What makes the best jerky - and what actually makes jerky, jerky?

Drape Some of This 'Plant Armor' Fabric Over a Strawberry Patch to Triple Yields with Less Pesticides

See how my 70-year-old dad converted his suburban grass lawn into a thriving, high-yield food forest in just 4 months! Learn how to build your own permaculture garden paradise with 26 pound watermelons and fruit trees step-by-step.

Here's how the system performed

...Hurricane Helene Lessons and Permaculture Food Independence

Even if the weather hasn't cooled off where you live, the coffee shops have declared that autumn has arrived by rolling out their Pumpkin Spice everything.

What do high gas prices have to do with free potatoes? More than you might think!

This video is about a DIY, homemade, Compost sifter, Trommel screen, Kobalt cement mixer, Soil mixer, kobalt concrete mixer.

2026 Great American Seed Up Returns to Phoenix November 6th & 7th. This year, to put more seeds in the hands of more people, registration is FREE. Everyone must register to reserve a spot. Walk ins are still $7.50.

Being prepared for SHTF requires most of the work to happen now. While you can shop, access banking, learn new skills and network with others.

Some foods can sit in your pantry for years -- even decades -- and still be perfectly good.

Joel Salatin Interview: Homesteading, Food Freedom and Resilient Farming

In this episode, Josh and I are talking about the meat we eat here on our homestead and why the way an animal is raised and fed matters so much to us.

Think you need a complicated, expensive setup to process rabbits? Think again. Daniel Salatin breaks down the simplicity of home butchery, showing you that all you really need are two quality knives, some paracord, and a small space like a garage.

I've been storing grains for over a decade - in Florida where it's crazy hot and humid. I don't baby my grains (except my "3 exceptions"). Storing grains isn't complicated! In this video I'll give you my best tips and how I have been storing my grain

Welcome to another episode from The Happy Chicken Coop!

Most people try to keep winter out. He built his homestead around it.

The best part of late summer is the glorious tomatoes. Once you've eaten all of the BLTs that you can hold, it's time to start preserving tomatoes for later.

We took a break from our farm to visit David Stelzer, founder of Azure Standard, and what we learned changed the way we think about farming, food, soil, and the future of the American family farm.

Can heirloom seed make you self-sufficient? Are hybrids a trap?

If you often pack food and drinks for outdoor trips, you know the struggle of keeping those items cool. This new piece of kit for camping and hiking looks like a simple way to keep your stuff chilled for longer.

I collected 48 used Uber Eats paper bags, doubled them up into 24 planters, and grew potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, and more.

By late summer, the garden can start to feel a little wild. The weeds are growing fast, the harvest is piling up, watering needs are changing, and life outside the garden is getting busier, too.

Three most valuable items for surviving economic collapse or SHTF. How I store them.

Building your own chicken farm can be as cheap and easy as cancelling your Netflix subscription. At least that's what Joel Salatin thinks, in this 2022 speech brought back from the archive. Learn as Salatin makes the argument that a better way of f

Parts of my pasture were dying -- dry, dusty, covered in dandelions -- while other spots were thriving with clover. The problem wasn't a lack of water, it was where the water was actually going.

Hundreds of popular vegan and vegetarian foods may contain an unwanted extra ingredient: toxins naturally produced by fungi.

Learn how to make a 1930s survival bar that lasts 365 days with no fridge! This forgotten emergency food block recipe provides dense energy for your stockpile.

US Said This Desert Canyon Was Lost -- Then 15 Piles of Rocks Built in 1933 Brought the Water Back

Stijn Schmitz welcomes Joel Salatin to the show. Joel Salatin is a self described Christian Libertarian Environmentalist Capitalist Lunatic Farmer.

They're tracking the animals that feed us.

Preserving season can be incredibly rewarding, but when the garden is producing faster than you can keep up, it can also become overwhelming fast!

For the past 20 years, Josh and Chiara Morris have built a 360-acre homestead in the Missouri Ozarks that today provides their family with all its own food, water, shelter, and energy, and even its income. It's a fully engineered system for self-reli

Grow thriving citrus in pots with the right variety, soil, and care. Learn how to choose dwarf trees, prevent root rot, fertilize, and keep them producing for years.

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

While growing your own food is a very important part of a long-term self-reliance plan, there are some years, no ...

Choosing the right fence can save you thousands of dollars and years of frustration. The best homestead fencing ideas aren't about using the same fence everywhere. They're about understanding your property, your livestock, and your long-term goals so

The world is a messy place yet there is still hope in the fringes. Why not hear what advice the Lunatic Farmer has for the world? In the final installment of this Q&A series with Joel Salatin, we ask the question "What does the world need now?" We he

Stijn Schmitz welcomes Joel Salatin to the show. Joel Salatin is a self described Christian Libertarian Environmentalist Capitalist Lunatic Farmer. Salatin describes a deeply distorted US agricultural landscape, where massive oversupply of corn and s

Have you ever walked into your garden and felt completely overwhelmed? You're not alone!

If a heart surgeon told you meat is medicine, sugar is poison, and we've spent the last 70 years fighting heart disease the wrong way…would you hear him out?

What would happen if you ate one meal a day for 30 days?

Scientists trudging through Nicaragua's rainforest have identified a "hotbed" of avocado species diversity.

Your garden has been deemed "non-essential."

Modern living has completely changed the way we eat, move, and rest - and the consequences aren't looking good.

Before you buy new, check out your local thrift store, yard sales, and online marketplaces. You can often find second ...

...for constructing three large reservoirs on his property to collect rainwater and snow runoff.

In this video, I revisit my no soil raised garden bed experiment 2 years later and show how I've been filling it for free using organic matter from around my property -- compost, garden waste, straw, woodchips, prunings and mulch.