DIY Underground Greenhouse Many of us live in climates where gardening is seasonal. But it doesn’t have to be that way! An underground greenhouse could be the answer to feeding your family in the “off” season. If you are both a DIY-er and a gardener this could be the perfect project for you! I have …
Thoughts on Hoop Greenhouses & Shade Cloth Many people’s gardens are left to rest during colder temperatures. But others grow year round despite the weather. This leaves many pondering how they should approach those low temperatures in their hoop greenhouses. Less of an instructional blog, the featured link below speaks to the thoughts and ideas of …
DIY Gravity Chicken Feed Dispenser Livestock of any size is a lot of work, including chickens. If you could reduce the daily chores involved, why wouldn’t you? This gravity feeder could substantially reduce your workload especially if paired with the DIY Automatic Chicken Watering System. During any crisis or storm the last thing you want …
Grow A Camouflaged Food Forest The public food forest is popping up in urban areas all over the western world. Why not plant your own in your corner of the world? Not only are they incredibly easy to upkeep but can be easily camouflaged to prevent uninvited human grazers. There is an art to planting …
DIY Outhouse ‘Easy Empty’ Composting Toilet (Parts 1 & 2) (2 links) One of the things I recall most clearly about my grandparents farm is the outhouse! It is one of my least favorite memories too! I don’t recall them closing the old one and opening a new one, but I can’t imagine it …
Rancher Turns the Tables on Government Surveyors We have all at one time or another experienced government bureaucracy, fees, permits, and red tape. This is especially true if you are dealing with wildlife of any kind. One Oregon rancher received a request from the department of fish and wildlife to survey his property in regards …
Gardening Hacks Will Change the Way You Garden! We want to be as self sufficient as possible, many of us also would like to go as natural as possible as well. Gardening is a big part of doing that. But gardening is time consuming and takes more energy and knowledge than one might first assume. …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Everyday SHTF Home Remedies From Your Kitchen Today’s post features a link from Survival Kit which gives us some information on simple everyday home remedies for non complicated irritating but not life threatening physical problems. You want to be at your best everyday, who doesn’t? But if there is …
Benefits of Duck Eggs I was surprised to learn the benefits of duck eggs outside of the fact that they are larger. Chicken eggs are pretty much the standard for the majority of us all around the world. But then they are a bit harder to market because they do take a little more work …
Grow, Cure And Store Garlic Garlic is one of the most popular vegetables out there. Especially to preppers, homesteaders, chefs, and herbalists. It has so many popular qualities from flavor to tincture production. You will find garlic as a topic on just about every site for all of the above uses! It’s versatile, easy to …
