If you have a few backyard maple trees and you live in a climate where it’s below freezing at night and above freezing during the day time, then it’s really quite simple to make your own maple syrup and boil down the sap into delicious syrup that you can drizzle over pancakes or use in… Continue reading How to Make Your Own Maple Syrup – Part 2: Boiling Down the Sap
Category: Frugal Living
How to Make Homemade Maple Syrup: Tapping Your Maple Trees
There are some aspects of homesteading that are definitely more challenging for those of us who live in suburban areas with small yards, but if you have maple trees in your backyard and you have the right climate, then learning how to make homemade maple syrup is a simple process that’s easy for a suburban… Continue reading How to Make Homemade Maple Syrup: Tapping Your Maple Trees
How to Store Apples to Last for the Winter
One of the many reasons why apples were such a popular fruit in previous centuries is the fact that they are one of the few fruits that will keep well in long term storage. Unlike berries that will only keep for a few days if you don’t dry them or turn them into jams and… Continue reading How to Store Apples to Last for the Winter
How to Save Seeds from Carrots, Beets, and Other Biennial Plants
Saving seeds from your own garden plants is a great old-fashioned way to save money in your garden, but the process of saving seeds from some vegetables isn’t always quite as simple as harvesting the plants at the end of the season and gathering the seeds. If you’re trying to save seeds from carrots, for… Continue reading How to Save Seeds from Carrots, Beets, and Other Biennial Plants
4 Times When It’s Best NOT to DIY
DIY projects have become increasingly popular the past few years (as anyone who has visited Pinterest lately is well aware of), and there are lots of great reasons to give them a try. They are a great way to customize things exactly the way you like them, and when you’re making things yourself, you can… Continue reading 4 Times When It’s Best NOT to DIY
How to Store Vegetables for Winter
Whether you want to store your own garden-grown produce or whether you want to take advantage of a bulk discount for fresh vegetables from a local farm stand or farmer’s market, one of the most important things to know is how to properly store those vegetables for the winter. Storing produce for the… Continue reading How to Store Vegetables for Winter
How to Save Seeds From Your Garden for Next Year
Saving the seeds from your own garden plants is a simple and easy way to make your frugal, old-fashioned garden even more frugal. Whether you’ve been gardening for years or whether this is your very first year gardening, with a little bit of planning you can easily save seeds from your garden harvest to… Continue reading How to Save Seeds From Your Garden for Next Year