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Gardening
How to Transform Your Yard Into a Survival Garden
There are two kinds of preppers: those who plan to run for the hills and those who hope to stay put for as long as possible. If you are the latter kind, you’ve undoubtedly outfitted your home with every conceivable advantage, from security windows and doors to months-worth of shelf-safe foods. However, if you haven’t […]
How Does Your Garden Grow? Sunlight, Water, and Some Technology
In theory, growing a garden seems like the easiest thing in the world to do. Just sow some seeds, make sure the seedlings get plenty of water and sunlight, and in a few months (or less) you’ll have a bountiful harvest of fresh produce. Of course, anyone who has ever grown a garden knows that […]
Homesteading Summit “movie trailer”…JUST RELASED!
This “movie trailer” for the Homesteading Summit was JUST RELEASED! It’s a pretty inspiring 50,000 ft view of what you can expect in the week ahead, watching the Mother Earth News Homesteading Summit! This 100% online event is set to kick off this coming Monday, October 31st. 35+ speaker, over 7 full days. Covering topics […]
How to Grow Fruit All Year Long
How to Grow Fruit All Year Long (This article was shared with us by happytosurvive.com) Everybody knows that fruit is good for us, but it is a rarer thing to hear the specific health advantages of home-grown fruit. In fact, taking to the garden to produce your household fruit supply is an all-round health-booster, promoting […]
The World’s Best Ultra Athletes Grow Their Own Energy Drinks
Join the Home Grown Food Summit Free The Tarahumara Indians are recognized as the worlds fastest ultra marathon runners. One key to their success? The energy drinks they consume while running trail. And it is a drink they make themselves. Find out how in this video. Learn more great info just like this at the […]
Winter Garden Do’s and Don’ts
Winter Garden Do’s and Don’ts Bad news: Your green thumb may not be so green. Perhaps, surprisingly, gardens can pose major environmental hazards. No matter how beautiful your landscape, if it’s not grown with care, attention and sustainable practices, you could be causing more harm than good to your local ecosystems. The winter season can […]
Planting Tomatoes: Tips for An Abundant Harvest
If you’re starting tomatoes from seed, be sure to give the seedlings plenty of room to branch out. Crowded conditions inhibit their growth, so transplant them into their own individual 4 in. pot, shortly after they get their first true leaves Tomato seedlings need strong, direct light. Days are short during winter, so even placing […]
Garden Tip of the Week
Tip #1: Plant One New Edible Every Week Eating rice and beans every day can get old, but you won’t have that problem if your garden offers up small bites of you and/or your family’s favorite veggies, such as Turnip, Zucchini, Cauliflower, or Broccoli. I like to dedicate several rows of “this-and-that” crops that I […]
5 Unique Gardening Tips
I thought it would be nice to share a few gardening tips and even better if I can make it a habit and post some on a weekly basis. You might be familiar with some of these Gardening Tips, but hopefully one or two will be new to you. Let’s see! Tip #1 Soil Bag […]
7 Tips For Removing Snails and Slugs From Your Garden Naturally
You’ve invested a lot of time and effort in the planning and planting of your Heirloom Garden. After some time has passed you begin to notice, like many inexperienced Gardeners, that you have an infestation of snails and slugs reeking havoc in your garden. Trust me, ask any experience Gardener and they will tell you […]
Heirloom Seeds for Preppers
The process of gardening is the result of more than tilling, planting, weeding and harvesting. It is also the result of preparedness to overcome challenges such as location, pests and other unforeseen complications like unusual weather. Imagine the pressure a prepper will be under to produce a harvest after TEOTWAWKI when their life depends on […]
It’s About Time For That 3 Sisters Garden
What is a “Three Sisters Garden” you ask? It is an ancient Native American method of gardening using an inter-cropping system which is comprised of growing 3 different variety of crops. By the time European settlers arrived in America in the early 1600s, the Iroquois had been growing the “three sisters” for over three centuries. […]
The History & Introduction to Hydroponics
This article was kindly shared with us by CustomMade.com. We think it is full of wonderful and useful information. The supplies you will need and instructions are towards the end of the article but the information and history provided in the entire article is amazing and well worth the read. Enjoy! Written by Abby Quillen […]
The Health Benefits of The Love Apple
Tomato, scientifically know as Lycopersicon esculentum and commonly referred to as the “Love Apple” is a popular vegetable with high anti-oxidant. They are sweet and juicy and healthy. Tomatoes are very versatile as they can be eaten as a salad, in a sandwich or as gravy for vegetables – not to forget “the all important […]
The Herb That Purifies Blood And More
This single herb get’s it name because of it’s medicinal, microbial effects on the blood. High in Iron and excellent source for Vitamin K and a essential source for having normalized blood clotting. No it’s not an overnight miracle worker, but with prolong usage it will either be a preventative maintenance item or a remedy […]
Peas And Their Multi-Functional Purpose For Preppers
If you haven’t included Peas in your preps you are missing out on their wonderful, nutritious and life changing health benefits. Archaeologists and historians believe the garden pea originated in either Egypt or China, and it has been a part of the human diet for more than 5,000 years. Peas are considered a starchy vegetable, […]
Onions Are A Prepper’s Friend & Medicine
One of the things that I try to keep in mind when prepping is to ensure that when an unexpected situation arises, it is important to remain calm and focused. You’ll want to be as stress free as possible. Here’s where I’m going with this. Prepping to me in terms of gardening and survival is […]
Greenhouse of the Future
Did you know it’s possible to grow your favorite vegetables all year round? It’s even easier to accomplish than you might think. You may have even seen some of the various walipini designs floating around the web, but I’ll bet you haven’t seen one like this. It’s called the Greenhouse Of The Future. Here you’ll […]
How to Naturally Deter Bugs and Pests from Your Garden
By Kristen Lawrence If you have your own garden, you probably want to get away from using pesticides since they harm the Earth, animal life, and you and your family. There are plenty of alternatives to dangerous chemicals, and most of them are fairly affordable as well. Use these 6 tips to naturally deter bugs from […]
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Take A Rare Peek Into The Worlds Greatest Treasure
Take a journey to the end of the earth and learn about the place that might someday save humankind. It’s a bank built to last 10,000 years. But something much more valuable than money or gold is on deposit. Currencies rise and fall with civilizations. “… this genetic resource stands between us and catastrophic starvation […]
Make Your Harvest Last Longer By Building a Root Cellar
Storing a variety of crops in a root cellar is a superb way to preserve your harvest, not to mention saving a great deal of money. However, if you don’t have one in place, don’t worry. It’s quite easy to create a space in order to store vegetables at the appropriate temperature and humidity levels. […]
There Is Still Time Left For Planting That Fall Garden
You still have time. Yes, in most cases depending on your geographical location you can still get your fall vegetable Heirloom Seeds into the ground and still have a bumper crop before the deep winter snow sets in. It doesn’t matter if your spring garden was successful or not. Now is the chance to extend […]
Summer Bulbs: Wholesale & Bulk Flower Bulbs Giving Pretty Look To Garden
A garden full of flowers is pretty as a picture, and for this summer bulb could help you create it. They come in varied shapes and colours and thus one could be ensured that one could get whatever they want to find. The advantage of wholesale & bulk flower bulbs is that they come well […]
How To Have A Blooming Garden This Year
How To Have A Blooming Garden This Year Plant a seed and have a blooming garden right? Well….it’s not that easy. You can have a bumper crop, and in some cases, even by accident, but that’s like trying to win the lottery. The odds of doing so is slim to none. For the most part […]
Animal Fodder Feed: Turn 50lbs of Grain Into 300lbs in 9 days
As a Permaculture Designer/Consultant I always try to help my Urban or Suburban clients raise animals in a self-sustainable manner (as much as possible) depending on their needs and their available resource. Many of you (including myself) love to raise animals or want to raise animals. Again, depending on your residential or locality zoning laws […]
Lots Of Flowers, But No Fruit!
As I always say “Growing food is your Long Term Food Storage”. If/When TEOTWAWKI happens do you really believe that you will still be able to have Freeze Dried food shipped to your home? Gardening isn’t rocket science, meaning it’s not extremely difficult. However, don’t be fooled into thinking that because you have Heirloom Seeds, […]
How To Successfully Grow Potatoes In Tires
Here’s a question that I get from potato lovers: “How can I grow potatoes in abundance in limited space?” Growing potatoes in tires can be quite simple and here are my instructions how to do it and have a bumper crop. You get a chance to do some recycling and vertical gardening all together. Depending […]
A Call to Revive Victory Gardens
Anywhere there is dirt, we should be growing food. Twenty million Americans answered the call to plant Victory Gardens during World War II, producing 41 percent of the fruit and vegetables consumed then. Could we do that again, please? When First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt planted a vegetable garden on the White House grounds, the U.S. […]
Composting with Animal Innards, the 1881 Way
By Linda Holliday Although the language is sometimes cumbersome, I still enjoy old books for learning homesteading skills. A favorite is the “1881 Household Cyclopedia of General Information.” This weekend I took time while it was raining to learn more about composting. Forty years ago, my mother sent us kids out every night to bury […]
Fall and Winter Gardening, food & medicine!
Host: Sam Coffman Depending on where you live in the USA, the time is upon us (and even a little past) for planting fall gardens. Sam Coffman talks through a myriad of subjects regarding growing our own food. Do you know how to properly prepare your garden soil? How about water? What if your supply […]
Install a Drip System for Your Garden
Written and lived by Stephanie Dayle A low pressure drip system is a homesteader’s and prepper’s dream irrigation system. There are so many advantages to them, but the one that preppers usually find very attractive is that they are powered by ‘low water pressure’ and with a little bit of research one can be designed that […]
Fear-Free Garden Seeds
The basics you should know about various types of seeds used to grow the food we eat.
Sourcing Seeds, Saving Seeds And Walking The High Wire
Many of the highest yielding varieties of vegetables are hybrids, rather than heirloom. I do not shy away from planting hybrid seeds (gasp!).
The Process of Peas
Peas are a great crop to add to any garden and a must have in your survival seed kit. They are among one of the first things that can be planted in the spring. Here is how to get it done!
Composting Made Easy – How To
Very detailed instructions about making your own compost, along with ways to use and sell it!
The Bock’s Urban Farm August Digest
Great update on the Bock Urban Farm activities! Successes, and lessons learned! Check it out!
Squash Blossoms, Bumble Bees and Cinnamon
Pondering the need for spices in successfully improving your survival foods!
Myth Buster: Can you use moss in the woods to determine directions?
One of the pervasive folk legends about finding directions in the wilderness or woods, is that moss grows on a certain side of a tree or rock.
Fish From the Backyard
Interesting article about converting an old swimming pool to raise fish and plants!
Jump Starting Seedlings on a Shoestring
Planting and germinating seedlings on a budget! Great, yet simple, design and construction!
Homesteading: Think Outside the Farm
Have you been saying “When we get our own place…”?
It’s time to realize that Someday isn’t on the calendar. Somewhere isn’t on the map. Sometime isn’t on the clock. We have right here and right now. And I think that’s awesome.
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