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Image | Cheap Gardening Containers: How to Find and Use Them
Cheap Gardening Containers: How to Find and Use Them

Limited space?  Have you been thinking about growing some of your own food to build resiliency?  You can start with some simple containers and pots to get things started and begin growing a bounty of wonderful food.  The following article will give you some great ideas and inspiration on container types and low-cost solutions.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/cheap-gardening-containers-ze0z1206zsch.aspx

Cheap Gardening Containers: How to Find and Use Them

Limited space?  Have you been thinking about growing some of your own food to build resiliency?  You can start with some simple containers and pots to get things started and begin growing a bounty of wonderful food.  The following article will give you some great ideas and inspiration on container types and low-cost solutions.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/cheap-gardening-containers-ze0z1206zsch.aspx

Image | The National Heirloom Expo
The National Heirloom Expo

Do you love gardening? Are you interested in preserving rare and historic plant varieties for generations to come? Plan a trip to the National Heirloom Exposition to be immersed in real foods and meet people who are passionate about growing and saving our seed and food heritage.

From the Baker Creek Website:

The National Heirloom Exposition is a not-for-profit event centered around the pure food movement, heirloom vegetables, and anti-GMO activism. Our first annual event held mid-September, 2011, in Santa Rosa, California, drew more than 10,000 people from around the country and beyond. With more than 70 speakers and 250 natural food vendors, the event was the largest gathering in pure food history! The Heirloom Expo has gained incredible interest among home growers, farmers, school groups and the general public–so much so that it is being called the “World’s Fair” of the heirloom industry!

Visit their website for more information:  http://rareseeds.com/The_National_Heirloom_Exposition
The National Heirloom Expo

Do you love gardening? Are you interested in preserving rare and historic plant varieties for generations to come? Plan a trip to the National Heirloom Exposition to be immersed in real foods and meet people who are passionate about growing and saving our seed and food heritage.

From the Baker Creek Website:

The National Heirloom Exposition is a not-for-profit event centered around the pure food movement, heirloom vegetables, and anti-GMO activism. Our first annual event held mid-September, 2011, in Santa Rosa, California, drew more than 10,000 people from around the country and beyond. With more than 70 speakers and 250 natural food vendors, the event was the largest gathering in pure food history! The Heirloom Expo has gained incredible interest among home growers, farmers, school groups and the general public–so much so that it is being called the “World’s Fair” of the heirloom industry!

Visit their website for more information:  http://rareseeds.com/The_National_Heirloom_Exposition
Image | Building a Pallet Compost Bin
Building a Pallet Compost Bin

Learn how to build a great outdoor compost bin using recycled pallets.  Pallets can often be obtained for free by people who ask around, and they make a great starting material for small projects. Plus, by using pallets as building materials, you keep them out of the landfill and reduce the overall waste stream of your community. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pallet-Compost-Bin/

Building a Pallet Compost Bin

Learn how to build a great outdoor compost bin using recycled pallets.  Pallets can often be obtained for free by people who ask around, and they make a great starting material for small projects. Plus, by using pallets as building materials, you keep them out of the landfill and reduce the overall waste stream of your community. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pallet-Compost-Bin/

Image | How to Cure an Egg-Bound Chicken
How to Cure an Egg-Bound Chicken

Has one of your chickens suddenly stopped laying? Is your hen walking a little differently?  Visiting the nesting box more frequently? It could be that your chicken is egg-bound. In this video by VideojugLifestyleandHome, a professional poultry breeder explains how to tell if your chicken is having trouble laying an egg and discusses three ways to help her out of her bind.


How to Cure an Egg-Bound Chicken by VideojugLifestyleandHome

How to Cure an Egg-Bound Chicken

Has one of your chickens suddenly stopped laying? Is your hen walking a little differently?  Visiting the nesting box more frequently? It could be that your chicken is egg-bound. In this video by VideojugLifestyleandHome, a professional poultry breeder explains how to tell if your chicken is having trouble laying an egg and discusses three ways to help her out of her bind.


How to Cure an Egg-Bound Chicken by VideojugLifestyleandHome

Image | 20 Reasons to Keep Vinegar on Hand
20 Reasons to Keep Vinegar on Hand

Vinegar is a wondrous substance that every prepared person should keep on hand. Whether it is for cleaning, salads, or getting the smoke smell out of clothes, having a few bottles of this multipurpose liquid in the pantry is a must-have prep. Its uses and virtues are so numerous, it is hard to select just a subset for this article. 

To start off with, vinegar is incredibly inexpensive compared to the products it can replace around the home, and can be purchased in one-gallon bulk contains to save even more. And the bottles can be easily reused for emergency water storage or freezer jugs.

Vinegar is non-toxic as a cleaner and has an almost indefinite shelf life. So 'explore some of the top reasons to keep vinegar handy and available.
20 Reasons to Keep Vinegar on Hand

Vinegar is a wondrous substance that every prepared person should keep on hand. Whether it is for cleaning, salads, or getting the smoke smell out of clothes, having a few bottles of this multipurpose liquid in the pantry is a must-have prep. Its uses and virtues are so numerous, it is hard to select just a subset for this article. 

To start off with, vinegar is incredibly inexpensive compared to the products it can replace around the home, and can be purchased in one-gallon bulk contains to save even more. And the bottles can be easily reused for emergency water storage or freezer jugs.

Vinegar is non-toxic as a cleaner and has an almost indefinite shelf life. So 'explore some of the top reasons to keep vinegar handy and available.
Image | Making Potting Mix
Making Potting Mix

With spring upon us and the warming of the earth, many readers are getting the urge and itch to get outside and start planting a garden. Whether your garden is large enough to feed a community or just big enough to supplement your everyday fresh greens addiction, at some point you will need a supply of potting soil. From container herb gardens to the square-foot garden method, potting soil will need to be on hand. High-quality potting soil is an essential component to a successful garden season because it provides the foundational medium in which your plants will start and continue to grow in. In this article I discuss the process and recipe that I have used for many years for making great potting soil.  I hope to provide you with ideas on how to make the best mix for your garden and ways to save money in the future. 

The Recipe

The following is an excellent general seed starting mix and transplant mix.  For plants that might require a lighter mix, use a 2-1-1 ratio of the following ingredients.

Mix the following ingredients together in a sealable bag or container to maintain moisture if potting mix is to be stored for any length of time.

 

Making Potting Mix

With spring upon us and the warming of the earth, many readers are getting the urge and itch to get outside and start planting a garden. Whether your garden is large enough to feed a community or just big enough to supplement your everyday fresh greens addiction, at some point you will need a supply of potting soil. From container herb gardens to the square-foot garden method, potting soil will need to be on hand. High-quality potting soil is an essential component to a successful garden season because it provides the foundational medium in which your plants will start and continue to grow in. In this article I discuss the process and recipe that I have used for many years for making great potting soil.  I hope to provide you with ideas on how to make the best mix for your garden and ways to save money in the future. 

The Recipe

The following is an excellent general seed starting mix and transplant mix.  For plants that might require a lighter mix, use a 2-1-1 ratio of the following ingredients.

Mix the following ingredients together in a sealable bag or container to maintain moisture if potting mix is to be stored for any length of time.

 

Image | Making Chèvre (Goat Cheese)
Making Chèvre (Goat Cheese)

Goats were one of the very first domesticated animals. They have been used for milk, meat, leather, fiber, manure, and for pack animals. Goat milk is easy to digest, and is often consumed by those that cannot tolerate cow milk. In much of the world, it is goat milk and cheese that is preferred over cow milk products. 

In this article we will go through the simple process of making Chèvre. Chèvre is simply the French word for goat. It is a fresh, soft goat cheese, with the consistency of cream cheese. It is  extremely easy to make, and a great beginners cheese.
Making Chèvre (Goat Cheese)

Goats were one of the very first domesticated animals. They have been used for milk, meat, leather, fiber, manure, and for pack animals. Goat milk is easy to digest, and is often consumed by those that cannot tolerate cow milk. In much of the world, it is goat milk and cheese that is preferred over cow milk products. 

In this article we will go through the simple process of making Chèvre. Chèvre is simply the French word for goat. It is a fresh, soft goat cheese, with the consistency of cream cheese. It is  extremely easy to make, and a great beginners cheese.
Image | Growing Sprouted Fodder For Livestock
Growing Sprouted Fodder For Livestock

src=Fodder or animal feed is any feedstock used specifically to feed domesticated livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals (including plants cut and carried to them), rather than that which they forage for themselves in pasture and grazing land. It includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and also sprouted grains and legumes.  The fodder system we are focusing on here today is a hydroponically grown, quick turn over, and cost effective system.   

With many regions of the world experiencing record droughts and peak water becoming more of a concern for many businesses and individuals who own and raise livestock,  seeking options and solutions to maintain the health and growth of their animals can be a challenge.  Sprouting fodder on site can be a dependable and low cost source of feed and nutritional supplementation, creating a local, on demand feed source that can build great resiliency and independence for homesteaders and those in agricultural industries. 
Growing Sprouted Fodder For Livestock

src=Fodder or animal feed is any feedstock used specifically to feed domesticated livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. "Fodder" refers particularly to food given to the animals (including plants cut and carried to them), rather than that which they forage for themselves in pasture and grazing land. It includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and also sprouted grains and legumes.  The fodder system we are focusing on here today is a hydroponically grown, quick turn over, and cost effective system.   

With many regions of the world experiencing record droughts and peak water becoming more of a concern for many businesses and individuals who own and raise livestock,  seeking options and solutions to maintain the health and growth of their animals can be a challenge.  Sprouting fodder on site can be a dependable and low cost source of feed and nutritional supplementation, creating a local, on demand feed source that can build great resiliency and independence for homesteaders and those in agricultural industries. 
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