Tag: Frugal

Ruth Stout’s No Work Gardening Method

Ruth Stout's No Work Gardening Method

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Ruth Stout‘s No Work Gardening Method Yes, finally a really easy gardening method that works and produces! It doesn’t matter if your time and energy constraints are due to physical or scheduling limitations. You still find yourself wanting or after a major SHTF event needing to plant a garden. …

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18 Unique Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses

18Unique Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses If you have ever priced ready made greenhouses or spoken to a contractor about building your own, you know how pricey it can be to obtain one. Especially if you are an avid gardener or are trying to live self sufficiently and provide food for yourself and family this can be …

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Troubleshooting Common Seed Starting Problems

Troubleshooting Common Seed Starting Problems It’s that time of year! We can’t wait to get out into our gardens and begin prepping for the bountiful harvest to come. To insure that our harvests are bountiful we first begin with starting the seeds. However, there are some common problems starting seeds that can cause disappointment when …

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Learn the Art of Herbalism

Learn the Art of Herbalism Herbalism is an ancient art. Practiced by all cultures. It’s becoming a lost art. Now days that art has become a science monopolized by big pharma. It used to be that the herbalist could tell by the smell, taste, or texture of their product what it could do for their …

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DIY Vintage Floating Shelf With Storage

DIY Vintage Floating Shelf With Storage These floating shelves with partially hidden storage fit right into a well decorated home and add a small bit storage. Out of direct sight yet close enough to be handy. Now the instructable by motherdaughterprojects call this DIY project “hidden storage” but one look at them and where the …

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28 Creative Recycled Garden Ideas

28 Creative Recycled Garden Ideas I personally think that our garden with its rows of produce neatly displaying our harvests to come are beautiful just as they are. However, my opinion isn’t always shared by many of the HOAs across the country. Those of you who just want a beautiful flower bed with a punch …

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Why You Need A Camouflaged Edible Garden

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why You Need A Camouflaged Edible Garden Gardening is one of the first lines of defense against many SHTF events. If the event destroys your current year’s harvest, then you fall back to your stock pile and prepare your garden for the longer term shortages that follow every major …

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Pros & Cons Of Different Survival Foods

Pros & Cons Of Different Survival Foods Shelter, water, and food are the basics of survival in that order. We can’t always plan ahead for all three successfully. But we sure try! Because we try to prepare as many things as we can, it’s easy to get bogged down in some areas and want to …

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Prepper Spring Cleaning

Prepper Spring Cleaning Even though most of us are chopping at the bit waiting for spring to finally be in full swing. One thing the majority of us don’t look forward to is spring cleaning! It is a bit of a different process when you are a homesteader or a prepper. There are things other …

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27 Food Items That Store For Decades

27 Food Items That Store For Decades When stockpiling food stuff items, rotation of what you’re storing is a big part of the process. But there are cooking items and food items that you can buy in bulk and store for a decade or more. These items are especially good for those planning long term. …

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