Cut your animal feed costs substantially by growing fodder from oats, wheat, or barley. It’s inexpensive chicken food and good for other livestock, too.
Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author/certified master food preserver
Easy Tangerine Marmalade Recipe
Your favorite morning fruit spread just got better! This easy tangerine marmalade recipe can be made with or without the zest.
Butchering Chickens: Tips from the Trenches
Processing chickens — otherwise known as butchering chickens — at home means putting healthier birds on the dinner table. Here are tips to make it easier.
Instant Pot Seed Germination – A Seed Starting Shortcut!
Germination of seeds like tomatoes and peppers requires very warm temperatures. Using an Instant Pot for germinating seeds makes it EASY!
Easy Strawberry Cobbler Recipe
Ready to eat in under an hour, this strawberry cobbler recipe pairs a delicious corn masa topping with fresh berries. Get some ice cream!
9 Ways to Use Chickens in the Garden
9 Ways to put your hens to work! Take advantage of their natural foraging habits and put chickens to work in the garden. Free labor, plus you’ll get eggs!
What Fruits are in Season Now? A Month by Month Guide
Knowing when seasonal fruits are available month by month, means you’ll always be prepared to get them at their peak flavor and best price.
Easy Garlic Lemon Basil Sauce
Make up a batch of this flavorful basil sauce to make pasta salad sing. Drizzle it on grilled chicken. Or spread it in a sandwich. DELICIOUS!
Urban Fruit Trees: Creating an Edible Landscape for a Small Scale Harvest
Planting fruit trees in backyard (or front yard!) spaces provides an abundant harvest for years to come.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
My book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
