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Spending $4000

Why I Thought It Was A Good Idea To Spend $4000

in Food Preservation, Freeze Drying, Prepping on 07/22/22

Do you think I'm crazy for buying a Harvest Right freeze dryer for $4000? I want to share why I am so passionate about how amazing I think freeze drying can be. Around 2010 my husband and I decided to prepare to feed our family in case of disaster or emergency. We try to have at least a 3 month ... View Post

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Amazon Prime Day 2022

Amazon Prime Day 2022

in Products I Recommend on 07/09/22

Amazon Prime Day 2022 starts July 12 at 12:01 am PDT and lasts through July 13 at 11:59 PM PDT. I spent the time looking through page after page of Prime Day Deals to create a collection of products that I think will help you in and around your home. Whether you are looking for freeze drying, ... View Post

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How To Freeze Dry Vegetables

Freeze Dry Your Excess Garden Vegetables

in Food Preservation, Freeze Drying on 06/03/21

Every year I hear my fellow gardeners discussing what to do with their excess garden vegetables. Sure we can share them with neighbors, friends, and family. We have all tried our hand at canning. Many people choose to simply put them in the freezer. But I have found a better way to put up extra ... View Post

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Freeze Drying Tools For Better Results - Acre Life

Freeze Drying Tools For Better Results

in Food Preservation, Freeze Drying on 02/24/21

All Harvest Right Freeze Dryers come with the basic equipment that you need to get started building your food storage pantry. There are are few additional items that you will need to successfully complete your first freeze dry run. You will want to get these 4 items before your freeze dryer is ... View Post

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10 Survival Items To Thrive In A Power Outage

in Prepping, Products I Recommend on 11/06/20

Last week Oklahoma had one of the worse power outage events in history. We were personally without power for about 72 hours. What made this storm worse was that it was unexpected. Ice storms just don't occur in October in Oklahoma. Many people were caught off-guard and unprepared. Fortunately, we ... View Post

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Food Preservation Tools and Equipment - Acre Life

Must Have Food Preservation Tools and Equipment

in Food Preservation on 10/03/20

Having the right food preservation tools and equipment can make canning, freezing, drying and pickling safe and easy. Many people ask me what equipment they need to get started canning so I decided to compile all of the tools and equipment that I use in one place for easy sharing. If you have a ... View Post

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How To Freeze Dry Eggs - Acre Life

How To Freeze Dry Eggs At Home

in Food Preservation, Freeze Drying on 09/29/20

Whether you have an abundance of farm-fresh eggs or you bought eggs on sale, you can freeze-dry eggs at home and store them for later use. Freeze-drying is a great way to preserve food while maintaining the freshest quality, most nutrition, and best appearance. Read my thoughts on my Harvest Right ... View Post

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Rooster Attack - Acre Life

Why Did My Rooster Attack Me?

in Raising Chickens on 09/28/20

Because a rooster has a natural tendency to attack, they often get a bad reputation. My Rhode Island Red rooster named Blaze attacked me for the first, and luckily last, time when he was about 4 months old. A rooster's job is to protect his flock from predators. So I gave him a pass, once, for ... View Post

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Onion Harvest - Acre Life

Why I’m Not Ashamed Of My Onion Harvest

in Garden, Vegetables on 09/24/20

You should never be ashamed of any harvest and I'll share with you why I'm not ashamed of my onion harvest. First, if you have planted a garden give yourself a pat on the back. You are working to put food on your plate and gardening is beneficial to your health for so many reasons. But I know that ... View Post

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Chicken Coop Remodel - Acre Life

Our Chicken Coop Remodel Promotes Efficiency

in Chicken Coops, Raising Chickens on 09/18/20

Is it time for a chicken coop remodel? If you have built your own chicken coop or if you made one out of an existing structure you have probably wished that you could remodel it. I love the pre-made chicken coops but we couldn't find an affordable one that was big enough. The first BIG building ... View Post

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Update to Planting Wildflowers - Acre Life

Update to Planting Wildflower Seeds

in Flowers, Flowers, Improving Our Acreage on 06/30/20

The wildflower seeds are finally planted and growing! The actual "planting" of the wildflowers was easy. Preparing 3 acres of land was a little more tricky. You may have read last year that we paid someone to disc plow the land. Unfortunately, the timing was bad and by the time we were ready to ... View Post

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Sand Plum Jelly - Acre Life

Wild Sand Plum Jelly

in Canning, Food Preservation on 06/30/20

I was so excited to find a row of wild sand plum bushes on our acreage when we moved in. Sand plum bushes are also known as sandhill plum, sand hill plum, Chickasaw plum, or mountain cherry bushes. After I learned what they were I noticed that they are growing EVERYWHERE in rural areas of Oklahoma. ... View Post

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