Some posts may contain affiliate links Jump Start Your Seeds It’s that time of year! Use these tricks to speed up germination, then plant up some pots! Having all the help you can in gardening is a God send. This is especially true if you live in a climate with a shorter growing season, your seeds are …
500+ Camp Fire & Dutch Oven Recipes (Printable) Camping season is just around the corner, now is the time to reflect and prepare for next year! How can you top this years adventures? Did you always cook the same stuff because lets be honest, all you have is a fire and a skillet, in most cases. Which could …
An Upscale Herb Garden from Recycled Materials Instructions Build your own herb garden from recycled materials. 1st you take a piece of scrap wood and cut to your specifications. Sand the cut edges, stain with your chosen color and coat with a sealer. (Eventually some water will be spilled!) Add hangers to the end you …
It’s Garlic Season! Start With a Single Bulb The months of October and November are prime planting season for garlic. Although they can be planted in the spring as well. Not everyone knows that you can grow pretty much unlimited garlic from just a one bulb! It’s a very easy crop to grow and requires very little care. …
First Garden or Updating? 3 Things to Consider This year’s gardening season is nearing in most areas of the world. So if you have decided this year you’re going to plant your first garden, if your garden this past year didn’t produce as well as you had hoped. or your garden last year was so awesome you want …
Make Your Groceries Last Longer Everyone wants to save some money! Stretching your grocery budget, keeping your home grown produce and sale goods fresh and usable longer will do just that. Some of these tips can also help stretch your preps in an emergency situation when a trip to the store simply isn’t possible. Our …
Foraging Safely -Common Non-Edible Plants Many of us are learning about foraging and edible plants as we become a more health conscious and prepared society. But we must remember to choose the plants we decide to eat with care as the wrong one can make you extremely ill. It is an old tale that …
The Busy Person’s Guide to Food Preservation You may work full time, you might have children to care for and they have a schedule of their own, you have hobbies, and a home to care for too, etc.. You have a life! So who has time to preserve food when you can buy it at will at …
MIY Pot Roast in a Jar, Canning Roasted Beef Another way to preserve meat! I love jerky and smoked meats but sometimes we just want good old fashion roasted beef! A great way to stock up when on sale, or after hunting, and still leave some room in your freezer or for a time when …
Primitive Stick Fish Traps This primitive old Native American method of trapping fish is best used in flowing water and funnels the fish into a smaller area where hopefully they become trapped. Once in the fish traps they are easier for you to pull out of the water. Especially effective if you need more volume than you …
