One Acre Homestead

Do you dream of self-sufficiency, but you don't know if you'll ever own enough land to start a homestead?

One Acre Homestead: Planning for Self-Sufficiency and Financial Independence offers a detailed look at how one family can sustainably produce their own food on a one acre lot. In this book, the author attempts to answer the question "is self-sufficiency really possible on one acre of land?" by reflecting on her own journey and her family's one acre homestead design.

She considers the notion of self-sufficiency in terms financial independence and sustainable food production, boldly urging readers to reconsider their perspectives about the economy, take back their workday and put their energy to use by increasing the value of their own households. One-Acre Homestead features a simplified permaculture design for a one acre farm that produces the majority of the resident's food. Instead of investing in expensive livestock, the author recommends that homesteaders raise poultry, practice forest gardening and grow trees for biomass production in order to practice a no-till, sustainable gardening system. She claims that the homestead doesn't have to provide 100% of everything a family uses, but gardening zones should be established so that production can be maximized to meet the majority of a family's food needs in a crisis year.

As of this writing, One Acre Homestead, was free for the kindle.

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Food Storage Recipe - CHILI MEATLOAF AND POTATO CASSEROLE (Cowboy Meatloaf)

This is another recipe that can be altered a bit using your freeze dried items. Easy to make , quick, and good.

MEATLOAF:

* 1 1/2 lbs hamburger meat

* 3/4 cup onion, finely chopped

* 1/3 cup saltine cracker crumbs

* 3 tablespoons milk

* 1 tablespoon chili powder

* 3/4 teaspoon salt

POTATO TOPPING:

* 3 cup prepared mashed potatoes

* 1 can whole kernel corn with red and green peppers, drained (11 oz.)

* 1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced

* 1/2 to 1 cup taco seasoned cheese, shredded

How To Put It Together

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, combine meatloaf ingredients, mixing lightly but thoroughly; gently press into bottom of 9-inch square baking pan, Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center is no longer pink. Carefully pour off drippings.

2. Meanwhile in medium bowl, combine all topping ingredients except cheese. Spread over meatloaf to edges of pan; sprinkle with cheese. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Cut into 6 rectangular servings.

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Chicken Raising And Caring: Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners

As of the posting of this, Chicken Raising And Caring: Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners, was free. Great addition to the survival book library. Chicken raising in the small scale is gaining popularity now a day. As people want to be more sustainable, the idea of raising chickens in the backyard is becoming more appealing.

Is chicken raising difficult? What breed is perfect for laying eggs, meat or for both? How much space should be allocated for each of the chickens?

So if you are curious about chicken raising and have so many questions on how to get started then “Chicken Raising And Caring: Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners” is the one guide that can teach you what you need to know about:

Chapter 1: Know your chickens – behavior, breed and biology

Chapter 2: Advantages of Raising Your Own Chickens

Chapter 3: Efficient Ways to Keep the Temperature of the Coop Right for the Chickens

Chapter 4: How to sanitize your chicken coop

Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Breed for Egg Production or for Chicken Meat

What type of breed is hardy and appropriate for the Northeast winter/summer extreme climate?

Chapter 6: Ways to Keep Pests/Predators away from Your Chickens

Chapter 7: How to Mate Chickens, Incubate Eggs and Hatch New Chicks

Chapter 8: Steps on How to Introduce Chicks or New Chickens to the Old Flock

Chapter 9: Nutritious feeds and supplements for chicks and chickens

Chapter 10: Tips to Keep Your Chicks and Chickens Healthy

Chapter 11: Most Common Chicken Diseases and Problems

Chapter 12: Ways to Care for a Sick Chicken

Chapter 13: Effective steps to increase egg production

Chapter 14: Checklist of Chores You Need to Do Daily to Manage Healthy and Happy Chickens

Get a copy of this eBook now and start raising your own chickens in your backyard!

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Food Storage: Preserving Meat, Dairy, and Eggs

As of this writing, Food Storage: Preserving Meat, Dairy, and Eggs, was free. There are a lot of books about food preserving but what sets this book apart is that each food and all the methods for preserving that particular food are described in their own chapters. The active Table of Contents allows you to click on a subject and go right to it. The book includes parts I and II: Part I is an explanation of all the preserving methods, how to do them, and what you’ll need: Canning, Dehydrating, Freezing, Salting, Brining, Sugaring, Smoking, Pickling, and Fermenting, as well as some not-as-often heard of ones as Ash, Oil, and Honey for preservation. Part II starts with meat and works it’s way through beef/venison/elk, pork/bear, goat/sheep, rabbit, chicken, turkey, duck/goose, and fish; then dairy: milk, butter, cheeses, yogurt and sour cream, and finishes with a chapter on preserving eggs. All the methods that work well with each food are explained along with directions for the preparation and processing of that food. There is also information about what doesn’t work and why.

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Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee; "Which are you?"

A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.

After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"

Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter.

"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?

Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

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