As we approach the end of summer, it is time to start thinking about fall crops. While most fruits and vegetables require too long to mature, there are many that you can plant now and still get in at least one harvest before any hard frost, or, if you live in an area that does…

Water and hydration are and should be at or near the top of any survivalists priorities when it comes to preparation – or in the event of a survival situation. Lack of hydration can start to degrade a person’s ability to cope in as soon as two days, depending on the environment they are in.…

Whether you are homesteading, preparing for a possible survival incident or even just growing for fun, gardening can be really difficult work. One of the major challenges is keeping your growing space fertilized and aerated. You can resort to chemical fertilizers, but if you do it wrong, you can do almost as much bad to…

One of the mainstays of self-sufficiency is growing your own food – the more you grow, the more food you get, the less you have to rely on traditional grocery stores for sustenance. A lot of us, however, do not have the space for a massive, in-ground garden, or we do not have the time…

  Growing a garden is life affirming. Honestly, if you are successful the satisfaction you receive while plucking up those carrots, peas, tomatoes and rhubarb is awesome. You can say: “I did this! I created life!” Admittedly, it’s life you will soon consume but that is the whole point, after all! Still, there are obstacles…

Whether it’s homesteading or prepping, gardening is an important part of sustaining ourselves. It does not matter if you are thinking about the present or future! Having a good, sustainable outlet of fresh vegetables, which depends on how good your soil is will prolong life indefinitely. Still, there are things to consider, especially if you are…

Hydroponic farming is one alternative to traditional, soil-based farming that utilizes enriched water to provide nutrients to plants while avoiding the need for massive amounts of garden space and soil. With a little innovation, just about any vegetable can be grown hydroponically in just about any setting – even in many urban backyards. Since self-food…

You don’t have to have a soil-rich garden or large backyard space to feed your family well. We’re about to introduce to you to hydroponics, a type of hydroculture that helps plants grow by using mineral-based water solutions. With this concept of gardening, the plant roots aren’t binded by soil. With hydroponic growing, the roots…

It is easy in a day and age when synthetic drugs, treatments, and ointments can quickly address just about any illness, injury or ailment to forget that nature has given us a very powerful way to treat all of the above naturally. Herbal remedies in some cases are more effective than the fake stuff and…

  We remember as a child, pulling up a pot in our backyard, finding a stick – broken on both ends – and pushing it into the soil. We then watered it every day, sure that something special would grow. The adults told us not to bother, nothing would grow from a broken stick, yet…

We think one time or another we have all wanted to try our hand at an inside the house garden. Granted, we were thinking more along the lines of spices, in small pots, but when that was successful it did amp up the motivation a bit. There are a lot more things out there to…