Too much stuff? Consider giving a gift of experiences instead of gifts this year.
Is Canning in an Instant Pot Safe?
If you’re tackling home food preservation, it’s critical to know what’s safe and what’s not. Is Instant Pot canning too good to be true?
Your Winter Duck Coop: 5 Tips for Housing Ducks in Cold Weather
In harsh, cold climates there are some simple tactics for keeping things hospitable in the duck run.
Make this Delicious Tropical Mango Jam for the Pantry
Homemade mango jam brings the flavor of the tropics to your morning toast! Make up a batch and preserve it for the pantry.
Propagating Rosemary from Cuttings
Add some flavor to your garden by propagating rosemary plants. It’s easy and a great way to add more plants to your herb garden for free!
Easy Pumpkin Bar Recipe for a Quick Dessert
This pumpkin spice bar recipe holds together well, making them a great addition to a potluck table. They’re easy to pick up and eat without needing a plate.
Delicious Sweet & Savory Tomato Jam for Canning
This easy tomato jam recipe makes a sweet and savory spread that’s a good addition to a BLT or grilled cheese sandwich.
Make this Sweet and Savory Tomato Chutney to Preserve the Harvest
This sweet, tangy tomato chutney recipe is one of my favorite ways to preserve an abundant tomato crop from the vegetable garden.
Growing Dill in the Home Garden
Dill is an attractive and aromatic plant to grow in a garden. Feathery-like foliage is used for flavoring and large, umbrella-like flower heads produce dill seeds.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
I’m thrilled that 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 aim to encourage readers — that’s you! — to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
Limited on space? Don’t let that keep you from growing some of your own food! In my 5-Gallon Garden course, I’ll show you how to grow food in the space you have! Learn more about it here.
