If I asked you the question – “What’s one area of life that you excel at?” I bet that most of you could tell me pretty quickly. But if I asked you, “What’s one area of life that you really struggle?” I’m guessing most of you could tell me that […]
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Do We Ever Finish Prepping?
Do We Ever “Arrive” in or Finish Prepping? By Cindy Lewis Dake For the first few years of my prepping journey, my experience was been leading me to think that I would never feel like I had done enough to stop worrying, at least at some level. There would always […]
10 Homesteading Skills for the Suburbs
Are you like me? Despite the fact that we’ve left the country to move back to the ‘burbs, that doesn’t mean that I’ve given up my dream of homesteading. If anything, my dreams are both more realistic and bigger than before. What about you? Even if at the moment there’s […]
10 Natural Mosquito Repellents for Your Yard
I get a great deal of joy from being outside. One of my most fond memories of my late high school years was sitting outside on the porch swing, with my mother, rocking together and talking for hours, two to three evenings a week. Our time outside wasn’t often interrupted […]
Are You Making These 6 Rookie Gardening Mistakes?
We’ve all been there. Those first few months that you are working on learning a new hobby, everything seems to go wrong. Everything is SUCH a CHORE to get done. When you finally make a breakthrough in one area, then another problem area seems to crop up (pun SO intended!). […]
2024’s Creative Places to Find Seeds
In the last post from Kim, she coached us through steps that we can take to make sure that we have seeds for this year’s garden. But Kim’s not done when it comes to great advice on how to (1) not only make sure that you have seeds from your […]
Can’t Find Specific Seeds in 2024?
By Kim Deel Whether we’ve been gardening for years or learning how to Guerilla Garden more recently, we’re at a point in the US where many feel the need to grow at least some of their own food. What if you can’t find the specific seeds for plants that you […]
Creating a Container Garden in 5-Gallon Food Grade Buckets
It may only be partway through February, but most of us who have any plans at growing a garden this year are likely already thinking about it. But what if you live in an apartment or you rent a house or you have no yard? So as we’re already getting […]
Your 2024 Herb Garden
Whether you live in an apartment, a house in the city, the suburbs, or even on a farm, an herb garden is in many ways – as important as a regular garden. In today’s post, we’re going to discuss the four main purposes for an Herb garden – taste, medicinal, […]
Planning Your Garden Part I – What Will You Grow?
It’s that time of year! A lot of people began planting gardens in the last four years. This year, gardens are still a big thing! And who could blame us? Creating a garden can help us feel like we have control over something in a world that feels out of […]
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