Thread: Homesteading / Sustainable Living

Originally Posted by Dieseld

I say yea

And yes there are many more people out there living totally off grid than most would think

I grew up 'off the grid'. A mile off the nearest road.

Not again thanks!

Yeas 4
Nays 0.

It looks like this thread is going to become a homesteading and self-sufficiency thread.

Okay, let's see how this goes. I helped my wife make yogurt this weekend. Here is a photo essay...

Bringing milk to a boil


Adding starter yogurt to milk after bringing pot down below 110 deg F in ice bath


Straining

That is awesome!
There are so many healthy advantages to a live culture yogurt. It helps build the flora in your gut to help better digestion and over all health.

Most don't realize many of the store bought yogurt are not live cultures and are basically just a dairy product with normal advantages

Enter blurry pictures...

After straining overnight


Whey collected


Jarred up

I made my own buttermilk before, if you want that recipe ask Roy (Cudarruner) I think I liked it mucho better than the store bought, cause I was able to get it to the texture and thickness I wanted,

this year is our third year for the garden and I believe we will expand to include some more canned goods to keep out store bought cans down, but off the grid? , I,m staying in my house with all the amenities. just like the fresh garden veggies Tc

Here is the property I got back in Aug 2016. It's 20 acres.....
A lot of work to do here..... I highlighted some areas on what we are planning to do.
We are looking forward to providing what we need and not relying on buying as much in the future.

This year I tried Rendering my own Lard from Leaf fat

It took me WAY longer then it should have, I thought I had done pics but I can't find them

I used a very low temp as to not burn it and yellow it, I have a couple of quarts of just beautiful pure white Leaf Lard in the freezer..

I take it out for making Buttermilk Biscuits... I doubt I will ever use Crisco or store bought Lard again

What is leaf fat Glenn?

Sent from a moto x far far away...

Originally Posted by Grazor

What is leaf fat Glenn?

Sent from a moto x far far away...

Never heard of Leaf lard.
I have read it does take awhile to render hog fat.