Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Actions to Take Immediately Following an EMP Strike An electromagnetic pulse can range from a minor inconvenience to a civilization-killing event. It just depends on how powerful it is. But in the worst case scenario, we could be facing a situation where our electrical grids have been fried, there …
10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas I am happy to report that spring is very close and it’s time to prepare and make your raised beds… I have 2 raised beds in my garden and I will be preparing it in the next few weeks. Plants can be spaced closely together, so yields go up, water-use …
MIY Vanilla Extract From Scratch It’s easy to imagine that a lot of the kitchen items we now take for granted will be scarce if SHTF and since I like to bake, it’s important to me to know how to make some of my own staple ingredients so that I’m not left in a lurch. …
The Importance Of A Get Home Bag And A Great Starting List This is a great guest post from a staff cousin who is just starting out prepping. She thought she would share her get home bag list and why she has one with you all. Have you ever heard of a get-home bag? I …
DIY Long Burning Survival Candles Long burning survival candles can get costly when you’re stocking up! But since making them yourself is really easy, having a stockpile of these can make power outages or SHTF events easier. Giving you light, a little heat and the ability to boil water or even cook if you set them …
DIY Earth Sheltered Greenhouse Growers in colder climates often have to extend their growing season in order to produce as much as possible for the winter season. One way of making use of the earth itself to extend the growing season to year round for some of your plants is an earth sheltered greenhouse. Not only does …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Inexpensive Hoop Greenhouse Careful planning is important before a home greenhouse project is started. Building a greenhouse does not need to be expensive or time-consuming. The final choice of the type of greenhouse will depend on the growing space desired, the home’s architecture, available site, and costs. This …
DIY Ultimate Compost Bin It is already time to begin preparing for next year’s garden! If you compost year around you always have good rich soil come planting season. Composting is not only good for your garden, your pocket book, but also for our environment. Instead of trashing or your food scraps and yard waste, …
Things Not To Do In Your Garden Gardening isn’t as easy as sticking some seeds in the ground and dumping water on them now and again. Don’t I wish it was! I have made more gardening mistakes than I care to admit. I do learn from my mistakes and I try to learn from the mistakes of …
DIY Light Bulb From Plastic Soda Bottle Now this is just pure genius… this alternative light bulb would work well in smaller rooms, sheds, cabins places like that. You can’t just fill a bottle with water and expect this to produce 55 watts equivalent of light. You have to mix a solution to put into …
