DANDELION the “Medical Weed” Bothersome weeds, stir fry veggie, or wine base, the dandelion has been around and used and abused for ever. They are an evasive species so if you’re trying to create a pristine green lawn they can be your nightmare plant. However, if you are a frugal forager they are an easy …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them I have never had enough space to maintain both a garden and fruit trees. So when I first heard of a fruit salad trees I had no idea what they were but they certainly peeked my interest. One …
Violating a Quarantine Order Consequences Merriam-Webster’s non-maritime definition of quarantine is : : a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests : a place in which those under quarantine are kept : a state of enforced isolation Quarantine is not …
COVID-19 Consumer Warnings Sadly in every crisis whether it be a devastating natural disaster or as we are experiencing today a global pandemic, there are always those nasty folks who will take advantage of the situation. The scammers are out in force due to the covid-19 outbreak. Selling bogus cures, selling fake tests, asking for …
DIY CDC-Compliant Face Masks for Personal Use or Donation Right now the world is experiencing a shortage of a number of medical supplies necessary to fight the Covid 19 virus and help curb it’s spread. Many of these shortages are for things that we as individuals can’t do much about like respirators. However, there …
How to Be Self-Sufficient While Living in a City A self-sufficient lifestyle is much easier to obtain in a rural area. That is a fact that we as a society know well. As our population moved toward urban life too many forgot the basic aspects of self-reliance. Closeness to shops, restaurants, and the workplace became …
Some posts may include affiliate links. Food Producing Bushes That Can Provide For The Winter Months If you don’t have space or time for a full garden on your property or even a HOA that won’t allow you to have a food garden. You may want to look at food producing bushes, particularly ones that …
Using Plastic Bottles to Create Boats Plastic has become a major issue to our environment. One way of avoiding some of the damage our trash causes is to recycle and reuse it. Which is what Ismaël Essome Ebone of Cameroon is doing with his country’s plastic bottles and trash. He’s creating eco-boats for his countrymen. Not …
Paper Birch Trees Medicinal Uses Birch bark has a number of survival uses including fire starting during wet weather and is the primary ingredient home made aspirin. But did you know it has other medical uses for a post SHTF world? See them at the featured link below from Garden Guides. Medicinal Uses for Paper …
12 Reasons to Store Powdered Milk The expressions “Got Milk?” or “Milk builds strong bones” are well known in north American countries. But if like me, you don’t drink milk nor have small growing children, should you still store a large quantity of milk? Yes! There are so many other uses for milk. I …
