Category: Gardening / Composting
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Top 3 Survival Crops
If you could only pick three, which crops would you choose? And how would you pick? Is it by ease of growing, ease of storage, nutrition, calories, your climate, or something else? This man eventually choose one crop–potatoes–that I would’ve included in my top three, but the other two surprised me… Here’s another take on…
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Food Storage Won’t be Enough: Build a Seed Bank
If you’re concerned about what the future holds, especially with respect to food prices, aside from a healthy amount of food storage and a garden to harvest every year, how about creating your very own seed bank? Sounds easy, but the problem is that there’s more you can do with respect to gardening and growing…
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$100 for a Bedding Fork and Scoop? Really?
I went to Lowe’s over the weekend because I realized that, if we’re going to do this homesteading right, or at least make a valiant attempt, that we were going to need a few more tools than we have. Sure, we have plenty of shovels and rakes and axes and useful tools like that, but…
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7 Ways Drought-Tolerant Crops Can Benefit Your Homestead
Many homesteaders grow their own food as part of their pursuit of a self-sufficient life. Homegrown produce and grains can enrich your diet and even make trips to the grocery store unnecessary. In addition to increasing your self-sufficiency, producing your own sustenance makes eating a chemical-free diet much easier. Growing food on your land will…
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How to Grow a Successful Garden Through Winter
Spring, summer, and fall are the months all home gardeners live for, especially with the perfect temperatures and conditions to grow nearly any food. Once the fall harvest is over, many gardeners put away their equipment for the winter and prepare their soils for the colder temperatures and snowfall ahead. Although many people think gardening…
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What Does It Really Take to Produce All Your Own Food?
Whether you’re a homesteader or are interested in off-grid living and survival preparation, one of the key factors in your life is producing your own food. Providing food like fruits, vegetables and meat for your household year-round takes a lot of work and planning, but it’s worth it to get high-quality food and to limit…
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The Walipini – Alternative Greenhouse Design
I’d imagine you’ve seen a variety of greenhouse designs, including the traditional hoop house styles, but have you ever seen a Walipini? It’s purposely designed like this to more efficiently transfer heat in the winter, reduce heat in the summer, and even water the grow beds too. Of course, there’s some math involved, but nothing…
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DIY Geothermal Greenhouse – No Supplemental Heat Needed
Not only do you get the benefit of not having to heat your greenhouse during the winter, but the water barrels that act as the heatsinks allow you to store hundreds of gallons of potable water too! FYI, he starts talking about his supplemental heat system at around the 5:15 mark and then a bit…
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How to Make Your Own Greenhouse
If you’re planning on going off the grid or are working on creating a cache of survival supplies, being able to grow your own food is a necessity. In warm climates, that is easy — places like Texas and Florida have incredibly long growing seasons, so you can stagger your planting and harvest all year.…