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Dry and canned food for emergency food supply laid out on counter

Building a 30 Day Emergency Food Supply

a 6 panel collage with examples of some of the DIY gift ideas for kids, including fabric blocks, a tooth fairy pillow, a stick horse, wallet, hand warmers, super hero mask, and more.

14 DIY Christmas Gifts for Kids

6 panel image with various fall activities. Including potato soup, apple butter, a pumpkin patch, fall simmer pots, fall printables, a fall scarecrow craft for kids, a pine cone, a fall festival, and a loaf of pumpkin bread.

35 Fall Activities for the Whole Family

2 bags of potatoes that are very different weights but costs the same price.

Saving Money on Fresh Produce

Green refrigerator door open with a woman looking inside. On the front of the door in a meal plan attached with a magnet.

Automated Meal Planning Tool (FREE)

grocery store produce section with carrots, bell peppers, celery, leaks, and more

Foods To Stock Up on In March

Bins of apples in a grocery store produce section, red and green apples.

Food to Stockpile During January Sales

Close up shot of a bowl of finished, thick homemade cream cheese

Homemade Cream Cheese

mason jar full of cash bills

Clever Ways to Save Money

Homemade chocolate syrup in a mason jar, spoon dripping thick chocolate syrup back in the jar from above

Homemade Chocolate Syrup

4 EASY Ways to Freeze Avocados

3 wooden bookshelves waiting to be cleaned of smoke smell

Dealing with Smoke Smell in Wood Furniture

A gift table at a baby shower covered in brown paper wrapped gifts. Next to a sign that says BABY in large letters

Handmade Baby Gift Ideas

lowering a mason jar into a water bath canner

Beginner’s Guide to Water Bath Canning

finished snow cone topped with red, yellow, and green all natural snow cone syrups

21 All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrup Recipes

Healthy food laid out on a stone counter, including raw meat, bread, and assorted vegetables

10 Tips for Healthy Eating on a Budget

4 Ways to Save on Your Food Budget

DIY Farmhouse Upcycled Christmas Ornaments

browned ground beef after fillers were added

How to Stretch Ground Beef

frozen foods in bags and containers

Freezer Friendly Foods

frozen milk gallons in the freezer

How to Freeze Milk

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Victoria Pruett

Victoria Pruett is a homesteader, from-scratch cook, and author of Creating A Modern Homestead. Her recipes, (built around einkorn flour, simple Southern cooking, and scratch ingredients), along with her gardening, canning, and frugal-living advice, have empowered millions of readers to grow food and cook from the ground up.

Victoria’s work has been featured in Homestead Living magazine, Mother Earth News, The School of Traditional Skills, and many online resources.

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