Let’s Bring Back Victory Gardens
As the U.S. government begins scaling back its Food Stamp Program, I wonder how 48 million recipients (almost 1 of every 6 Americans) are being advised to make the transition to reduced… Read more »
Category: Gardening
Growing Potatoes in Straw: A Labor-Saving/Better Harvest Technique
Growing Potatoes in Straw: A Labor-Saving/Better Harvest Technique As a preparedness-minded person (& chief cook / bottle-washer), I often evaluate foods based on their shelf-life, ability to fill the eater… Read more »
Easy Steps To Raising Tilapia In Do-It-Yourself Aquaculture Tank
In a former life, before moving to the Ozarks to embark upon an unanticipated homesteading lifestyle, I studied to be and worked as a zoologist and marine biologist. As odd… Read more »
1881 Cyclopedia Explains Composting Methods and Benefits
1881 Cyclopedia Explains Composting Methods and Benefits When garden composting caught on in the early 1980s, I thought back to my mother sending us kids to the garden every… Read more »
6 Essential Steps To Cheap Gardening
Growing your own food and living a more self-sufficient lifestyle doesn’t have to be an expensive endeavor. Sure, there are some initial investments (like finding a nice piece of land…whether… Read more »
Raised Bed Gardening, part 2
Probably the best known system of raised bed gardening is Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening method. About 30 years ago, he began to question why “traditional” gardening is done in particular ways,… Read more »
Raised Bed Gardening, part 1
Every year since we’ve owned our farm, we’ve delightedly tilled up the soil and lovingly poked seeds into the ground, envisioning the beautiful garden to come. We’ve put up fencing… Read more »
Author Marjory Wildcraft Goes from Hong Kong Highrise to Texas Prepper
Last summer, when a friend presented me with a set of author Marjory Wildcraft’s gardening DVDs, I thought I already knew everything about growing vegetables. This winter, I finally started watching… Read more »