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It can be tough to stay healthy during the cold months of winter – especially if you’re doing everything wrong. For starters, avoid certain foods when you are stick with the cold or influenza. Milk, ice cream and puddings are ...

  In the not-so-distant past, antibiotics and antibacterial wipes, lotions and hand sanitizers had not been invented, so one had to rely on your immune system and foods to fight off any type of virus or bacterial infection. Too many ...

I’ve instructed a number of field classes on foraging for wild foods and have written about it quite a bit, too. The classes always took place in the spring, summer or fall and the articles focused on plants, berries and ...

In our modern kitchens, we hardly feel the passing of the seasons. We have the luxury of New Zealand apples, Chilean grapes and Hawaiian pineapple, all cheap and plentiful even in January. For our ancestors, winter meals were a very ...

It’s hard to quantify, but the modern prepping movement has at least, in part, been caused by the government. I am not referencing fear in the government doing something stupid that would force us into survival mode (although that is ...

  Stockpiling foods is a way of life for homesteaders and survivalists, and choosing long-lasting foods is essential. But there are quite a few commonly stockpiled foods that have a short shelf life – and instead of lasting a few ...

From backyard gardens to large-scale farms, fall is often viewed as harvest time. But “nature’s garden” is in full yield in the autumn, too, as the trees begin to lose their leaves and heavy frosts set in. Following are a ...

The Great Depression, with all of its hardships, was one of the most prolific times in the history of the American diet. This period required homemakers to develop creative new ways to feed their families, sometimes for less than pennies ...

Knowledge on canning non-acidic foods is invaluable to the modern homesteader. Knowing that these canned items will rest safely on the shelves of your storage room or pantry – and be edible when you need them – can give you ...

According to the CDC, 75 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure, which brings with it an increase of strokes and heart disease. Eating certain foods, though, can help to maintain a healthy blood pressure. Eating foods high in calcium, ...