Survival Gardening

Root vegetables are a diverse category of tasty plants. Many produce delicious, edible roots, but also greens that are nutritious and tasty. If your kids resist...

When it comes to survival gardening, it all begins with dirt. Once you've gotten yourself completely off the grid, you might be generating enough electricity to...

Growing your own food in your backyard garden is one of the most rewarding things you can do. The satisfaction that comes from feeding your family...

Diatomaceous earth, or DE, is substance that has been around for literally millions of years. In terms of human history, DE has been used for thousands...

To grow crops successfully, you need to have good soil. Some people are fortunate enough to live in an area in which the soil is rich...

The “three sisters” garden is a gardening technique taken from our Native American forefathers. It is a tradition where corn, beans, and squash are planted together....

Making essential oils is done by extracting the natural oils from herbs and/or flowers. These extractions can be made with oils or alcohol. Extracting Oils with...

Although most popular histories track the invention of sunscreen back to the 1930s, recently translated papyri and tomb walls in Egypt may push that date back...

Since about 2006, farmers, scientists, beekeepers, and casual observers have noticed sudden declines in bee populations. Beekeepers were seeing at least 30 percent of their bee...

Every gardener that has developed their own “tricks of the trade” for getting the best results from their plants. Here are a variety of these tips...