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05/06/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Home gardening tips: A beginner’s guide to composting
Composting at home is good for your garden, the soil, your crops and the planet. It is a great way to repurpose food waste and improve soil quality in your home garden. If you’re curious about composting, read on for tips on how to get started. (h/t to Milkwood.net) Composting refers to the process of actively feeding many microorganisms […]
04/19/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Food supply tips: 7 Vegetables to grow for your food stockpile
Growing vegetables in your home garden ensures that you have access to fresh food even after SHTF. If want to start a garden of your own, try growing vegetables like garlic, lettuce and spinach. (h/t to FoodStorageMoms.com) Home gardening requires a bit of hard work, but your reward is fresh, delicious and GMO-free vegetables. If you […]
10/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
5 Tips for successful raised bed gardening
Raised garden beds are above-ground structures designed for growing plants. Often made from wood or stone, raised beds are both practical and economical. For starters, they allow you to grow more food in less space, tailor the soil exactly to your needs and control weed growth, all while reducing the need to stoop down. The practice of using […]
08/15/2021
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By Cassie B.
4 ways to preserve your harvest without canning
You’ve just harvested your garden, and you’re now surrounded by more homegrown produce than you can possibly eat before it all goes bad. Canning might be the most obvious solution, but let’s face it: it’s not the easiest task. Thankfully, there are lots of great ways that you can preserve your harvest without having to […]
06/08/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Seed starting 101: 4 Good reasons to start seeds indoors
Though it’s possible to grow a vegetable garden by buying seedlings from your local garden center, it’s better to start your garden by growing seeds indoors. For one, it’s way cheaper than buying seedlings every time you want to grow something. Plus, you can buy seeds for more varieties than you will find for sale […]
04/18/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
California communities learn to become self-sufficient with mini gardens
Cooperation Humboldt, a transition initiative in Humboldt County in California, is providing mini-gardens for free to help communities in the state’s North Coast become self-sufficient and achieve food independence. The organization initially provided free lawn conversions but decided to shift its focus later on. Tamara McFarland, a leader within the cooperation, was concerned that the lawn conversion project failed to reach individuals who would benefit […]
03/05/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
5 innovative water harvesting techniques for dry, off-grid areas
Clean water is a scarce resource in dry, off-grid environments. In these areas, conventional water sources such as snowfall, rainfall, river runoff and groundwater are rare if not completely absent. But innovative water sourcing methods could help address that scarcity. In an article for the Conversation, environmental scientists Manzoor Qadir and Vladimir Smakhtin, both from United Nations University […]
03/02/2021
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By Michael Alexander
Home gardening basics: Harvesting and storing seeds from garden plants
After managing a vegetable garden for a full season, the next logical step is to harvest your fruits and vegetables, as well as other produce from your beloved plants. But before you start thinking about how to use your harvest in your next meal, you should also think of harvesting the seeds – and preparing […]
08/11/2020
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By Zoey Sky
Home gardening tips: For how long can you store vegetable seeds?
Growing your own food gives you access to fresh fruits and vegetables – something that is invaluable post-SHTF. Knowing how to store seeds properly ensures that you’re always ready for the next planting season. To the untrained eye, dry and brittle seeds may seem useless. However, gardeners know that vegetable seeds are key to starting […]
05/28/2020
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By Zoey Sky
A homesteader’s guide to seed saving
As a home gardener, it’s important to know how to save seeds so you don’t have to rely on buying seeds when SHTF. This also ensures that you always have enough seeds for the next planting season or for trading with fellow gardeners. (h/t to Attainable-Sustainable.net) Seed saving techniques may vary depending on the type of […]
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