by Joshua Krause | Apr 25, 2015
With California’s water crisis in full swing, there is one question on the tip of everyone’s tongue. How do we save more water? More specifically, how do we cut back on the water we use to grow our food? This question has implications beyond the current...
by Granny Spear | Sep 26, 2014
When we got married Ernie was bringing home about £1 17s 6d. Now this was long before we went decimal so in todays money that would be about £1.25 a week, a couple of dollars to you Tess. Now, although everyone thinks that we have always had free healthcare in the UK...
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 | 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 Tess Pennington | May 19, 2016
Tomatoes are summer’s gift to the gardener. I simply cannot grow enough tomatoes in one season, so I’ve started growing enough for second, and sometimes third crops. The secret to growing an endless crop of tomatoes during the summer is easy! Follow these...
by Contributing Author | Feb 3, 2018
Barley is a high-yielding cereal grain that can be adapted to many parts of the homestead. It can be used as a tasty cereal, ground into flour, sprouted for super food, grown as fodder for livestock (which can save you lots of money when using homemade fodder in...
by Ruby Burks | Dec 9, 2015
Hedgerows have been around for centuries and date back as early as the Bronze Age (3000 B.C – -1000 B.C.). Once used as a means to delineate property lines and to provide windbreaks and prevent soil erosion, they are fading from modern agriculture and...
by Tess Pennington | Feb 25, 2016
Given the state of our economy, many suburbanites and rural homeowners are resorting to raising their own small livestock in order to slash their budgets and provide food essentials for their family. Because of this increase in suburban homes keeping livestock, many...
by Ruby Burks | Dec 25, 2015
If you’ve already read, So, You Want a Goat? Here Are the Challenges You’ll Face, you already know that Stella, our herd queen, is no shrinking violet. She rules over her herd with a no-nonsense approach that maintains order through ever watchful diligence and by...
by Tess Pennington | Apr 8, 2011
The “back to the land” movement that is sweeping this nation has micro farms popping up on the grid left and right. These micro-farmers are getting back to the basics and their goal is to live a more simplified lifestyle. They live primarily in a...
by Joshua Krause | Jul 23, 2015
It could be said that the people who are the most prepared, are the ones who have just experienced a disaster. With the pain of a tragedy fresh on their minds, they’re much more willing to prepare for the worst. You could also apply this observation to nations....
by Stephanie | Dec 6, 2014
I have 7 hens who have access to 3 laying boxes, yet they ALL lay in ONE box. I have personally shown each one of them the other boxes that is at their disposal but for whatever reason they continue to ignore my accommodations. And everyday they wait around on each...
