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Articles previously on lifeoutsidethebox.com.au
Making Grape Juice – Two Ways
After being given three lots of purple grapes this summer, you can bet the first thing I did was research everything I could preserve with them. I am so grateful anytime anyone gives us the gift of abundance. The first thing I tried was grape juice, which also happens to...
Homemade Grape Jelly
This summer, I was lucky enough to be offered a ton of purple grapes. A friend has them growing over a pergola and cannot keep up with the abundance. She told me she once harvested ten wheelbarrows full. She knows I love to preserve food and was happy for me...
Making Sauerkraut – Fermented Cabbage
Growing up I hated sauerkraut. My Dutch parents loved it, buying it in a jar from the supermarket. I don't recall them ever making it. Mum told stories of my Oma making it and storing it in the root cellar in a large crock. I imagine when it was one...
Growing a Self-Sufficient Vegetable Garden
With today’s ever-increasing food costs and occasional food shortages, growing your food is becoming more appealing. There could be some argument about how much growing your food actually saves, but that depends on how you garden. If you garden on a tight budget like me, the savings are significant. Personally,...
How We Simplified Life
What does a simple life mean? For us, it means trimming all excess in our lives – material, financial and emotional. It means our life is uncomplicated, drama-free, uncluttered, and financially stable. It also extends to our health and what we eat. Living a simple life draws us to a...
Urban Homesteading
Urban Homestead is a relatively new term. Or is it? The word homestead can suggest various things – a large property where people farm, raise crops and run cattle: or early homesteaders, pioneers taming new land to make a living. Whatever homesteading means, I believe homesteading is a way of...