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Have you ever looked at your favourite meal and really looked at it asking yourself, can I make that from scratch?  You might be reading that and scoff thinking, "I already do make it from scratch."  What I am asking is the true scratch of scratch.  Let's take pizza as an example.  Let's break down all the ways you can make a pizza for dinner: Make a call for pizza to be delivered. Pick up a frozen pizza and throw it in the oven. Purchase pre-made pizza shells and put together the toppings. Make your own dough and sauce, adding...

The idea of becoming fully self-reliant is extremely overwhelming.   There are many areas to think about, from what it means to cultivate a garden preserving high yields of food, to raising chickens or small livestock. Then there is the topic of hunting, a massive undertaking in and of itself.  Learning how to craft even small shelters is a lot harder than you might think but learning how to build your own cabin takes hours of learning and physical experience.  Expanding out of immediate needs there is the issue of power, medical needs, communication and transportation.   Where do you even...

There is a term that became popular over the last number of years – mainly due to reality TV portrayals – that word is “prepper”. Those belonging to what is called the “prepper community” are a community of folks who are often viewed through a very narrow lens, seen as a group preparing for an event like a zombie apocalypse. Preppers are considered slightly crazy, stemming from a generation that built bunkers in their backyards preparing for a nuclear event throughout the cold war era that never happened. The prepper mentality is often seen as somewhat “overzealous” in their view of the world...

Packing for a camping trip is very daunting.  The lists grow and grow as you make notes of what food to bring, the clothing to pack, items needed to cook with, clean with and items to keep you entertained.  To go camping for only a weekend almost does not seem worth the effort.  To camp for a week takes so much preparation and packing that you wonder if you will even feel rested during the get-away.   Having a couple camping bins packed and ready to go at all times can lift a lot of the stress around leaving for that...

Most folks opt for buying canned food over the laborious job of home canning, as they state it is more expensive and too labour intensive.  If you buy your fruits and veggies from the local grocery store, yes it will be more expensive, but if you know a few simple tricks to keep costs down, preserving your own food through canning can save you $100’s of dollars! Equipment You do not need to buy all your jars from new!  Did you know that thrift stores, garage sales, and social media marketplaces can be an excellent way to stock up on...

I just wanted to send out a quick posting to let all of you know what is happening with All American Canners.