Free Tools

Free Tools for the Homemade Life

No email required, no sign-up — just useful calculators built from real kitchen and garden experience.

These are the reference tools I actually wanted when I started canning, gardening, and homeschooling around a homestead schedule. Use whichever ones are useful, no strings attached.

Canning & Preserving

Canning Altitude CalculatorGet the correct processing time or pressure for your elevation.Recipe Scaling CalculatorScale a canning recipe up or down, with a safety note on jam and jelly.“Can I Can This?” Safety CheckerThree quick questions before you process anything.Jar Size & Yield ConverterConvert canning yields between half-pint, pint, quart, and half-gallon.Food Storage Shelf-Life LookupSearchable shelf life for canned, frozen, dehydrated, and root-cellared food.

Garden Planning

Frost Date & Planting Window CalculatorFind your typical frost dates and planting window by hardiness zone.Companion Planting Pair CheckerCheck whether two crops are a good match, backed by real reasoning.Garden Size CalculatorFigure out how many plants you need to feed your family for a year.

Homeschool

Unit Study Fit FinderMatch your child’s grade and available weeks to the right unit study.

Self-Sufficiency

How Self-Sufficient Is Your Pantry?Check what you already do and see your score.