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Garden Health Checklist From the Vegetable Gardener’s Bible
Edward Smith’s The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible is a must have for those wanting to learn everything there is know about gardening and self-sufficient gardening practices. This easy to read book gives first hand knowledge on how to grow a successful garden. His garden health checklist will help naturally jump start any garden in need.
20 Medicinal Herbs That I Have in My Prepper Garden
Many of you may be asking why I want to go to all the trouble and grow herbs and roots for natural healing. In short, I want to have lots of options at my disposal in case the hospitals are overwhelmed or there is a medicine shortage. Here are the top 20!
Trees: Natural Frost Protection
Part of the way trees protect your plants from freezing is through capturing still, warm air on a cold night.
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.
Microgreens: Tiny Plants With Huge Nutritional Value
Don’t let the size of these petite vegetable greens deceive you – their miniature parts hold a surprising amount of nutrients and flavor.
Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape
Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!
6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Mulching your garden in one of the most underutilized gardening steps to cut down on weeds and pests. Here are seven on the most popular organic mulches that will feed your soil and protect your plants at the same time.
Vegetable Consumption Increases When Children Learn To Garden
Most of us know by now that increasing our consumption of fruits and vegetables and limiting processed foods will lead us down a path of nutritional sustenance and health for years to come. Now studies are even suggesting that simply teaching a school-aged child about the importance of gardening and growing your own food can cause them to make the choice to eat more vegetables.
Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape
Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!
6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Mulching your garden in one of the most underutilized gardening steps to cut down on weeds and pests. Here are seven on the most popular organic mulches that will feed your soil and protect your plants at the same time.
Vegetable Consumption Increases When Children Learn To Garden
Most of us know by now that increasing our consumption of fruits and vegetables and limiting processed foods will lead us down a path of nutritional sustenance and health for years to come. Now studies are even suggesting that simply teaching a school-aged child about the importance of gardening and growing your own food can cause them to make the choice to eat more vegetables.
8 Staple Root Crops You Can Hide In Plain Sight
If there was ever a time to move beyond the potato, this is it.
Is Your Soil Getting Enough Calories?
It’s time to look outside of the box and really begin to examine and applying new farming strategies that are more symbiotic and efficient for us in the long run.
The Good and the Ugly: Beneficial Creatures You Need Around Your Garden
There are many beneficial insects and animals for our garden that prefer not to have around. Knowing a little more about your strange neighbors in or near your garden may help you in unexpected ways.
Bees, Wasps, and Hornets: They’re Back!
Hornets, bees and wasps are no joking matter. Should you be attacked by bees this summer, don’t panic, and follow these lifesaving tips.
Deer-Resistant Gardening
As majestic as deer are, they are a nuisance in the garden. Learn which vegetables and herbs to plant that deer do not prefer.
Why You Should Consider Growing Peppermint This Summer
As the summer season ramps up and the “fun in the sun” commences, our time spent outside increases. Since we are outside more anyway, why not consider growing a peppermint plant this year? The benefits are numerous!
5 Fertilizers You Can Grow
There are many options for feeding your plants in a crash… start with these 5 fertilizers you can grow yourself and you’ll be on the path to grid-down survival gardening.
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Canning Elk Meat For Winter Food Storage
Hunting season is upon us, and we had some elk meat leftover from last year. In order to prevent it from going to waste and to make room in our freezer for this year’s meat, we decided to can our elk meat for long-term storage over the winter.
3 Benefits for Using Rose Hips to Boost the Immune System
Rosehips are a multipurpose herb that can be utilized during the flu season. Read more on some of the outstanding benefits that rosehips have to offer your health.
Prepper Deals: What To Buy In November
Now that November is here, the holidays and winter are both coming quickly! This means that November presents an opportunity to grab some great preparedness deals on items that will typically go on sale around this time.
It’s Worse Than We Thought! How The Global Energy Crisis Will Have Long-Term Consequences
The global energy crisis is worse than anyone thought it could get. It will have long-term consequences going forward for all of us.
Boozy Brandied Apples
There is nothing like brandied apples for fall recipes. Try this delicious recipe today!
How To Make A Scarecrow
Scarecrows aren’t just for fall decor. On a homestead, they are meant to look big and imposing and birds of prey often mistake them as predators and will stay away from them. Here’s a quick tutorial to learn how to make one from the ground up.
The Prepper Shopping List: 5 Deals To Look For in October
Seasonal items tend to be at their best prices when they’re out of season. While many are holding out for Black Friday deals next month, October is still proving to be a decent time to shop!
6 Just-Add-Water Meals That Belong In Your Prepper Pantry
When we are faced with dramatic emergency situations, convenience can help keep us calm and eliminate some of the added stress that’s inevitable during a crisis. That’s why convenience is one of the basic rules to creating a solid emergency food pantry.
4 Ways To Use Willow Bark and How To Harvest It
Willow is a much more natural alternative to the Aspirins that line the shelves at every grocery store. It is also quite a bit easier on the stomach. Harvesting it is simple and it could be helpful for anyone in an off-grid situation or those who prefer to use a natural medicine over a synthetic drug.
How To Make Hooch
You may have heard about a cheap, quick way to make a kind of homemade alcohol. Often called “hooch” it is defined as an alcoholic liquor, especially inferior, or an illicit whiskey. Hooch can go by many different names, including pruno, hooch, brew, prison wine, and buck.
Bougie Sourdough Cheese Crackers
This simple 5-ingredient recipe is all you need to make your own homemade crackers for the family to enjoy.
