Success with Summer Squash
With summer squash there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is: The plants are rarely bothered by critters such as
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Growing Great Sweet Peppers
Yes you can grow great sweet peppers! The big blocky bell peppers you find in supermarkets need a long warm (but not scorching)
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Hydroponics: The Good, The Bad, & The Necessary Equipment
You could realistically grow an entire garden hydroponically in your own home, and with a large enough financial investment, have fresh produce year-round
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Camping Knots for Wilderness Survival
Knowing how to tie good camping knots is an invaluable skill in wilderness survival situations. Its also a great asset when having fun
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Growing Eggplants Successfully
Eggplants come in all shapes and sizes, from mammoth 3-pounders to long, slender Asian types, to baby patio varieties. Which type is best
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Compounds in white mulberry can help treat metabolic syndrome, says research
Cannabinoid receptors are components of the human endocannabinoid system, which plays a central role in regulating and balancing various bodily processes, such as
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The Bowline Knot
The bowline knot is one of the few essential knots to know for wilderness survival, rescue, and maritime applications. The strength of this
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Home Canning Makes A Comeback
Home Canning dates back to the 18th century during the time where Napoleon Bonaparte realized the need to provision his army with food
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Bug Out Bag Being Prepared for Emergencies
A bug out bag, or GOOD (get out of dodge!) bag, is a pre-packed bag or backpack that contains essential items for short
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5 (More) Foods That Last Forever
When planning and storing food for emergencies or survival situations, we have long advocated incorporating foods that will last forever (or at least
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You Will Never Have To Use Yeast Again When Bread Making With This Old School Trick
Take the guesswork out of bread making with this old school trick. In times such as these, we are all looking for simple,
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World’s soil quality in horrible decline, food shortages to come
For decades, the quality of soil around the world has been decreasing, and that is putting a major strain on clean food production
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Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: The top warning signs
Just how important is vitamin D? It’s been well-known since the 1930s, when doctors first understood the link between vitamin D deficiency and
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How to Grow Tomatoes
You can’t beat the flavour of home-grown tomatoes straight from the vine – and they’re so easy to sow & grow! Simply choose
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Survival Water Purification
Survival water purification is one of the most important wilderness skills that we teach at Alderleaf. Water makes up more than two thirds
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Why you need a first aid kit and trauma kit for various medical emergencies
Some preppers might think that a basic first aid kit is enough to treat any and all potential injuries in a survival situation, but
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Power Tools for Preppers
Prepping can involve building things useful for survival or comfort during lean times. Here are the tools preppers should consider having to make
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Outdoor Survival Techniques
I have spent much of my life practicing outdoor survival techniques and searching for lost or injured people in the backcountry and over
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The $50 disaster prep you definitely need, but likely don’t have.
When it comes to storing items at home to ready your family for a potential large scale disaster (or worse), the first thing
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Is It Time To Revive “Survival Gardens?”
With a global pandemic circling the globe and fears of food shortages, many are looking more closely at resurrecting the long-ago practice of
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SHTF essentials: Don’t forget to learn these 6 commonly overlooked survival skills
Survival skills tend to focus on being able to gather supplies such as food, water and medicine from alternative sources. These are great
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Basic Survival Skills
There is so much information on basic survival skills that you might be asking “Where to start?” Here are 6 primary components of
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Edible Weeds A Different Perspective
Everywhere you walk, you are probably surrounded by wild edible weeds. These plants likely have among them some great edible as well as
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GET MORE FROM YOUR VEGGIE GARDEN THIS YEAR
When spring finally arrives, it’s always exciting to get those first seeds safely tucked into the ground. But don’t put away your gardening
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