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Have you seen our article, “25 Edible Wild Plants to Forage for In Early Spring”? Getting into foraging is a great way to supplement your diet with free, nutritious food. …

Make no mistake, a survival garden is not just any kind of beautiful backyard garden. A survival garden is one that is carefully designed to yield enough crops for you …

The knowledge and ability to harvest elderflowers and elderberries for both food and medicine, will take you far on your journey to a self-reliant life. Naturally, you may be able …

Gardeners – and gardens – come in all shapes and forms, with loads of experience, or none at all. Some of us are great at growing tomatoes, while others are …

As you dive headlong into spring, with the hopes and dreams of a bountiful garden harvest, your mind may begin to wander and wonder how on earth you could also …

As the first signs of spring arrive, and winter fades into the rear view mirror, you will likely be busy planting many of the crops that will sustain you for …

How long you can go without heading to the store “to cook breakfast, lunch or dinner“, will determine how well you are prepared in case of any emergency. To determine …

Remember when fireflies were flickering and lighting up the the night sky in the thousands, sometime around midsummer? At present, that childhood joy is but a regional occurrence. The last …

If you live near a shoreline, seaweed may be an untapped natural resource at your disposal. You may not realise it, but there are many uses for seaweed around your …

Healing herbs and wild medicines are all around us. They are to be found in meadows, forests, even our own backyards! And we should never underestimate their potential. Some of …

Tomatoes are one of the most popular edible plants to grow at home. Depending on your climate, you may grow them outdoors, or in a greenhouse or polytunnel. You might …

Cultivating healthy homegrown food, and relying a little bit (or a lot!) less on what industry churns out, is a self-reliant dream for a growing number of people. With knowledge, …

Rabbits might be cute – with their huge ears, soft furry bodies, bunny hops, and wiggly noses – but that adorableness quickly fades once you see the damage they can …

Nature is incredibly diverse, just as it is full of overflowing abundance. We don’t always see it, though it is there. And yet, we often limit ourselves to a handful …

Knowledge is power. And if your aim in life is to be a self-reliant gardener and/or homesteader, there are plenty of essential skills to learn! The homesteading experience often starts …

The very first fences were put up in the Neolithic era, right around the time humans settled in one spot and began to farm. Fences provide security and privacy, and …

One can easily fall in love with hazelnuts for many reasons beyond our control, the first being a chocolatey hazelnut spread, resembling Nutella. You can spread it generously on pancakes, …

Mushroom growing is fun and satisfying, and can be done almost anywhere. Growing mushrooms from plugs on logs tends to take more time than growing them from sawdust, but has …

All throughout the year, glass jars are in season. Pickle jars, mustard jars, jam jars, peanut butter jars, Mason jars… Tall ones, short ones, blue ones, clear ones. Glass jars …

Whether you are a seasoned homesteader or a yearning-to-be homesteader, this list of self-reliant skills will give you so much to learn (plus resources to get started), that you’ll never …

The heat and humidity of summer makes many things grow bushy and tall. If you have a garden, you’ll find that this also applies to the abundance of greens you …

There is a definite art to growing grapes, just ask any viticulturist. Of course, hands-on experience will mean all the world to you and the health of your grapes. So, …

If the idea of raising backyard ducks makes your heart instantly go pitter-patter at the thought of little webbed feet waddling determinedly through the yard, then keep reading, this article …

When the city lights have lost their luster and the so-called conveniences of urban life are beginning to feel more and more inconvenient, both for you and the Earth, it …