Collecting the best seeds that are absent of abnormalities and finding characteristics in the plant that are appealing will create a more dependable crop source.
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Sustainable Lifestyle
9 Things to Consider Before You Ever Grow a Survival Garden
Survival gardening will be labor intensive, and large amounts of energy (sweat) will be needed to make a survival garden work. In exchange for your energy and time, you will want a survival garden that will provide your family abundantly with food. Keeping certain factors into consideration before starting a survival garden will help you get the most out your garden, provide you and your family with the healthiest vegetable varieties, and help you find the easiest types of vegetables to grow.
9 Ways You Can Save BIG On Energy Costs This Winter
Heating your home during the winter can be costly and many don’t have the extra money to pay for the uptick in energy costs. But we’ve come up with a few tips and tricks to help you save your money on energy and use more sustainable ways to heat your home.
A DIY Survival Sling Shot with Big Game Capabilities
Although using a hunting rifle would be ideal, there will be times when you have to conceal your whereabouts. Consider using a silent killer – the sling shot.
A Guide To Creating a No-Till Garden
No-till gardneing has many names, but they all have the same result — good, healthy soil. This efficient method of gardening makes calculated additions to the soil to condition it and create a welcome environment for beneficial insects. It also benefits to the gardener as it less back breaking than other gardening methods.
A Prepper’s DIY: Building Your Own Cleaning Kits for Firearms
Bottom line: your weapon can’t take care of you unless it is properly taken care of. You can be smart and use some of these tips to lessen the bite to your wallet.
GARDENING
4 Reasons To Choose Heirloom Seeds For Your Garden
Shopping for vegetable seeds, whether online or locally, you will come across two different types: hybrid and heirloom. It’s important to always choose heirloom if you can, and there are several reasons for this.
Why Every Prepper Needs Non-GMO Seeds in Their Long-Term Supplies
Oftentimes in the interests of economics and financial necessity, people will abandon quality in the interests of price. Nothing could be more telling than the current battle being waged with GMO foods and crops.
5 Must-Have Garden Tools For the Lazy Gardener
Let’s just be honest for a minute. As much as we enjoy gardening and the fruits of our labor, learning some shortcuts along the way to cut down on time and sweat equity is always a plus. These are some of our personal favorite garden tools for the lazy gardener.
Raspberry Vanilla Jam (Pectin-Free)
There is nothing like freshly picked sun kissed berries. This recipe for raspberry jam is delicious and has a touch of vanilla to intensify the flavors. Happy Jammin’!
HOMESTEADING
Turning Kitchen Scraps into Free Eggs
For those of you like me that hate food waste supplementing animal feed in this way might save you a fair bit of cash.
10 Foods You Should Not Feed Your Chickens
Chickens enjoy a varied diet , and you can put almost anything in front of them and they will happily consume it. But there are a few food types to steer clear of.
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[Video] Why You Should Consider Quail For the Urban Homestead
Raising food sources in urban settings or those living in close proximity to others can pose a problem for some. Urban homesteaders have started efforts in finding microlivestock to raise that will provide adequate nutrition as well as can be raised in small spaces and not annoy neighbors.
10 Self-Survival Tips and Info Bits for Urban Homesteading
You don’t have to live in a rural area to enjoy the fruits of your own labor. Many people in the suburbs and cities are learning how to homestead (live a lifestyle of self-sufficiency) without ever leaving their cities.
DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)
Primitive Living Skills: Creating Off-Grid Light Sources
So many of us have become accustomed to the convenience of electricity that we’ve forgotten how to get along without it.
How to Make Lucky Sherpa Plantain Salve
Harness the healing powers of plantain with this Lucky Sherpa Salve recipe.
Make Your Own Whipped Vapor Rub
This Vick’s style vapor rub is whipped with all-natural ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil for a smooth feel and a soothing minty freshness.
Make Your Own: 10 Herbal Tea Blends You Can Grow in Your Garden
Doesn’t a nice cup of tea sound wonderful? Here are 10 herbal tea blends that my family loves!
REPURPOSE, RECYCLE, REUSE
Follow These Tips If You Want Your Clothes To Last For Years
If you don’t like to waste money buying new outfits every few months, there are a few things you can do to make your favorite clothes last for many years.
3 Sustainable Ways To Reduce Your Dependence on the Supply Chain
It’s no secret that the supply chain disruptions have created global impacts on us. Many of us are feeling the burn of soaring food prices and are ready to do what is necessary to continue to feed our families. It’s not about choice, it’s about survival, and now is the time to take the necessary steps to ensure you can make it when the entire food supply system crashes.
SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY
Buying Local Honey: What You Need to Know
Buying locally is your best bet in taking steps to buy the purest forms of honey and create a natural prepper pantry. Use these tips when looking for local honey sources.
How To Prepare an Herb Garden in Winter
Spring will be here before you know it, so get those green thumbs moving! Here is some great information for starting your herb garden indoors to get a head start.
How To Re-Purpose Used Motor Oil
Before you throw out that pan of used motor oil, think about the different ways you could reuse it. Check out these ideas here.
Identify Nature With These Cool Apps
All of these apps are under $5 and most of them are free. Take advantage and download the ones that interest you before your next brush with nature!
MICRO LIVESTOCK
30 Deadly Plants You Should Never Feed To Your Rabbits
As easy as rabbits are to care for, you do need to be mindful of the kinds of foods that they eat. Rabbits that graze can quickly run into mischief and eat foods that could be deemed deadly.
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