Downloadable pdf Magic Mix* Ingredients: 2 1/3 cup powdered milk 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup (2 sticks) butter at room temperature Take out your mixer with beaters. Combine dry milk, flour and butter into a large bowl. Mix well. Store tightly covered in...

Fermenting Apples and Cabbage Ingredients: 2 small green cabbages, or 1 very large 1 small red cabbage 4-5 apples 1 jicama (optional) 2 Tbsp sea or Kosher salt Directions: Peel off the outer leaves of the cabbages. Quarter the cabbage and remove the core. Slice or...

Vicky Garrett What is it that’s so special about fermented vegetables and foods? Fermentation simply refers to an ancient technique and preservation method that naturally alters the chemistry of foods. People have been using fermentation to preserve valuable...

Download the pdf Rice Pudding (“I Can’t Believe It’s Food Storage, “ Crystal Godfrey) Ingredients: 1/3 cup rice, uncooked 1/3 cup sugar 3 cups evaporated milk (1 cup + 2 Tbs dry powdered milk + 3 cups water) 1-2 tsp cinnamon to taste 1 tsp vanilla nutmeg 1/4 cup...

For many years we have displayed Sun Ovens and taught classes at Mother Earth News Fairs. These fairs offer practical, hands-on training and experience taught by leading, sustainability-minded experts. Marjory Wildcraft, of The Grow Network, has teamed up with Mother...

Rice is the seed of a grass species Oryza sativa (Asian) or Oryza glaberrima (African). It is the most widely consumed cereal grain in the world. Rice is the most important grain in regard to human nutrition and calorie intake by humans. Chinese legend and genetic...

Sanitation is a dirty subject that no one really wants to talk about.  But it is an often overlooked aspect of emergency preparedness.  When a disaster creates a situation where the water sources are compromised, the lack of sanitation in the given disaster area will...

This month our non-food item to store is laundry detergent. How often do you do laundry? Have you determined how much you use each month? Does it take a bite out of your grocery budget? Answers to these questions will vary per person but if you’d like to consider...

Making Herbs Last As summer winds down, do you have lots of herbs still growing in your garden? If you’re wondering what to do with them, we’ve collected several suggestions on preserving herbs for winter. Adrienne from WholeNewMom.com recommends freezing herbs. Here...

First Aid for Broken Bones If more pressure is put on a bone than it can withstand, it will break. These are referred to as fractures. If a bone punctures the skin, these are referred to as open or compound fractures. A hairline crack, or stress fracture, can develop...