What characteristics go into finding a survival retreat? Author, James Rawles’ provides key characteristics to look for when searching out the perfect acerage for a survival retreat.
Micro Farming
DIY: Grow a Week’s Worth of Livestock Feed For Pennies!
Creating your own fodder system is an economic solution to ensuring your livestock receives a well-rounded diet. This nutrient-dense diet will keep your animals healthier and happier in the process, thus reducing vet bills. Keep these tips in mind and create an ever-growing fodder system for your livestock.
Don’t Pull That Weed! A Closer Look at Purslane
Purslane just happens to not only be totally edible, but is also super nutritious.
Extending Your Growing Season in Winter: Can Your Garden Survive the Cold?
If you live in cold weather regions, extending your growing season with hoop houses and cold frames could save your crop and even your life, if it means the difference in whether or not your family has enough food to eat.
Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Mostly animal manure was used to fertilize the garden but sometimes it was too fresh, it hadn’t been stored long enough and that’s no good as it can burn the plant roots and often it would kill them as it was too strong.
Four Woes That Go Along With Winter Homesteading
Homesteader, Ruby Burks tells it like it is with this article on winter woes. Winter in the California Sierras can be just as brutal as any northern winter elsewhere in the United States and seasonal issues that go along with it.
Fruit and Veg Growing in VERY Un-Ideal Conditions
I would advise anyone who wants to grow but think there’s too many problems to think again. Think laterally…and vertically, think outside the box and you will be surprised just what you can grow in a confined space.
Gardening During Troubled Times: How to Start a Victory Garden
A survival garden may be just the thing your family needs, as it will passively produce food for your future.
Get a Head Start on Gardening with Cold Frames
Using a cold frame is a great way to get a head start on starting your garden or used as a way to extend your growing season during those cooler months.
Federal Food Police Coming Soon To A Farm Near You
I ask you – what is to stop the government from defining a small home garden as a food facility? Because of the vagueness of this bill, it is not only the micro farmers that are affected by this. Anyone who has a garden, or shares their produce with neighbors or even owns a local restaurant that supports local farmers and buys their produce could be affected. We could all be affected and pay the price dearly for not speaking up. . Many say that this bill is unconstitutional in that state rights will be stripped away. If passed, the state cannot go in and take care of the problem. It is a federal issue, thus will have federal repercussions.