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Decoding Meat Labels (Meat Buying Guide)

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How do we know the quality of the meat we’re buying at the grocery store? In this post, we’re decoding meat labels to understand what we’re getting and how to know it’s the best for us.

How to Raise a Year’s Worth of Meat

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Learning how to raise a year’s worth of meat is pivotal in building resiliency. The good news is, that there are many ways to go about this. Read through this post to learn how much meat your family needs for a year, including tips for raising that meat.

Our Must-Have Homestead Essentials

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Homestead essentials go beyond a tool collection you keep in a box in your garage. Use this guide to learn what is essential to have ready.

Preparedness Steps for a Rocky 2024

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These are the top ten steps we think everyone should take right now to prepare for the future. How many of these prepper fundamentals and skills do you have under your belt?

7 Reasons Why You Should Homestead This Year

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There are so many reasons why we would encourage someone to get started homesteading. You may even be surprised that not all “homesteading skills” we recommend require an actual homestead! For these seven specific reasons, we’re drawing from Joel Salatin’s book, Homestead Tsunami.

Pantry Chat Podcast Farewell to 2023

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As we close another year, it’s time again for us to look back and reflect on all the year held. Without looking back, we can never be too sure just how far we’ve come in a year.

Woodstove Cooking on the Homestead

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Woodstove cooking can feel complicated. Use this guide to learn the best way to build a fire and maintain a consistent burn overnight.

Plain Values Magazine & Room to Bloom

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Plain Values magazine and the Room to Bloom Foundation are two incredible ministries helping to spread the good news of Jesus and connect special-needs children to their forever homes. Join us for this special podcast with guest, Marlin Miller.

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