by PrepperProject | Oct 20, 2014
For the survival-minded homesteader – or for those who simply wish to live a simpler existence – good hand tools are important. When you don’t have a tractor or when gas gets too expensive (or disappears), meaning your tiller is dead in the field… it’s good to have...
by PrepperProject | Oct 18, 2014
by David Goodman Chances are you’ve never heard of chaya. Heck, I hadn’t heard about it until just a few years ago – and I’m a plant geek. Now that I have it, however, I’d never go without it again. This is a must-grow vegetable for anyone in USDA Zone 8 and south....
by PrepperProject | Oct 12, 2014
Image credit NOTE: I shouldn’t have to say this, but I will, just in case a bureaucrat is reading: don’t go eating any mushrooms you’re not completely sure are safe. And don’t sue us if you get a stomachache. Do your own research on mushrooms. We’re just providing a...
by PrepperProject | Oct 11, 2014
Situational awareness is a term most often heard around military and law enforcement training centers. It is, as simply as I can put it, being aware of everything around you while paying attention to what looks right and what doesn’t. For the military this...
by PrepperProject | Oct 3, 2014
The air is crisp and the leaves are hanging tenuously on the branches. Even the weeds are starting to fade as the chill of fall sends its first tentative tendrils through the air to caress away the faded heat of summer. In some places – my condolences if...
by PrepperProject | Oct 2, 2014
When you think about delicious homegrown greens, you probably think of lettuce… mustard… spinach… Not hibiscus. Hibiscus is just that big flower that decorates Hawaiian shirts. Photo credit Preston Rhea I mean… vegetables aren’t usually printed on shirts, right? What...
by PrepperProject | Sep 24, 2014
What if I told you there was a way to grow a few thousand calories in a kiddie pool? “What? In a kiddie pool? You mean, like, eating tadpoles, right?” No. Not eating tadpoles. That’s gross. I’m talking about another plant: the Chinese Water Chestnut. Known in...
by PrepperProject | Sep 19, 2014
Why is it that we find wandering through a lush woodland a wonderful thing… yet fight against lush growth on our own properties? In our yards we seem to have disconnected ourselves from natural ecosystems. They’re scary I suppose. I mean, what would the neighbors...
by PrepperProject | Sep 17, 2014
As drought continues to wreak havoc in much of the west, there’s a new interest in how much water we waste. In a survival situation, water is your #1 priority. It’s also #1 for plants. Unfortunately, many of us have homes that were designed to be linked into...
by PrepperProject | Sep 12, 2014
By David Goodman When I threw pumpkin guts on top of my compost pile last fall I wasn’t planning ahead. I also wasn’t expecting anything more than soil improvement. For the last year I’ve rotated my compost pile from garden bed to garden bed, rather than dumping it...
by PrepperProject | Sep 8, 2014
August 29th 2005, one of the five most deadliest hurricanes in the history of North America struck. Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane and pack winds of 125 mph. When it was through, over 1,800 people were dead. How many of these lives could...
by PrepperProject | Sep 4, 2014
It’s hard to believe fall is almost here. I think I say that every year. The heat of summer seems like it will never end… and then suddenly, there’s just a hint of a cool breeze in the air. Next thing you know, you’re freezing and the gardening year is basically over....
