Gardening and Eatable Plants

This is a guest post by Gayle from Gainesville [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 [...]

This is a guest post by AZ Rookie Prepper and entry in our non-fiction writing contest – where you could win $100 cash. As spring has almost arrived, I thought I would offer some suggestions for those who enjoy and use gardening as part of their preps. I don’t have a huge garden; as a matter [...]

This is a guest post by Jerry Greenfield Hi All! First, I really wanted to say thank you to everyone for accepting my first guest blog so well! The amount of comments, conversation, and feedback was just amazing and overwhelming! So thank you very much! That being said, I saw a lot of conversation going [...]

by Bailey Harris Taking time to winterize your yard is one of the best ways to maintain the health of your grass, trees, shrubs, and flowers. Raking, fertilizing, pruning, and mulching are just a few of the things that you can do to encourage strong spring growth. The following guide will help you prepare both [...]

Landscaping and Horticulture for Survival Non-fiction Writing Contest Submission by Bruce B No matter what size of your property or if you don’t have land, you can increase your likelihood of survival by planting right and taking a holistic approach. Small scale farming is well covered in survivalist literature, however what I hope to do here [...]

Spring is my favorite time of year, not because of girls in short-shorts and skimpy tops (even though that helps) but because spring is the start of the growing season. Gardening to me is akin to a spiritual experience, the awakening of life and growth, with every seed planted possessing the potential to feed a family. If I couldn’t sprout, nurture [...]

Over 37,000 seeds. 1.4 Lbs of Non Hybrid Seeds, sealed in an airtight military grade Seed Vault. From The Emergency Seed Bank.

OK I have had enough. The Drosophila melanogaster, more commonly known as fruit flies, are all over the house. I have called to the Fruit Fly Overlords and given them fair warning to vacate or be evicted. Fruit flies go through a metamorphism very similar to the butterfly. During the fruit fly’s magical life cycle, [...]

The Survival Garden After mentioning adding compost to my garden in Saturdays post, several readers sent emails asking how I made compost and what type of container I used. I like it when readers send suggestions and ideas, it helps rest my brain. After all the difficult part of writing is coming up with the [...]