Permaculture Swale Spillways – How, Where, and Why
It’s not unusual to be confused about permaculture swale spillways. It can take a bit to get your head around this concept, especially if you’re doing an online PDC (Permaculture …
Self-sufficiency
Guide to How to Grow Your Own Tea [Homegrown Tea, Anyone?]
Complete guide to how to grow your own tea! Growing your own tea plants is one of the most rewarding things you can do in your garden. Tea has been …
9 Best Self Sufficient Living Books for Homesteaders and Pioneers
In the Oxford dictionary, the definition of the word “self sufficient” is simple. If you are self-sufficient, then you need no outside help in satisfying your own needs, especially when …
Top 5 Varieties of Squash for Home Gardens
Home gardeners love growing squash because they don’t require much maintenance. Even so, it’s essential to pick the perfect variety of squash for one’s garden, considering there are over a …
15 Best Homesteading Books for Beginners in 2021
Are you new to homesteading? Or do you have some experience in homesteading but haven’t been an active homesteader in a while? Maybe you’re thinking about ways to live more …
Layers of a Permaculture Food Forest Part 4: Understory and Canopy Trees
In our exploration of temperate food forest layers, we’ve been taking a closer look at each of the 7 layers; what we can plant there and how to design each …
Salad Grows on Trees! Five Trees With Edible Leaves You Can Easily Grow Yourself
Tilling, seeding, watering, weeding, slug-picking, and… lick your lips! Almost ready… Nope. Sorry, now it’s bolting. Hmmph. If only salad grew on trees… But, what’s that? You say it can?! …
How to Start a Vegetable Garden from Scratch in Your Backyard [Step-by-Step Guide]
In my heart of hearts, I truly believe that anyone can garden. No matter where you are in the world or what your yard looks like, with a bit of …
How Deep Should a Raised Garden be?
How deep should a raised garden be? There are 2 different types of raised gardens. The depth of your raised garden depends on the type you’re building. I’ll outline the …
Best Plants to Grow in Your Survival Garden Part 2 – 16 Must-Grow Perennial Edibles
Grow these usual perennials in your survival garden: they’re the plants that keep on giving! When building a survival garden, trying to organize planting schedules every year for your annual …
Seed Saving, the Secret to Survival of Your Vegetable Garden & Food Security
It’s all well and good to buy seeds, but what do we do when the shops run out of seeds? Seed saving is the answer here. Not only that, saving …
5 Disadvantages of Raised Garden Beds [and Tips to Make It Work]
There has been a lot of hype lately about growing plants and vegetables in raised gardens. Are they the right thing for you? Here’s why I say you should avoid …