Gardening
How To Keep Deer Out Of Your Garden
We’ve all been there. You work hard all spring, watch the seeds sprout, flower and bloom and then one morning you wake up to check on everything and suddenly you notice IT’S GONE! The deer came and ate all of your hard work while your back was turned. Ugh!!! Don’t give up, here are some…
Read MoreSTOP! Don’t Throw Away That Strawberry Top! Here are 5 Amazing Uses
Have you been throwing the best part of the strawberry away all these years? Well maybe not the best part, but we’ve been throwing away something that can serve a greater purpose. Are strawberry tops safe to eat? Not only are they safe to eat but they are full of vitamins and here are 5 ways…
Read MoreForaging For Wild Edibles On Our Land
When we moved to our new land, I never imagined all the free food I would find. I wasn’t really purposefully foraging for wild edibles at the time, more just getting familiar with my surroundings. But everywhere I looked, I saw food, FREE food!
Read More12 Places to Get Cheap or Free Garden Plants & Seeds
Growing your own food shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Yet we spend billions (with a lot of zeros) on lawn care and gardens each year. Kind of seems counterproductive if we are spending more money growing our vegetables than it costs to buy them from the store. Time to tap into your frugal…
Read MoreHow to Get FREE Food That’s Healthy! By Gleaning The Fields
Sometimes desperation is the mother of invention. When you are on a tight budget, or are facing hunger, you look outside of the box. That is exactly what my friend Leia did when she needed food and found out about gleaning the fields. Gleaning the fields not only provides free food, but it’s healthy! “I’d…
Read MoreLettuce Pots- Growing Lettuce Indoors
Don’t let the winter blues stop you from gardening! You can start growing lettuce indoors and harvest in 30-45 days! I will show you how to grow lettuce indoors (or out) in just a couple of steps, + offer you a BONUS printable instructional guide. Lettuce is so easy to grow, your children can do…
Read MoreSeeds for Tomorrow Shaker-Better Than Seed Balls
Seeds for Tomorrow Shaker-Better Than Seed Balls You can be just like Johnny Appleseed with this simple and easy Seeds For Tomorrow Shaker. This eco-friendly project is better than seed balls because you can make it in just seconds. Easy to take anywhere you go, you can spread seeds for tomorrow.
Read MoreHow to Be Like Johnny Appleseed-Plus Bonus Recipes!
We all remember the childhood stories and some of you may even remember the song. However, John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed) was a simple man who spread apple seeds across the nation and helped settlers become landowners.
Read MoreAquaponics- How to Grow Food With Fish
Aquaponics, growing food with fish, a perfect harmony Even though Aquaponics has been around since the early 1400’s, many of us are unfamiliar with this gardening method. With drought and water restrictions, confined growing areas, chemical abuse and genetically modified produce, Aquaponics is a gardening method worth looking into.
Read MoreThe Truth About Farmers Markets- And The Lies Behind The Produce
Farmers Markets: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The one place left in the world you think you can meet good, honest, hard-working people, right? Well for the most part this is true, but there are always the few that you have to look out for, I am here to warn you about ‘those…
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