Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dandelion Recipes More and more people are rediscovering the lowly dandelion as much more than an annoying weed but rather a viable sustainable food source. Even tasty if you know what to do with them! Although you could simply pull them out of the ground rinse them and start …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Raising Baby Chicks on a Budget If you have the space and means chickens can be a great starting point for your self reliant food source! It used to be deemed your ‘duty’ to raise your own food, now days it seems as though the government and laws are …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dirt Cheap Frugal Gardening Gardening is much more than throwing a handful of seeds into the dirt and watering it once and again! Our friends the Organic Prepper have complied an aggregation of ideas on each step of gardening from across the web bringing to us the most creative …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Interactive Planting Calendar by Month A great gardening tool. Gardening isn’t just spring planting and fall harvest! It is a year round process. The Urban Farmer provides with calendar that you can click upon the month in question and it will provide you with what you should be preparing …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The 9 Most Dangerous Plants in the World These plants are scary to say the least! The featured article actually shows a Australian host “testing” to see if the rumored pain caused by the Gympie plant is as bad as he had been told. Please, Please, don’t repeat his error and …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edible Landscape: Eating Hosta Perhaps you have little interest in gardening, gardening has become too arduous for your lifestyle, you don’t have the space for a garden, or your HOA won’t allow vegetable gardening on your property. This could be worrisome if there should be a SHTF event that disrupts …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Edibles Foraging is something that we talk about learning to do safely often. There may come a day when it is our only option. But in all honesty that concerns me less than the newer forager who mistakes one plant for another …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Seed Bombs Unless you are going to start your seedlings indoors, the odds are against each seed planted becoming a seedling. They are at the mercy of the winds, birds, cats (thinking your garden is a really big litter box) and dry spells. All these seed dangers are illuminated …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Growing Herbs Year Round YOU CAN GROW YOUR HERBS YEAR ROUND– If you are planning your Spring Garden, or have already started planting, this would be a great time to grow some Herbs indoors. Growing herbs at home is fun, saves you money, and is also great for your …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Food-Safe Wood Sealant When creating a raised garden bed, one of the easiest methods is using wood siding. But then you have to worry about the sealing the wood so you don’t end up with a rotted mess in a couple of years. However, with commercial store purchased …
