Resources for the Home Butcher (+FREE Printable Checklist)

Resources for the Home Butcher (+FREE Printable Checklist)

I was not always on board with processing my own animals. Not that I ever felt that somewhere other than home or someone else other than us would be better for the job. Not that at all. But I didn’t always have the heart. You see, growing up, my most favorite pets on the planet […]

Home Canned Beef Stew

Home Canned Beef Stew

There’s a wintry mix covering our little homestead, the kids have the first snowman of the year standing in the yard, and I have warm homemade beef stew settling in jars on the counter top. But around here, “beef” comes in many forms…most often by way of deer or bear. So technically I have “venison/bear […]

How-To Monday: Home Canned Chili

How-To Monday: Home Canned Chili

Like many of my fellow homesteaders, I’m in the “quiet time” of the canning season. The garden is put to bed, the apples and ripened-in-a-box tomatoes {always the last to be put up} have long been taken care of, and I can finally take a deep breath. Maybe even entertain the thought of a “break”. […]

Canning Bear Meat (+ Bone Broth 101)

Canning Bear Meat (+ Bone Broth 101)

It’s hunting season once again, which means a fresh supply of wild game for us. We truly depend on this generous time of year to sustain our family’s meat supply, and when it comes time to preserving and putting away meat, we use everything. And canning meat has become my most favorite way to accomplish […]

How-To Monday: Ready-to-Eat Canned Venison

How-To Monday: Ready-to-Eat Canned Venison

It’s been a quiet past week here on the blog as we’ve been BUSY around here! We finally got a deer, which means processing, packaging, and a little canning too. And because of our luck, I was able to put together a how-to post on canning up some venison! There are many ways which you […]