Some posts may contain affiliate links. Off-Grid Ways You Can Use A Fresh Pumpkin This Fall Fall is pumpkin season. Time for jack-o-laterns, pumpkin spice lattes, and pumpkin pie. However, they can be used for so much more! I like pumpkin pie, but really how many pies can you eat?! Off the Grid News provides …
Growing Lemon Balm Tips and Benefits Lemon Balm has a number of uses that are of benefit to humans including in the garden, for medical purposes and for eating. Fragrant and easy to grow it’s the perfect indoor or outdoor potted plant. See growing tips and additional information on it’s numerous uses see the featured …
What The Heck Is Salsify? Mother Earth is indeed a provider. She has blessed us with food a plenty, we just need to know what to look for. We use just a small percentage of the plant life we have on earth for eating. I believe primarily because we don’t know about these edible plants. …
Jerusalem Artichokes: An Excellent Survival Crop Even For Beginners Jerusalem Artichokes are an incredibly easy crop to grow. They also have a great yield which makes them a wonderful survival crop. We will spend a lot of time working our gardens in a SHTF scenario. Having crops like this one, will make that chore easier …
Cooking Hosta Hosta has been eaten in other countries for years. Most places in North America consider hosta a decorative plant and it is found in yards and ornamental gardens. It’s actually a vegetable with a taste similar to asparagus. Just like any food, knowing how to cook it is an important aspect of making …
GROWING RHUBARB FROM SEED Yummy deserts and scrumptious wine from the tart and prolific rhubarb plant. If you are a fan you know once they are growing they are incredibly easy to grow and continue to produce a harvest year after year. Usually when you choose to enlarge your plot the most common way is …
5 Ways To Freeze Zucchini Zucchini is a great backyard garden crop. It’s an easy crop to grow for new gardeners, it has a long growing season, and it usually creates a large yield. New gardener or pro, this is good news for eating the rest of the year. Zucchini is great for baked goods …
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GARDENING ON A BUDGET Gardening, hobby of the elderly and the pride of garden club members. Not only is gardening relaxing to some people, it is hard work and can be an expensive proposition. Especially for beginners and particularly for those for whom it’s not a hobby but a source of food …
24 Lost Gardening Tips from 100 Years Ago A hundred years ago, the majority of the population had a garden. The bulk of fruits and vegetables were grown at home. They didn’t have the ease of many of the tools and shortcuts we have today, yet for the most part grew more. How? See 24 …
Top-Level Predator the Hammer Head Worm Found in Springfield Usually when we say something is a predator we are referring to a creature that attacks larger targets like animals or humans. In this case the hammer head worm attacks earthworms and other organisms that live in the dirt. Those earthworms and organisms create the nutrients that …
