A Free Solution For Raised Bed Gardens
As concerns about interruptions in the supply chain due to the pandemic hit the news, Victory Gardens are once again becoming popular. This
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Planting and Caring For Raspberry Plants
Planting and caring for raspberry plants is really quite easy once you know a few secrets about raspberry plants. Good healthy raspberry plants
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Gardening in Arid Environments
We talk about gardening a lot on this site. Maybe you live in a temperate climate with ample rainfall and workable soil. Gardening will probably
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A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms
Ready to join the mushroom movement? There are lots of good reasons to grow mushrooms at home. They’re tasty, nutritious and they may
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Pressure Canning for Preppers
Pressure canning is, by its nature, done by those who wish to preserve an overabundance of fresh food for consumption at a later
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The pros and cons of a vertical garden
Vertical gardens are an excellent way to grow your own food, herbs, and medicines in a small amount of space. They are a
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Food supply 101: How to grow edible mushrooms in your home garden
Knowing how to grow your own food before disaster strikes ensures that you can feed your family nutritious fruits and vegetables. And even
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10 Autumn Seeds You Can Start Growing Right Now!
We are already well into summer, but if you missed planting a garden in the spring, there are a few seeds you can
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Foraging For Mayapples
Mayapple fruits are ripe when they are as yellow as a lemon, and are soft and slightly wrinkled. Their ripening time usually occurs
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The 5 Best Chicken Breeds for Your Homestead
Are you looking for the best chicken breed for your small farm, backyard, or homestead? One of these breeds is likely to be the perfect
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Your Ancestors Had Some Hard Core Survival Instincts… This is How You Can Get Back to Your Roots
When we were hunter-gatherers and even after human settlements such as towns and villages were established thousands of years ago…our ancestors used all
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Everyday Carry Essentials – Gear That Can Save Your Life
Everyday carry items are up close and personal prepping items that each of you should have access to anytime you leave the house.
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Free Food: 33 Foods You Can Forage From July–September
The summer months are a great time to forage for nature-grown edibles. Depending on what part of the country you live in, you
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Here Are Some Ways to Make Your Own Power
It’s more important now than ever before in recent American history to understand how to live off the grid. And to do this, you need
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Are You Ready for a Long-Term Water Emergency?
Are you truly prepared for a water emergency? How long could your family survive if the water stopped flowing from the municipal supply
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Canning And The Four Levels Of Disaster: Are You Prepared?
Using the four levels of disasters introduced in an earlier OP article, I will take a close look at canning as a method of
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Survive and Conquer: A Newbie’s Guide to Surviving the Wild
Though we all want to live, most of us do not have the skills to conquer a world where the adage “Survival of
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Urban gardening: 6 Vegetables to grow in your backyard
Home gardening is a rewarding practice because it gives you access to nutritious vegetables throughout the year. But gardens aren’t just located in
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Survival Fishing Kit: Worth the Time or Useless Gear?
Imagine a gathering of 10,000 preppers at a convention somewhere in the heart of Las Vegas and at that convention, every single prepper
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Drought-Stricken Lake Mead Less Than 150 Feet From “Dead Pool”
The surface of Lake Mead, North America’s largest artificial reservoir, now stands at 1044 feet above sea level and is dropping fast. If
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8 Things You Should Avoid Doing With Your Compound Bow
There are mainly three types of bows that archers use: recurve, compound, and crossbow. Each comes with its perks and disadvantages. Have you
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How To Make Zucchini Flour
Squash is considered a no-fuss seed variety that can be a prolific producer if given the right elements. Since it is one of the easiest veggies
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DIY Bunker: Turning Your Basement Into a Survival Shelter
Most people think that bunkers are only used during wars, however, they apply to everyday life and basements can serve as a survival
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Is There Medicine Growing in Your Backyard?
Are there medicines in your backyard? Absolutely, but to determine what they are, you first must understand the practice of herbalism. Herbalism is
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