With the impending La Nina coming for this wet season, there is no better time to look at your property preparedness and make sure you are ready for emergency situations. Read on to find out what you need to do during short-term power outages and how to best prepare.
14 pantry basics to kickstart your stockpile
Want to start a pantry stockpile? Here are some basics to get you going.
Weekly round-up 19 June 2022
Like all weeks on a homestead, this one was just as busy and just as fulfilling. This post outlines the last week on our homestead, including why we purchased a freeze dryer, plans for our new meat hen coop, heading out to the Ripley SSAA and a discussion about new skills. Read on for more…
Lifting our prepsteading game – we’ve purchased a freeze dryer!
We finally bit the bullet and have made the most expensive homesteading purchase yet – a Harvest Right freeze dryer! Here at Milo’s Farm, we think food security and preparedness is incredibly important. Read on to see why we made the choice to get a freeze dryer and what benefits it will have to our homestead!
Prepsteading basics: an 8-step how-to guide on how you can start
It seems no industry and no sector is currently immune to the economic upheaval that is currently in the world. And as a result, it is mindful to consider how prepared you are. This is going to be worse than the 2020/21 toilet paper fiasco. This post is about those of us who are already prepared, but wouldn’t mind a top-up, or those who are looking at how to be more prepared than what they currently are. I wouldn’t say it’s an entirely beginner’s option, but it doesn’t mean you cannot work towards some of the points listed to get yourself over the line. With the world in current flux that doesn’t seem to be easing anytime soon, now is as good a time as any to have a little bit of planning in place to get through the difficult days.
Storing pumpkins longer than a season – fail proof methods to maximise their lifespan for year long use
If you are a fan of fall decor and pumpkin spice everything, you might be interested in learning how to store pumpkins so they last longer than just one season. In this blog post, we will cover the best types of pumpkins for storing, as well as the steps you need to take to prepare them for storage. We’ll also give you tips for storing pumpkins both short-term and long-term, so you can enjoy them all year round.
How to get started with food security – 9 clever methods for food preservation you can start today!
To get started with food security, consider implementing these 9 clever methods for food preservation on your homestead!