Food Preservation – thisafricanhomestead

A Bachelor Pad

When there are too many roosters in your hen house you have to make a bachelor pad

Canning is supposed to be a money-saver, along with being a time-saver, but when you have a gas stove where you have to fly the

We came to the realization that we needed a smoke house about a month ago while trying to smoke our Christmas hams. We have plans

*As the title to this post implies – it’s about butchering our pig and includes photos that are graphic and may be disturbing to some

I’ve begun canning in our three weeks here, more than eager to get some meal-building staples put up in our pantry. I already explained “Why”

“Why do you can?” “There is no need to can here! You can get produce fresh all year round!” True. So why do I can?