Northern Homesteading

There's always been some confusion here and what's worse, there are many people with loud yet unfounded opinions. As an experienced canner and food safety researcher, I have some true insights. A...

I started water bath canning thirteen years ago. The first thing I canned was applesauce with apples picked from my tree. I got hooked and have since found ways to make canning simple and...

Pressure canning has been a vast improvement in our food storage systems. I purchased four different pressure canners and have used others. Here's what my wife and I have to say. The best new...

Home canning can seem expensive or tricky, but it's neither. My wife and I can a lot of meats and produce using very simple methods and cheap equipment. To start home canning, all you need is a...

Cabbage is our favorite vegetable for winter storage. I love a hot cabbage soup or cabbage and rice to warm the belly in February. Here's how other people, as well as us, make them last from...

I grow a lot of onions. some for us and some for the market. We end up putting about two hundred pounds in storage every fall. Store onions in a cool, dark, humid place after they have matured and...