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A Quick Introduction to the Amazing Chaga Mushroom
Functional (or medicinal) mushrooms are all over the health industry these days. Chaga being one mushroom that gets a lot of hype. While it has grown in popularity recently, it has been used for thousands of years in Russia and parts of Asia. I’ve personally heard...
Raising Meat Chickens: Most Commonly Asked Questions
If you have ever wondered if you would want to raise chickens for meat, here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions I receive! If you have additional questions you want me to cover, leave them in the comments! What breed do you raise? The Cornish Cross...
The Best Tools for Raising & Butchering Meat Chickens
You asked, I’m answering! Here is a list of all my favorite tools for raising and butchering meat chickens. Brooder box Chick Brooder Plate - This is a safer option for a heater for chicks. It’s far safer fire wise compared to the traditional clip on heat...
Recipes
The Best Italian Sausage (Wild Game) Recipe
My husband takes full credit for this recipe. Back when he started filling the freezer for himself, his goal was always to make wild game taste really good. This recipe was basically everything he wanted in an Italian sausage. Fennel, red wine vinegar, etc - he...
Quick and Easy White Chicken Chili (Crockpot)
White chicken chili is probably one of my favorite winter meals. I make it at least 3 times every winter season. One thing I love about it is that it’s really versatile. You can adjust the spiciness to your liking, you can add extra veggies if you want. It’s super...
The Best Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth
Bone broth! It's everywhere. The superfood you should be drinking everyday, according to ‘them’. Whoever ‘they’ are. When I originally tried bone broth, I wasn’t really keen on drinking it, but I would use it in recipes, when making rice, etc just for the health...
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Food Preservation
Raising Meat Chickens in Alaska: Our First Year
Well we did it! We successfully got 27 (out of 30) meat chickens to butcher day. Over the last few years I have been wanting to raise our own chickens. We have such great resources for our red meat (moose) and fish (salmon, halibut, rockfish, shrimp) that I wanted to...