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Guerrilla Gardening Successes and Failures

This is a guest post from Foragers Digest: The term “guerrilla gardening” has been around for awhile…most recently it’s been recycled by an activist group intent on urban beautification. This article will be discussing the old-school meaning of the term … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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A Closer Look at the Roma Food Strainer

This is a quick photo review of the Weston Roma Food Strainer and Sauce Maker. It includes some close-up  photos along with some of our thoughts. We had a chance to use one of these last summer. Mike graciously offered … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Black Elderberry seeds now available

We have Black Elderberry (sambucus nigra) seeds available for purchase again. We’ve had good results starting these seeds in the winter (seed starting directions below).     _________________________________________________ STARTING YOUR SEEDS We use this method with great results: Fill a … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Piteba Oil Press: Pumpkin Seed Trial

I finally had the chance to try the Piteba oil expeller out on some pumpkin seeds. Using fresh, homegrown seeds proved to be a bit more involved than using store-bought bulk sunflower seeds. I learned quite a bit about raw/fresh … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Review: Agri-Fab Pull Behind Lawn Sweeper

We’ve had a few months to give this sweeper a try and would like to post our review along with some photos. It may be an unusual piece of equipment to review on a preparedness blog but I’m sure there’s … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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DIY: Replace a Snow Blower Drive Box

One way to save money and learn valuable self-sufficiency skills is to do your own equipment maintenance and repair. It’s a bonus if you can make a little money while you’re at it. Some repairs can be intimidating if you … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Garden Fresh Salsa Recipe

This recipe  is a great way to use up the late season leftover produce from your garden. It freezes well for several months. It’s mildly spicy so you can adjust the pepper quantity accordingly. Cilantro is a great addition that … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Carrots in a barrel

I struggled with growing carrots for many years. Something would always sabotage our harvest, if it wasn’t our poor soil it would be moles or some other critter getting to them from above. several years ago we tried this method … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Pole beans in a barrel

For the past several seasons we have been growing our green beans in half-barrel containers. Our yields have been outstanding. We always plant the Kentucky Wonder variety since it seems to perform the best for us and the seeds can … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Putting in an Asparagus Bed

Been watching the metals prices go up and down? Blogs and forums are feverishly discussing where to invest money these days. If you had a spare $20.00 bill would you invest it in today’s silver market or would you rather … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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are Survival Seeds a scam?

There sure seems to be more suppliers offering “survival seed” collections this year. Their ads are even being aired on the radio lately. I’ve been skeptical of some of the claims made by these vendors and would like to explain … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Black Elderberry Project: Part 1

We make and use elderberry tincture from black elderberries (Sambucus Nigra) and over the years have been buying the dehydrated berries online.  This year we will be attempting to grow our own black elderberry bushes. This is a European variety … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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