by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Kitchen
Harvest time is here and the food is coming from the gardens and orchards all over. Since we are only in a temporary location we don't have an orchard yet. However a good friend of ours has been helping us get produce from gleaning. Gleaning is a great way to get...
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Health
This is the story of a pandemic that many in our history would like to forget. But it contains a lesson that we must take to heart today. His name: Dr. Roy The year: 1918 The location: Camp Devens, Massachusetts The assignment: Impossible Working from his waking...
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Health
In 1918 the Spanish influenza was one of the deadliest pandemics this country has ever faced. Yet, it wasn't without hope. Every other method seemed to avail little, but a simple treatment using water was found to be very successful in treating the deadly flu. It was...
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Kitchen
.This year we had some friends give us several boxes of very ripe black cherries--my very favorite berry! Problem was that they were already starting to go bad and we had to do something with them QUICK. Thinking through my options I decided that dried cherries would...
by Lisa Meissner | Off Grid Kitchen
Why pressure can beans when you can store them dry? Well, actually, I store my beans dry. But for the sake of convenience I like to pressure can a batch or two up and have them on the shelf. Then at a moments notice I can have a meal with beans ready to go. And if...
