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How to Build a Squash Arch
Having a squash arch in your garden is a lot like killing two birds with one stone. Squash plants are notorious for conquering the rest
How to Not Die While Wildcrafting: 15 Rules for Foraging Safely
This article was originally published on The Grow Network. Walking out into the forests or fields and coming back with an armload of food and
Hunting Guide for Morel Mushrooms
Hunting for Morel Mushrooms When the trees are sporting their new green leaves and the ground is warm and damp, it is spring in Minnesota
You’re Probably Watering Your Garden Wrong. Here’s Why…
Are your plants just not happy and you don’t know why–? It could be that you’re watering wrong. But–HOW can you water “wrong”? You just
How it Began: Tiny Home Dreams to Travel Trailer Reality
What have I done? I made the decision to move out in the sticks of Texas hill country in July of 2016. Ever since I
Winter is Coming – How to Heat Your Homestead
Heating the Homestead Efficiently According to the U.S Department of Energy, heating and cooling together are the largest energy expense, accounting for a hefty 48%
Off Grid Floating Home – Travel the World in a Jet Capsule
A New Way to Live Off Grid A company called Jet Capsule has designed an off grid floating home that would allow you to live
Monarch Sanctuaries History: The Unexpected Truth from a Local
What do we know about the Monarch Sanctuaries History? There is only a very limited amount of Sanctuaries devoted to the arrival of the Monarch
Compostable Packaging – Ikea Replaces Styrofoam with Mushroom Based Biodegradable Foam
Ikea has made huge steps towards helping the environment by replacing regular polystyrene plastic styrofoam. The purpose of styrofoam is to hold delicate products during
Going Barefoot: Concerns & Benefits
It has become abnormal to be seen barefoot in public. I have heard the same comments over and over when going barefoot in the store,
Do it Yourself Antibiotics!
With antibiotic resistance becoming a bigger and bigger issue have you ever wondered if there was there anything else you could do, or are you
Do Plants Feel Pain? New Studies Show Plants Make Noise When Stressed
Life Gives Life: Is Pain Part of that Process Even when I was vegetarian I never fooled myself into believing that I was harming fewer