Foraging For Edible Weeds
When food is scarce, chaos and fear begin to set in. Foraging for food in the most unlikely places can solve the starvation
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Plants
7 Reasons Why You Should Have a Medicinal Garden
Growing medicinal plants are a great way to ensure garden sustainability and more notably, have access to natural medicine when you need it most.
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6 Ways to conserve water and money when watering your garden
You might think that there’s nothing in this world simpler than watering a garden plant. However, there actually are proper ways to water
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The Secret to Building a Salad Keyhole Garden
A keyhole garden is a remarkably adaptable element that works in a range of garden styles. Visiting other people’s gardens is a lovely
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Fight Dirty: How to Become a Backyard Garden Guerrilla Even If You’ve Never Grown a Tomato
Sometimes I think that the next Revolutionary War will take place in vegetable garden battlefields, all across America. Instead of bullets, there will
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Gardening 101: Selecting varieties
One of the harder lessons to learn as a food grower is how to fit what you want, in the space and time
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4 Edible Plants To Grow Indoors
If you truly want to be prepared for a real SHTF scenario, you will need to learn how to depend on others less
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Growing Food In Different Climate Zones
Starting a new fruit or vegetable garden can be an exciting time, and it can be difficult to know where exactly to begin.
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How To Keep Predators Away From Your Crop
You work hard starting your seeds before the frost is off. You delicately and gently transplant your seedlings into larger pots and then
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Vertical Gardening: Growing Food in Small Spaces
Just because you live in a small place with little to no yard doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh vegetables and plants
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How to Install Raised Garden Beds
If you’ve been intending to become a gardener but aren’t quite sure yet how to get started, this how-to guide is for you.
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Seven Tips for a Smart and Healthy Victory Garden
During the difficult days of World War II, victory gardens became popular symbols of frugal living and self-reliance. As the nation’s resources became
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13 Tips For Building The Best Raised Beds
There are many reasons why raised bed gardening is becoming so popular. One of the main reasons that they’re great for people who
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5 Plants From The Kitchen For Your Health
It’s been known since ancient times that vegetables and herbs are crucial in maintaining health and improving your well being. But some
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How To Grow and Preserve Peppers
Peppers are one of Nature’s most versatile foods; there are many different kinds and you can eat them raw or use them to
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How to Start a Mushroom Farm
In time of need, people will be driven to eat just about anything. While mushrooms are widely accepted as a source of food,
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Natural Weed Control For A Healthy Garden
The more we learn about herbicides and pesticides, the more we realize that they’re REALLY bad for both us and the environment. However,
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The Useful Bugs In Your Garden
The standard response for most people is that bugs are bad, but if you’re a gardener, bugs can be your best friends, especially
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7 Ways To Hide Your Survival Garden
If you aren’t going to use hydroponics or indoor gardening methods to provide your food to survive crisis, then you will need to
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Top 6 Things To Be Aware Of Before Going Organic
You’ve read the horror stories about GMO corn and vegetables soaked in herbicides and pesticides. You’ve read all about the hormones injected into
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7 Unusual Multi-Purpose Items For Survival
It’s common knowledge that you should stockpile items like water, food and bleach but there are also items that you probably already have
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19 Different Trees You Can Use As Medicine
(Before It’s News) Many common North American trees can be used as medicine. Their advantage over medicinal herbs is that tree medicines can
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Blend Your Own Seed-Starting Mix
April Johnson, landscape and greenhouse coordinator at the Rodale Institute near Kutztown, Pennsylvania, grows literally thousands of organic vegetable, flower, and herb transplants
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7 Natural Remedies for Sore Throats
Give these natural throat soothers a try before reaching for those antibiotics. Part 1 of 10: Antibiotics Sore Throats May Not Require Antibiotics
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