Electric Grain Mill – An Introduction
Electric Grain Mill – Introduction & instructions. I don’t know what life would be like without an electric food mill. I have been milling things in my kitchen since 2004. Grains, Wheat, Oats, Corn, Beans, Rye, Millet, Barley… Many kernels have passed through my mill to become flour. Why? For…
Growing All My Food – What Country is Your Food From?
Growing All My Food I’m not sure what week I’m on, but I know that this is day 44 because my calendar says so. If you are confused and wondering what I’m talking about…. I decided this spring to see if I could raise all the food I eat for…
One Month-No Preservatives, No Additives, No Artificial Ingredients, No Sugar, No GMOs, Nothing but Homegrown Goodness
WOW. It’s day 35 on this 101 days of eating the fruit of my labor. I have grown everything I have eaten for the past 34 days. I am over a month into the challenge and each week I am learning something. If you missed the first few weeks here’s the…
How to Grow Potatoes in a Home Garden
How to Grow Potatoes & Why You should When I tell people that I grow my own potatoes this is what they say: “Potatoes are cheap…. you should just buy them.” or “Why would you use your garden space for potatoes?” or “A potato is a potato – why grow…
Why You Should Eat Pastured Pigs
Why You Should Pastured Pigs I do not intend to make anyone feel bad for purchasing and eating conventionally raised pork. I understand that not everyone can raise their own pigs. I know that not everyone can afford to buy organic, pastured pigs. This information is shared so that people…
You Should Grind Your Own Flour – 4 HUGE Reasons
You should grind your own flour Why would someone have a mill? A mill? Like for grinding corn and flour… at home… in your kitchen…?? Did you know that home grain mills disappeared from kitchens the same time coffee bean grinders did? Mind Blown. Yes, normal people did grind…
Can I Grow All My Own Food? A Diet is Born
If you’re here for the first time, Welcome! I am Candi, I write this little blog and I am attempting to grow/raise/pick/harvest/kill/ or otherwise obtain all the food I eat for 101 days…. Yes, with my own hands… Yes, right here in my little neck of the country. If you…
Homesteaders Food Challenge- Week 1
It has been quite a week. My brother called me a fake and said he wasn’t buying my book. No, I don’t have a book, No, I haven’t written a book and No, I am not writing a book. One of our freezers died. We had a party and ate…
How to Get a Bundt Cake Out of the Pan
If you are here, you may have a bundt cake stuck in a pan. I have been where you are. You went through all the time, effort and work to bake a beautiful bundt cake. You have invested hard earned dollars into that cake in the form of butter, sugar,…
Should You Raise Your Own Meat?
I know that raising your own meat is not an option for many people. If you live in a neighborhood, or have a tremendously small homestead, livestock (especially large livestock) may not be an option. If this is your situation – you can still eat as though you did raise…
Can You Eat Real Food All the Time?
Well, I suppose someone can….. but that someone is not me. The truth is that I have gone 101 days eating only foods that I obtained with my own hands. The meat I raised. Fruit & vegetables I grew. Wild edibles I picked. Wheat berries I ground into flour. There…
Natural Home Remedies That Work
Natural Home Remedies That Work This is an controversial subject. People have strong opinions about medical treatments and choices. I am all for licensed, medical doctors and use them (when necessary). If your child is sick PLEASE seek medical treatment. I am not a doctor and have no medical training. …