Salt, Vinegar, Eating, and Other Ways to Naturally Remove Weeds From Your Garden
Every Gardener knows the struggle of weeds invading their herbs, fruits, and veggies in their gardens. If you are using sprays to kill weeds, it’s important to know the damage herbicides actually cause. While most modern herbicides are designed and said to kill only plants and have little or no toxicity to humans, that is […]
The Tomato Leaf Myth: Debunking the Poisonous Lie
Have you ever heard that tomato leaves are poisonous!? What if I told you they not only aren’t poisonous but that they’re actually really tasty and medicinal! Like all vegetables, they contain alkaloids that help defend against overgrazing, but they aren’t the toxic menace they’ve been put off as! Nicotine and cocaine (not the street […]
Five Reasons to Get Naked in Your Garden
The 16th annual World Naked Gardening Day is coming up soon! Yes, #nakedgardeningday is a thing. You may now be wondering, why would anybody want to garden naked? Outside of skinny-dipping, gardening ranks as the top activity that people are willing to try in the nude. Here’s five reasons why you should try naked gardening this […]
Build a Barn Style Greenhouse With These Step By Step Instructions
If you live where winter temperatures are well below freezing, a greenhouse allows you to grow plants year-round. You can plant cool-weather fall and winter crops inside the greenhouse, such as lettuce or broccoli. All greenhouses have similar uses, whether they’re shaped like domes, A-frames or Quonset huts, constructed with plastic sheeting or glass and […]
Eleven Easy Ideas for Off-Grid Living
So you think you’ve got what it takes for off-grid living? Even if your home and land are not 100% off-grid yet, there’s still many quick, easy ways you can shift your choices toward off-grid living. Just simple things like how you decide to brush your teeth can be a choice between DIY sustainability or […]
Cheerios is Giving Away Wildflower Seeds that Might Harm Your Local Eco System + 5 Ways To Help!
We all want to help out the bees and when the help comes with your cereal you were already going to buy, it seems like an easy win-win situation. But as Cheerios hands out free seeds while encouraging you to save the bees, you should probably do a little bit of digging to make sure […]
Video: It Takes a Garden to Raise a Community
A poem, penned by Khalilah Bilal, of Beacon Hill Community Garden, San Antonio, Texas: Choking in anger, anger sat in my bowels It is the fiber of my hair, debilitated from fear I begin to weed, it takes the pain away. It takes a garden to raise a community I found solace in the garden, […]
No Yard? No Problem. How to Garden in a Small Space
So you’ve been bitten by the RV bug but still want to garden? Container gardening might be your solution! Maybe you’re still dreaming of the boundless life while living in an apartment right now. Again, container gardening might be your solution! If you’ve got a bit of spare space outside your front door that gets […]
Grow Food Year Round in a $300 Underground Greenhouse
The word Walipini, derived from the Aymaran language and an indigenous Bolivian tribe, is translated as “a place of warmth” and is an earth sheltered cold frame or transparent-roofed enclosure. This underground greenhouse was created for the cold regions of South America to maintain food production year round, but is now being adopted by gardeners […]
Wanna be a Homesteader? Hit the Gym First
If you’re an urban dweller who’s dreaming of the homestead life, start taking action on your dreams now…by hitting the gym. This may come as a shock to those of you with multiple degrees and certifications, but in some cultures, learning endlessly is seen as an embarrassment, something to be ashamed of. Why? Because knowledge without implementation […]
Bullet Garden: US Army Commissions Ammo that Grows Plants
Biodegradable Bullets The US Army has commissioned a new type of bullet that is not only biodegradable, but that will sprout seeds months after being shot. They are accepting submissions for biodegradable bullets through February 5th of 2017. biodegradable composites with remediation seeds that can be used to manufacture 40mm-120mm training rounds At least one […]
Best Homesteading and Wild Food Games for Kids
1. Wild Cards These playing cards come with 52 different wild and edible foods. Perfect for your next camping or hiking trip! 2. WildCraft This educational and cooporative board game teaching young children about edible wild foods and medicinal plants / herbs. 3. Kid’s Herb Book This book comes with all your child needs to […]