Preserving Fruits: Fig Preserves
Preserving foods has been essential to human life for thousands of years. Even nowadays, it is only natural to want to preserve…
Earthen Oven Part III-Making Bread
Earthen Oven Part III-Making Bread I have been cooking like mad in my earthen oven and want to share with you one…
Beekeeping for Beginners
Beekeeping for Beginners I wanted to post this fun short video of the steps to putting bees into your hive. It is…
Momma Turkey Hen Hatches Baby Chicken
Momma Turkey Hen Hatches Baby Chicken and many lessons are learned. I am sitting on my front porch watching my turkey (hen) venture…
Look No Further for your Preparedness Survival Needs: Creek Stewart (Author) Is Here!
Look no further for your preparedness survival needs. Creek Stewart’s books are all you need. After reading his books, I feel so…
Turkey Season 2013
Turkey season 2013 was a little strange this year. We have land in Verbena, Alabama and in Grady, Alabama. Verbena is at…
Planting Peanuts for Deer, Dove, and Us
I grew up listening to my father’s hunting stories containing episodes of hunting deer around peanut fields in Pike County, Alabama. That…
Visit With Friends at Mossy Oak
Yesterday our family had a blast visiting with our friends at Mossy Oak! Bobby Cole grew up in Montgomery where he went…
It Won’t Be Long Now!
Finally the book is off the press and complete which means it’ll be on shelves before you know it! I couldn’t be more excited…
Prepping for a Sustainable Spring
Spring always brings much anticipated work for those attempting to live the sustainable lifestyle. There is nothing as a family that we…
How to Clean Beehives After an Attack of Wax Moths
Beekeeping is so rewarding and yet at times, so stressful. It is easy enough to start and maintain beehives during the honeymaking…
IT IS “WORTH A GRAIN OF SALT”
COOKING TIP: To remove all “gamey” taste of venison, soaking it in a brine of salty water will remove all the blood…
Field to Table Column in Living Ready Magazine by Stacy Harris
I have a new column in the Living Ready Magazine called Field to Table. I am looking forward to sharing what I…
Substitutions for Wildgame
Substitutions for Wildgame. Many of you have asked me to get together a list of substitutions for the wild game in my…
Through the Eye of the Fishing Pole
Many of life’s lessons can be learned through the eye of the fishing pole. I spent the day observing the kids while…
The Effect of Coyotes on Deer Populations
What are the effects of coyotes on deer? Studies have confirmed that coyotes dramatically affect white-tailed deer populations. Coyotes prey on deer…
Earthen Oven (Video)
For detailed step-by-step directions on how to make an earthen oven here for part I and here for part II.
Earthen Oven Part II
Earthen Oven Part II Welcome to part II of earthen oven. This second part will take you step-by-step through the earthen oven…
Feed Your Soil
Whether you’re hungering for that perfect food plot or that bountiful garden, don’t forget to feed your soil. My mouth…
Turkeys, Man’s Best Friend
Turkeys, Man’s Best Friend! Turkeys are incredibly friendly. We have two turkeys that follow us around as if they were dogs. They…
Earthen Oven
The earthen oven has been used for centuries throughout many countries. Though age-old, it is still relied on today in many professions…
Hunting Season Begins
I am trying to clean out my freezer to make more room for the venison I hope that my boys will bring…
Hunting for Self Sustainability
Hunting for self sustainability is nothing new. Obtaining food for the table has always been our family’s primary reason for hunting. The first…
Hunting Families
Hunting Families bring a lot to the table! When Scott and I first married, I resented that he hunted SO much. Seriously, when…