Homemade Popsicle (Popsicle for Sore Throat)

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I started writing this post based on the fact that I have two sick girls in the house. However, this is a really cool skill that can make you a hero in a lot of situations, not only a household sore-throat epidemic.

The last few weeks I have been faced with all sorts [...]

Growing Wheat Sprouts

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In this episode I’m showing you how I grow wheat sprouts from my long term storage wheat supply.

This craft is something that a lot of people from the great depression times knew well. There are a lot of things you can do with wheat berries, (more videos to come), but being able [...]

How to Store Food Long Term, Bucket Method

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This is another demonstration on how to store food long term in 5 gallon buckets. I like to do this with dried beans, grain (wheat, barley mmmmm beer!) and rice. If you do it right, it will last for 10 years at least and likely much longer.

Check it out! The main enemies [...]

Home Made Solar Cooker

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Well it’s a chilly and windy day, but the sun is out so I’m showing you my solar cooker. I made this several months ago and LOVE it. We have made several meals and even baked bread in it!

Check it out,

What a great way to cook. The total materials cost [...]

Prepare Dried Beans FAST

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I have become a huge fan of having a decent amount of food storage. With that comes the responsibility of knowing what the heck to do with that food if you ever really need it.

That’s why I’m excited about sharing this with you. I love beans in general, but to be honest [...]

The Amazing Whirly-Pop

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Todays video is of me using a Whirley-Pop popcorn maker!

This thing is great, as I mention in the video it was a Christmas gift which I at first kinda looked at with the ‘when the heck will I use this?’ attitude and boy was I wrong! We use it all the [...]

Make Homemade Tortillas

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I’m excited about this post mostly because I am so proud of the results I get!

My family and friends rave about these! I even brought these to my daughters school event (they are studying Mexico) and the TEACHER wanted to hide them just for the parents (she was joking, I think)!

Here [...]