Survival Gardening

ALMOST ANY STRUCTURE that is built to look like a solar greenhouse will work. That is to say, the solar greenhouse concept is so right that you can ignore (or not know) the fine points of solar design and still build a house with much less need for supplemental heat than a traditional greenhouse. But once you understand a few basic solar-greenhouse design ideas, you can easily put together a greenhouse that truly lives up to the label solar, and provides remarkable efficiency.

By Marjory Wildcraft from www.GrowYourOwnGroceries.com When thinking of becoming self-reliant, the question arises “how much land do I need to be able to sustainably grow enough food for my family?”  The exact answer to that question depends on several factors, but you can learn a lot, and make a pretty good estimate, by looking at the

Turmeric can be planted and you can harvest it. Simply buy the roots at an Indian market, dip them in water and root hormone, and pot them. They will grow and multiply and you will always have turmeric. They also produce a beautiful flower and potted plant. I ordered mine from www.indianblend.com. they carry both white

This guest post is by Sean M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest This year after being fresh back from out West and not having income for nine months. Me and my wife decided it was best to become more self-sufficient. So we decided it best to at least have a garden to eat

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Spiderwolf Studying permaculture allows you to think about gardening and resources in a different way. I’ve also been fortunate to read about the wonderful uses of some plants that you may not know about and I’d love to share this information with you. Bamboo –

A guest post by Jo (Georgia) [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest - First Prize winner will receive a gift certificate for $170 worth of Winchester Ammo. Second Prize winner will receive 3 dozen Tattler Reusable Canning Lids . Third Prize winner will receive a LifeStraw.] Times being what they are we’re all trying to save a little money.

This is a guest post by E.C. [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert  a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy of my CD It’s

by Jerry Hi Everyone!  Well, I definitely got some feedback on my last guest blog, Hybrid vs. Heirloom: One Man’s Perspective.  While some of you agreed with my ponderings, some did not, and that’s totally fine.  As I had stated in the blog, this was my experience with hybrid vs. heirloom seed, and everyone’s experience is

Guest post by – Jerry Greenfield read more of his articles here. There are no guarantees in this world we live in today. We can’t rest assured that the grocery store will always be there or that its shelves will always be stocked full of food. We can’t count on our local home supply store