If you are giving more than lip service to being prepared (assuming you have a decent yard), then you almost certainly have planted a nice garden to supplement your family’s supply of vegetables and fruits. A garden has so many things going for it, not only can it reduce your food bills, you can preserve …
Category: Homesteading
How to Keep Produce Fresh for Longer
Fresh fruits and vegetables are an important part of any diet. These food items provide many essential vitamins and nutrients our bodies need every day. On the other hand, produce is extremely difficult to keep fresh for long. Fruits and vegetables spoil rather quickly compared to canned and processed foods. In the United States, families …
Small Garden Ideas | Gardening in small places
I’m a lucky guy. Like many Americans, I have a modest suburban home, with a decent sized yard. A yard big enough that a 15×30 patch in the back corner, separated by old railroad ties from my lawn, serves as a vegetable garden. We also have a few cherry and peach trees and a small …
Herbal First Aid Remedies
Aches, pains, bruises, cuts, and scrapes can be uncomfortable and hindering, especially when they occur at inopportune moments, but mother nature provides many herbal remedies for common first aid problems. By creating, combining, and administering natural salves, tinctures, and essential oils, you can quickly and naturally sooth or heal common ailments that occur in the …