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- Foraging Laws by State (2026): Where It’s Legal to Pick Berries & Mushrooms — All 50 States, Cited (September 17, 2026)
- How to Start a Garden: A Frost-Date Guide With Cited Sources (September 17, 2026)
- What Is Homesteading? The Definition, the Law, and the USDA Numbers (September 17, 2026)
- How Much Compost Is Too Much in a Raised Bed? What the Extension Services Publish (September 15, 2026)
- Michael Reynolds and the Earthship: The Homestead That Tries to Run Itself (September 7, 2026)
- What to Plant in August for a Fall Harvest: A Zone-by-Zone Homestead Guide (2026) (August 28, 2026)
- Home Canning Safety: The Botulism Rules Every Homesteader Should Recheck in 2026 (August 7, 2026)
- What to Do With Too Many Tomatoes: A Homestead Glut Plan (2026) (August 7, 2026)
- Dehydrating Tomatoes: Dryer, Oven and Sun-Dried at Home (2026) (August 7, 2026)
- Canning Salsa: Safe, Approved Ratios for Shelf-Stable Jars (2026) (August 7, 2026)
- Canning Tomato Sauce: Start to Finish (2026 Guide) (August 7, 2026)
- How to Freeze Tomatoes (No Blanching Needed) 2026 (August 7, 2026)
- Canning Tomatoes: The Water-Bath Method, Step by Step (2026) (August 7, 2026)
- How to Preserve Tomatoes: 5 Proven Methods for a Full Pantry (2026) (August 7, 2026)
- Homestead Guns: Building a Practical Battery from the Used Market (July 24, 2026)
- Heighth Defense HGM724: A Foldable Echelon PDW Built for the Homestead (July 17, 2026)
- Best Egg Incubator: The 2026 Homestead Hatching Guide (July 3, 2026)
- Best Chicken Coop: The 2026 Homestead Buyer’s Guide (July 3, 2026)
- Best Pressure Canner: The 2026 Homestead Canning Guide (July 3, 2026)
- Best Food Dehydrator: The 2026 Homestead Harvest Guide (July 3, 2026)
- Thermal Scope for Coyote Hunting: Protect Your Flock at Night (June 19, 2026)
- Bergara B-14 Stoke: The Compact .300 BLK Homestead Rifle Built for Smaller-Statured Shooters (2026) (June 10, 2026)
- The Armorer App: A Homestead Logbook for Every Working Gun (June 5, 2026)
- Homestead Pest Control at 3 AM: The Suppressed-Rimfire Workflow (May 30, 2026)
- Home Defense Suppressor: Why Your Homestead AR-15 Needs One (May 22, 2026)
- Bird Flu and Backyard Chickens: How to Protect Your Flock in 2026 (May 22, 2026)
- A 9mm Suppressor on the Homestead: Why the BANISH 9 Earns Its Place Between the Chicken Coop and the Tree Line (May 18, 2026)
- How to Drought-Proof Your Homestead Garden in 2026: The Mid-May Window That Decides Your Harvest (May 15, 2026)
- The Canning and Preserving Guide for 2026: 9 Steps from Empty Jar to Sealed Pantry (May 8, 2026)
- Garden Varmint Control on the Homestead: When a Suppressed .223 Earns Its Keep (May 1, 2026)
- Predator-Proofing Your Chicken Coop: A May Pre-Summer Checklist (May 1, 2026)
- Spring Tick Prevention on the Homestead: 7 Steps That Actually Work (May 1, 2026)
- May 2026 Planting Calendar by USDA Zone: What to Sow This Week (May 1, 2026)
- Small-Batch Rhubarb-Ginger Freezer Jam: Capturing Spring in 35 Minutes (April 24, 2026)
- 2026 FDA Raw Milk Enforcement: What Actually Changed for Homesteaders (April 24, 2026)
- Bird Flu in Backyard Flocks: A 48-Hour Biosecurity Checklist for Spring 2026 (April 24, 2026)
- Hardening Off Seedlings: The 10-Day Schedule That Actually Works (April 24, 2026)
- Suppressors on the Homestead: Predator Control, Hearing Protection, and the 42-State Legal Map (April 24, 2026)
- Designing a Reliable Seed-Starting System: Setup, Timing, Soil, Light, and Success Benchmarks (February 20, 2026)
- Homestead Failure in the First Year: Why Homesteads Fail (January 16, 2026)
- Home Food Pantry: How to Build One That Saves Money (January 9, 2026)
- 72-Hour Emergency Kit for Homesteads (December 19, 2025)
- DIY Stocking Stuffers: Small Gifts, Big Heart (December 5, 2025)
- Homebrewing for the Holidays: Crafting Seasonal Cheer, One Batch at a Time (December 4, 2025)
- Stay Safe This Holiday Season — At Home or Away (December 2, 2025)
- A Holiday Tradition: Homemade Peanut Brittle (December 1, 2025)
- Thanksgiving Prep Checklist: 1 Week Out (November 21, 2025)
- 2 Weeks Homestead Thanksgiving Prep: Checklist for 2026 (November 14, 2025)
- Homestead Thanksgiving Prep Checklist: 3 Weeks Out 2026 (November 7, 2025)
- 10 Day Homestead Challenge: Build Self-Sufficiency (October 31, 2025)
- Surviving Government Shutdown 2025: Homestead Resilience Tips (October 24, 2025)
- Foraging and Herbal Remedies: Homesteader’s Guide (October 17, 2025)
- Late September Homesteading Tasks: 10 Fall Essentials (September 26, 2025)
- Off-Grid Homesteading 2026: Top 10 Skills (September 8, 2025)
- Mulch Magic: How to Pick the Perfect Blanket for Your Veggie Garden (August 15, 2025)
- Homestead BBQ: Unique Summer Recipes with Fresh Garden Produce (June 20, 2025)
- Top Homesteading Trends in 2026 (May 30, 2025)
- Hantavirus Prevention Tips for Homesteaders (May 23, 2025)
- Grow Sunflowers Easily: Brighten Your Homestead Today (May 2, 2025)
- Render Beef Tallow at Home: Master Homesteading Fat Now (April 18, 2025)
- Deer Food Plot: Create the Perfect Hunting Setup (March 22, 2025)
- Going Off-Grid: A Hilarious Survival Guide (February 19, 2025)
- Exploring the Thrill of the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (January 31, 2025)
- Growing Potatoes in Your Backyard Garden (January 16, 2025)
- Thriving in the Chill: A Guide to Winter Gardening (December 20, 2024)
- Seal the Deal: The Home Canning Chronicles – Preserving Flavor, One Jar at a Time (December 6, 2024)
- Dehydrators and Freeze Dryers: A Comparison for Food Preservation (November 22, 2024)
- The Iron Chef Returns, a Sizzling Sequel to the Cast Iron Cookware Chronicles (September 6, 2024)
- Cast Iron Chef: The Unbeatable Charm of Cast Iron Cookware (August 2, 2024)
- Broody Chicken Hens (July 12, 2024)
- Green with Envy – Un-be-leaf-able Benefits of Using Greenhouses (June 21, 2024)
- Life’s a ‘Rind’ When You Have Watermelon! (June 7, 2024)
- From Stink to Soil: Turning a Rotten Situation into Compost Gold (May 10, 2024)
- Shell-Abrate Diversity: Cracking the Colorful World of Egg Variety! (April 26, 2024)
- How To Introduce a New Generation to an Established Chicken Flock (March 17, 2024)
- Congress Closes in on Bipartisan Outdoor Recreation Package (January 20, 2024)
- Nosler Raises Over $148,000 For Veterans with Custom Rifles (January 12, 2024)
- $2.1 Million Boosts Colorado Wildlife Research & Hunting Heritage Projects (January 12, 2024)
- USDA Launches Workshops on Livestock Risk Management (December 29, 2023)
- USDA Expands Migratory Big Game Initiative to Broader Landscape Initiative (November 30, 2023)
- Cover Crops and Their Uses (November 29, 2023)
- Nebraska Firearm Deer Harvest Down (November 29, 2023)
- USDA Forest Service Seeks Comment on Proposal for Monitoring National Forests and Grasslands (November 29, 2023)
- New Research on Hunting with AR-Platform Rifles (November 17, 2023)
- Washington Allotted Nearly $1.7 Million to Support Conservation (November 17, 2023)
- Offseason Garden Prep (October 6, 2023)
- NWTF Funds Wild Turkey Surveys (September 8, 2023)
- How To Render Lard (September 7, 2023)
- 2023 Waterfowl Population Status Report Released (August 25, 2023)
- CCI Releases Clean-22 Hyper Velocity Ammo (August 25, 2023)
- Templar Announces The Paladin (August 23, 2023)
- Handling Harlequin Bugs (August 11, 2023)
- Garden Tips for a Rainy Year (July 27, 2023)
- USDA Forest Service Report Highlights Threats (July 27, 2023)
- Vortex Switchback Carbon Tripod (July 13, 2023)
- 6 Insect-Repelling Plants (June 30, 2023)
- Pruning Summer Squash? Yea or Nay (June 16, 2023)
- Zeolite: Yay or Nay? (May 26, 2023)
- Blocker Outdoors Offers Snake Protection (May 19, 2023)
- 2023 Arkansas Duck Season to Begin Before Thanksgiving (May 5, 2023)
- DNR Auctions Off Forfeit Ginseng (April 7, 2023)
- Naturally Animal-Proofing Your Garden (March 31, 2023)
- How To Be a Chick Magnet (March 24, 2023)
- The Benefits of Beef Share (March 16, 2023)
- Homegrown Eggs: Are They Safe? (February 24, 2023)
- The Benefits of Cow Share (February 10, 2023)
- How to Clean a Gizzard (January 27, 2023)
- Types of Tobacco (January 6, 2023)
- Trailblazing the Road Less Traveled (January 6, 2023)
- Making Fig Wine (September 23, 2022)
- Snow on the Fields (January 26, 2022)
- Wintertime Woodcrafting: Maul (December 31, 2021)
- How To Make a DIY Skating Rink (November 26, 2021)
- Deer Skull Euro-Mount Prep 103: Whitening and Mounting (August 11, 2021)
- Deer Skull Euro-Mount Prep 102: Boil and Scrub (June 29, 2021)
- Second-Hand Critters: A Cautionary Tale (May 26, 2021)
- DIY Turkey Taxidermy Tips (May 18, 2021)
- Processing Tea (March 10, 2021)
- Rainwater Restrictions (September 13, 2020)
- Solar Power Finale: Inverters (August 24, 2020)
- Beetlemania (July 10, 2020)
- Making Dandelion Wine (June 11, 2020)
- Get Your Goats: Part 1 (May 28, 2020)
- Building a Root Cellar: Part Two (May 13, 2020)
- Guinea Hen How-To: Part Two (May 11, 2020)
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- Companion Planting Chart: What to Plant Together and What to Keep Apart (July 10, 2026)
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Key reference
Homestead reference charts
Three field guides worth bookmarking — canning times, cellar storage, and safe cooking temps.
Home canning
| Food | Pressure | Pint |
|---|---|---|
| Green beans | 10 lb | 20m |
| Corn | 10 lb | 55m |
| Tomatoes | water bath | 35m |
USDA/NCHFP processing times & pressures for common foods.
View full chart →Produce storage
| Item | Store | Keeps |
|---|---|---|
| Onions | cool, dry | 9 mo |
| Potatoes | cellar | 4–6 mo |
| Apples | cellar | 6 mo |
How long fruit & veg keep in the cellar, fridge and freezer.
View full chart → NetworkMeat doneness
| Doneness | Target |
|---|---|
| Rare | 125–130°F |
| Medium-rare | 130–135°F |
| Well-done | 160°F+ |
Safe pull temps for steak & burgers, from Popular BBQ.
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