Tracy Schmidt

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Tracy Schmidt is a homesteading writer, Living Ready contributor, self-sufficiency advocate and author of Venison Wisdom Cookbook: 200 Delicious and Easy-to-Make Recipes, a Living Ready top pick for all whitetail hunters. She and her husband, Deer & Deer Hunting magazine editor Daniel Schmidt, grow food and harvest wild game to feed their family.

What's Your Self-Sufficiency Definition?

Here's one person's self-sufficiency definition. It includes growing and hunting food whenever possible. What's your self-sufficiency definition?

Top 10 Items for Modern Homesteading Kitchen

From canning tools to vacuum food storage containers, here are the top 10 must-have modern homesteading kitchen items.

Blackout: Critical Frozen Food Safety Tips

Check out these frozen food safety tips for blackouts. Includes the 3 inexpensive things to keep on hand that will make food safety easier.

Food Preservation: Make a Healthy Living Network

Here are tips for starting a healthy living network in your area. If you've visited a farmers market, you're already familiar with healthy living networks.

Benefits of Growing Your Own Food: Body, Mind, Spirit

A healthier body, a sharper mind and a strengthened spirit are all benefits of growing your own food and self-sufficient homesteading. Here's why.

Freezers and Cans: When Does Food Spoilage Happen?

Here's how to tell if canned and frozen foods have fallen victim to food spoilage. Learn the food spoilage time tables for food preservation.

Get Started with Rain Harvesting

Here are some reason why rain harvesting could be right for you, starting with how easy it is to use a rain barrel for rain harvesting.

Can You Pass This Refrigerator Food Safety Quiz?

Take this food safety quiz and see how much you know about food spoilage. The food safety quiz examines safe food storage in refrigerators.