Survival Gardening for Pandemics

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Jerry’s Column: Gardening for Health

Hello Everyone! Hope you’ve all been well since last I wrote. In this piece, I’d like to discuss a bit more on Type II Diabetes. Off the Grid News recently did a piece on Type [ … ]

Winter IS Gardening Time

Even though there is frost in the air, and possibly snow on the ground, now is the time to prepare for next year’s harvest. Though not much grows when the ground is cold and the [ … ]

Adaptation in the Survival Garden

Hi Everyone! Hope you’ve all been well since the last time I wrote. In my part of the country, things are showing some signs of warming up and it seems that spring is right around [ … ]

Hey Everybody! Jerry Greenfield here! Hope you’ve all been well since my last article. In this article, I intend to provide some hope for those of you planning on kick-starting your survival garden for springtime. [ … ]

Weeds: They’re What’s For Dinner

I beg to differ with historians. Pearl Harbor was not the first attack on the United States by the Japanese. No, they chose an innocuous Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876 to launch their [ … ]

Composting Made Easy

Hello Everybody! Hope you all had a great holiday and your New Year is going well! I don’t know about you, but time just slipped away from me. I can’t believe it’s already the second [ … ]

Why Garden Organically?

Hi All! I am an organic gardener. And I think it’s probably safe to assume that everyone else reading this is also an organic gardener. But do you ever really stop to ask yourself why? [ … ]

Starting a Community Garden

Let’s face it, even though we do not advertise our supplies, anyone who has been over to our house probably knows we have a full pantry, and all our neighbors can see our garden. This [ … ]

Our Stewardship to our Planet

Hey All! Hope everyone is doing well! In this article, I’d like to talk a bit about stewardship and how each and every one of us needs to have a sense of stewardship when it [ … ]

Jerry’s Debut!

Well, hello everybody! My name is Jerry Greenfield and I am the new guest writer for Off the Grid News! I guess I should start by telling you a little bit about myself. My number [ … ]

Study Reviews The Culprits Behind Dying Bees

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 populations die or disappear each year. Scientists began calling [ ... ]
Five Secrets to a Productive Garden

If you’re considering a food garden as part of your long range emergency preparedness plans, the number one piece of advice you need embrace is: “Do your research.” The rules for successful gardening are very [ ... ]
Beautiful and Edible Ground Covers

I have found that there are a couple reasons that one might like to plant a ground covering that is edible. The first is that you have a small yard or garden plot and want [ ... ]
How To Make Your Own Essential Oils and Perfumes

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 Oil Oil attracts oil, bringing it out of the [ ... ]