Survival Gardening for Pandemics

The 4 Best Berries For Warm-Weather Homesteaders

Those off-the-gridders living in the south, where freezing temperatures are rare, have the opportunity to grow a wide array of berries that we northerners can only dream of. What makes a berry the best choice [ … ]

attracting bees to your garden
Survival Gardening for Pandemics

Attracting And Keeping Bees In Your Garden

Honeybees don’t just pollinate our orchards (apples, pears, peaches, plums, almonds, grapefruits, oranges, cherries), but they also pollinate berries (blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries) as well as onions, pumpkins, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelons and a host of [ … ]

Food

Mastering The Fine Art Of Foraging

When I was a child, late summer and fall meant two things: harvesting and canning the food in our family’s garden and scouring the hills around our country home for other good things to eat. [ … ]

Food

How To Grow Berry Bushes

Producing fruit in your backyard, on your small farm, or on the family homestead is a great idea. There is nothing like fresh fruit in the summer and fall, and when you can pick it [ … ]