse that we build into our home. This means I don’t have the benefit of insects pollinating my blossoming flowers and must do the job myself. It is not difficult at all if you know what you’re looking at, so I am going to break down the process step …
Grow Potatoes in an Expandable Potato Box
This is my first year growing potatoes, but I have read a lot about growing potatoes in various structures like a trash can or in stacked used tires. I decided to try an idea I saw on the internet about potato boxes. Potatoes are a tuber, not a root, so the potatoes grow around the …
Seed Starting – Make your own seed-starting trays out of eggshells
If you are careful cracking them to only open the tip end, you can save the eggshells from your daily cooking for use in seed starting. Make sure to rinse them! Just set them aside until you have enough to start enough seeds for your early spring planting. As you can see, they can add …
Saving Eggs
Saving eggs – Hens do not produce many eggs during the colder months. During my first year raising chickens, I did not know that hens virtually stop laying over the winter. This means the availability of fresh eggs is almost non-existent. During the summer and into fall, I have more eggs than I know what …
Preserve Hard Cheeses for up to 25 Years through Waxing
What you need: Hard cheese, preferably room temperature to avoid condensation moisture Cheese wax, preferably a dark color to block light. Double boiler using a pan you won’t use for anything else Waxed paper Brush with natural hair bristles such as a boar’s hair brush Food handling gloves Instructions: Wear food handling gloves and keep …
