BlogHide Resteemsresteemedraincountry (56)in offgrid • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to Vacuum Seal Dry Goods Without ElectricityThough I have demonstrated this method in many videos, I thought it was time to do a step by step in photos on how to easily vacuum seal your dried goods into mason jars without the need of…resteemedraincountry (56)in offgrid • 7 years agoLiving Partially (Mostly) Off GridI had someone recently ask if we were actually off grid or if we just explore with it. Well the answer is sort of both. We are still connected to public water and power, however, we live mostly…resteemedraincountry (56)in life • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Some Cool Garage Sale FindsOne of our favorite things about summer, besides actually getting some sun in Rain Country and working our garden, is hitting garage and yard sales. So many great finds for just a bit of money. We…resteemedaunt-deb (65)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoCrypto Alchemy - Transforming Cryptocurrency Into FiatThis little beauty came in the mail yesterday. I ordered it last week. They did ask for minimal identifying information, but only enough to ensure the card was sent to the correct address.…resteemedmericanhomestead (65)in funny • 7 years agoMEME MONDAYS! Some Of Our FAVORITE HOMESTEADING-OFFGRID-GARDENING Memes!I started collecting some of these memes when we first moved off grid. I thought some of them were funny, and sometimes educational. Many of them have a sense of truth to them. They are fun to…resteemedraincountry (56)in offgrid • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How I Do Laundry Off GridNow to be fair, I do not always do my laundry like this as our solar power is enough to run my electric machine most of the year round. However, there are those dark days in mid winter where we get…resteemedraincountry (56)in garden • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rhubarb!The main reason I grow rhubarb at all is for its nutrient value. Being high in vitamin C, vitamin K, and calcium make it an important food to grow. Though it is great in pies such as…resteemedraincountry (56)in solar • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Solar Oven Cooking and Bone Broth SoupI love being able to take a whole, organic chicken and get 4-5 meals out of it. I always start by baking it in either my solar oven, or for the other 9 months out of the year, on top of my wood…resteemedraincountry (56)in howto • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to Make a Healthy Ranch Dressing and Mayonnaise (in under 5 minutes!)Like pretty much every thing else I make, it changes all the time and I rarely make it the same way twice, however, I decided to do my best to type up a basic recipe with options to suit your…resteemedhaphazard-hstead (66)in food • 7 years agoMake Spruce Tree Sorbet - It's Easy - Like A Snowcone for Adults!It's like a snowcone for adults! Spruce sorbet -- fresh from your nearby spruce tree! It's so good on a hot day! Here's how I make it. Step 1. Pick 'Em! When the spruce trees were…resteemedgreenacrehome (58)in homesteading • 7 years agoOutdoor Kitchen Build - Part 1 - Budget, Design, & Construction Video 🎥Welcome to another one of our build series! This one is on our Outdoor Kitchen Build, we hope you enjoy it! 💰 Budget 💰 There's always a budget, right? Of course! For this project, we were…resteemedraincountry (56)in howto • 7 years agoHow to Make Vanilla ExtractAbove is a video I did this past fall showing how to make vanilla extract, however, I was also experimenting by using a mix of spiced rum and non-gmo, food grade glycerin. The update is, it turned…resteemedshayne (68)in steemit • 8 years agoThe Fastest Way To Turn Steemit Currency Into CashLet's say you need some cold, hard cash , but all you've got is a big, fat pile of STEEM or SBD. For most of us that means you need to go to a crypto exchange and trade those Steemit…resteemedpennsif (79)in homesteading • 8 years agoPreppers & Homesteaders on steemit - the updated list v2Wow... I've been overwhelmed by the response to the list of preppers and homesteaders I posted on Sunday. It's really inspiring to see that there are already so many homesteaders and preppers on…resteemedraincountry (56)in health • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How to Make Fruit Water Kefir and Some Health BenefitsIn the above video I show how I make fruit based water kefir using homegrown blueberries. Kefir is another way one can replace the store bought sodas with a healthy, gut friendly, probiotic fizzy…resteemedraincountry (56)in garden • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Dandelion Root, Kefir, and MoreYet another busy day of gardening and more. Decided it was time to thin out my dandelions to allow more room for my carrot, beet, and rutabaga seedlings to really start to take off. Always tough…resteemedraincountry (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Fermenting Vegetables and More!In the above video I demonstrate my method of fermenting vegetables, in this case, red cabbage, carrots and onions, with spices. I came up with this method after playing around with my own…resteemedpennsif (79)in homesteading • 8 years agoPreppers & Homesteaders on steemit - my list so farOne of the main reasons I joined steemit was to learn from, share ideas with and connect with other preppers and homesteaders. But apart from a handful of the bigger steemsteaders and…resteemedraincountry (56)in garden • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Dried Rose Petals, Pansies, and CalendulaIn my previous post, @raisingsawyer was wanting to see what the flowers looked like after they were dried. In the above photo I am showing jars of pansies, calendula, and rose petals that I had…
