Food

Garden Bugs

Summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. The sultry season brings many gifts to your survival garden; an abundance of nourishing sunshine, refreshing summer showers, hours of evening light to tend your veggies, and the [ … ]

Food

The Onion Family

With a pretty heavy heat spell sapping the energy of a whole lot of folks in the United States, I thought it might be a good idea to kick off today’s column with a song. [ … ]

Food

The Brassica Family

OK, before we get started on my regularly scheduled column, I’ve got a confession to make – I don’t have all those extra television stations on cable or satellite. Some of my friends and neighbors [ … ]

Food

Shady Vegetable Gardens

Most people envision their gardens as being in full sun all day long, and yet there may be some of us that have more shade in our yards than full sunshine. Is it still possible [ … ]

Food

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 [ … ]

Food

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 [ … ]