Tag: food security

DIY Indoor Seed-Starting Rack

How To Build An Indoor Seed-Starting Rack

DIY Indoor Seed-Starting Rack Now is the time to start your seeds in some parts of the world. If you are a hardcore gardener or a novice this shelf project could make your work a lot easier! This DIY project is cheap and easy to make. Personally well worth the time and effort. The rack …

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How To Build A Straw Bale Garden

How To Build A Straw Bale Garden

How To Build A Straw Bale Garden Straw is an ideal substitute for soil. Many of us have bad soil so rather than purchase dirt,  why not use straw and get some great veggies in a ready made raised bed. The hollow tubes of the straw are designed by Mother Nature to suck up and hold …

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10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas

10 Raised Bed Garden Ideas

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 …

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15 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps

15 Foods You Can Regrow From Scraps Did you know you can get free food from scraps? This is a great way to save some money on your grocery bill… Fun to do and teaches the kids lessons on food and gardening all at the same time. Most of us throw away our scraps but …

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MIY Vanilla Extract From Scratch

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. …

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DIY Greenhouse From Old Windows

DIY Greenhouse From Old Windows Of all the DIY greenhouses we have shown the plans for over this past year this is my favorite stand alone design. I do love those that are built into the earth for their ease of maintenance and added self sustainability but the stand alone designs are the easiest to …

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Harvesting Honey From a Natural Comb

Harvesting Honey From a Natural Comb Generally speaking, beekeepers harvest their honey at the conclusion of a substantial nectar flow and when the beehive is  filled with cured and capped honey. Conditions and circumstances vary greatly across the country. First-year beekeepers are lucky if they get a small harvest of product by late summer. Finding natural combs …

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DIY Earth Sheltered Greenhouse

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 …

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DIY Inexpensive Hoop Greenhouse

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 …

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Feed Your Family for Less Every Week

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Feed Your Family for Less Every Week I have been asked a number of times, how can I afford to store extra food for emergencies when I can hardly feed my family now with the cost of groceries? Almost all families these days find that their budget is getting …

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