The Homestead Honey Hour – Page 6

Our money and how we might be masters of it instead of slaves.

The average American family has burdened themselves with — depending on what source you believe — $7,500 to $16,000 in credit card debt alone. As of December 12th, the average credit card rate stands at over 14%. You don’t have to be a whiz at math to see this is not a good situation to be…
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Dan Wolfe December 19, 2012 0

Using Your Preps to Make your Holiday Bountiful in Times of Need!

Every year we rush out and select our turkey, make sure our cabinets are full with all the ingredients we need to bake our family’s favorites. We Gift Shop, buy wrapping paper and tape and bows…But…what if the year was not so great? What if Turkeys were just too expensive for our budget? What if…
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Dan Wolfe December 13, 2012 1

Knowing how to store fats effectively!

There’s hardly a prepper around who doesn’t know how to store beans, rice, oatmeal, salt, and other long term storage essentials, but there’s one food group that can be problematic to store, and often leaves us scratching our head. Its fats! Knowing how to store fats effectively is absolutely essential to our long-term plan. How…
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Dan Wolfe December 6, 2012 1

Don’t forget the delicious, nutritious, and important part of your food storage!

Just hear those sleigh bells jinglin’ ring ting tinglin too! Come on and join the girls for another episode of the Homestead Honey Hour. The holidays are upon us and there is no better time of year to take advantage of great buys on all sorts of ingredients to stow away in your food storage…
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Dan Wolfe November 29, 2012 0

A Handmade Holiday with the Homestead Honeys!

We are hardly preparing for our Thanksgiving feast, yet we can hear the jingle bells, the soft tones of holiday music and the blatant advertising reminding us of how many days there are until Christmas! In recent days, national retailers have reported that they are scrambling to get our attention as consumers because even they…
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Dan Wolfe November 15, 2012 0

Be grateful homesteading and prepping is a GOOD idea!

With Thanks Giving just around the corner and events like Hurricane Sandy and the earthquake in BC just behind us..Now is a good time to reflect on How grateful we are to be homesteaders and preppers! Let’s face it folks..when it comes right down to it..there are a LOT of people out there who continue…
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Dan Wolfe November 8, 2012 0

Katzcradul, and a variety of ways to preserve meat.

“Following this summer’s drought, the price of animal feed has soared, as have the prices for hay. In order to cope, many ranchers are selling off all, or portions of their livestock. Likely, you’ve read the reports that meat prices are going to drop as we head into winter. Get it while you can, because…
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Dan Wolfe November 1, 2012 1

THE ZOMBIE PHENOMENENON

By: Noreen Gastineau-Lambert Co-host of the Homestead Honey Hour When I was a teenager, zombie movies were all the rage. One of my friends used to say, “the dead-er the better”. When I was in high school, a group of my friends and I used to have what we called “Gore fests” every Friday night. …
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Dan Wolfe October 25, 2012 0

Gardening and Food Preservation Strategies for Hard times!

For much of the country, it’s the END of gardening and canning season. And many of us are ready for a break from the endless gardening, (watering!) harvesting, and preserving we’ve been doing these last few months. But it’s never too early to start thinking about, and planning next year’s harvest. I have a few…
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Dan Wolfe October 25, 2012 0

Who are the zombies? Where are the zombies? Are we the zombies and don’t know it?

Halloween is just around the corner (cue scary music). Everyone loves a little scare from time to time. Ghosts, ghouls, creepy crawlies, things that go bump in the night and let’s not forget zombies! Thursday night on the Homestead Honey Hour, join Noreen when her topic will be The Zombie Phenomenon! Zombies, zombies everywhere and…
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Dan Wolfe October 18, 2012 0

Recycled materials, preppers recycling what we can!

Every day, as a society we throw away TONS of garbage. Almost everything we buy comes in some form of a package even if it is just the bag we bring it home in. Many of us do try we use products made from recycled materials carry our own shopping bags and recycle what we…
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Dan Wolfe October 11, 2012 0

Can you hear the drums beating?

If you can’t hear the drums beating, you’re not listening. The news is not good, and our economic situation gets bleaker by the day. So you’re new to prepping, a latecomer, and your preparations have been sporadic, and unorganized. What should you be concentrating on now that it’s a quarter to midnight? Join Katzcradul on…
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Dan Wolfe October 4, 2012 3

Preppers Versus HomesteaderPrepper or Homesteader? Is there a difference between them?

Preppers Versus HomesteaderPrepper or Homesteader? Is there a difference between them? Is one better than the other? Does it matter? Can you be both? In my opinion, the answer to all these questions is a resounding, “Yes!” Let’s dive into the nuances between a prepper and a homesteader on “The Homestead Honey Hour“. We’ll discuss…
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Dan Wolfe September 27, 2012 0

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