Yes, Reclaim Your Food Independence Today! Over the last four decades, we as Americans have been conditioned to a point of haplessly giving away our Food Independence How dare you say? Let me clarify... over the course of those decades, we have little by little stopped doing those things that kept us less reliant on [...]
Home Canned Foods – When you can your own food production its shelf life depends on the type of food that you can. According to the USDA An important point for those who are looking to be more self-reliant is to build their food storage stores. And a huge part of that is the [...]
Long-Lasting Recipes from Grandma Now my Grandma Collins was a prolific cook. And a few of those recipes are found here. But I have also gathered other recipes from the past that other grandmas have passed along. They are not fancy. But, most of them also don’t require hard to obtain and expensive ingredients either. [...]
Countless Americans desire to be more independent with their food, which is great for the environment. One study found that 35% of Americans grow their own food. This figure has increased 65% in the past decade. This is good for the environment. US Green Technology has published an article on some of the environmental benefits of [...]
[Original Article can be found here] From the State of Virginia When the summer harvest comes in, Rachel Hamman typically cans tomatoes, tomato juice, green beans, and sweet relish. She’s been canning for 25 years and some years have even canned deer meat. “With the canning process and the seasoning I use, it makes the deer [...]
Before you get the greenhouse up and the water in the tubs you will need to think out how you want to accomplish building, maintaining and harvesting your Aquaponic Farm. The following is what you need to consider and plan out carefully for a smooth integration of your system: Location – You either own [...]
Many of us have seen the green grass, the rose bushes and the trees with their nuts or pine cones laying about in the ideal backyard. For those of us Sub-Urbian Farmers who have one, we spend a lot of time mowing, trimming and cultivating what has been set as the American ideal backyard. What we [...]
When you think about living in the Arctic Circle you often imagine a modern structure with modern facilities. Truth be told, architecture has a long history of keeping a good idea over the years. That is why this cob house under a geodesic dome is all you need in order to have a good life even [...]
Sugar cane is hard to grow even in those climates it does. And if you aren't in a tropical area where the rain and soil content are conducive to sugar cane, there isn't anything you can do to get that sweet taste of sunshine. Save that you get a Stevia plant. Yes, stevia is [...]
Yeah, some of the bark-eaters out here have long patted themselves on the back with the idea of recycling of plastics and glass. And although we can't use either of those readily to grow our wonderful and bountiful harvests, the natural form of these plants we cultivate is one of recycling. When you see that the [...]
