A few days ago, someone asked me why I thought everyone was so angry and unhinged all the time and I said that I thought it was because they weren’t spending enough time getting their hands dirty. There’s science behind the idea of the emotional benefits of gardening. Scientists have long wondered whether humans boastContinue reading “Does Gardening Really Help Your Emotional Health?”
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Rambling in the Garden
The garden has been planted with potatoes, onions, lettuce, and brassicas, using fabric bags and direct ground planting. Challenges with chickens digging and mulching are managed with a fence and timed roaming. The author connects gardening with spiritual thoughts, tying the season’s renewal to religious holidays. Several gardening books are also promoted.
Is Prepping Biblical?
This blog post discusses the author’s experience dealing with people who challenge the idea of prepping due to religious beliefs. The author draws from historical and biblical examples to argue that taking practical steps for self-sufficiency is consistent with Christian teachings. They emphasize the importance of sharing and giving back, and offer their books as resources for starting a vegetable garden.
Investing In the Future, Homesteading Style
The author discusses the impact of food inflation and their investment strategies. They focus on self-sustainability by growing food, raising animals, and selling produce. They emphasize cooking at home, buying in bulk, and investing in wood fuel and energy-efficient solutions. They prioritize tangible assets over traditional investments, advocating for a self-sufficient lifestyle.
They’re Eating My Garden!
The writer faced challenges with insects, wildlife, and livestock damaging their garden. They tackled this by installing a tall fence and avoiding planting crops susceptible to pests. To aid others, the writer has authored several gardening books available on Amazon.
Crafting a Stable Bucket Pantry
The post discusses the importance of storing staple dry foods for long-term use and provides a list of essential items to include in a dry food pantry. It emphasizes the versatility of each item and provides links to recipes. Additionally, it suggests foraging for variety and offers a book on the topic.
February’s Gardening Schedule
Can you believe that February is over half over? Many people in the Northern Hemisphere are looking out at the winter weather hoping for an early spring. Others, like me, have already started the 2024 gardening season. What We’ve Done So Far Here at our place, the onions and the herbs that I planted areContinue reading “February’s Gardening Schedule”
We Were All Preppers
The post discusses the commercialization of the prepping movement and how people used to be more self-sufficient. The author describes their current efforts in gardening, foraging, hunting, raising animals, and learning various skills. Additionally, they have written books on vegetable gardening and other relevant topics to help others learn these skills.
Free Fertilizer Right in Your Own Backyard
In recent years, many commercial fertilizers have been in short supply and what we can purchase is so expensive. What if I told you that you don’t need to purchase fertilizer to get rich soil that offers so many different types of fertilizers? What if I told you that the fertilizer that your soil needsContinue reading “Free Fertilizer Right in Your Own Backyard”
Perennial Vegetables that Come Back Every Year
Every year, millions and probably billions of people around the world go out and build a vegetable garden. They dig. They prepare the soil. They plant seeds and work diligently throughout the summer to get a vegetable crop. In recent years, there has been a movement called permaculture where people take an ideology started byContinue reading “Perennial Vegetables that Come Back Every Year”
The Perpetual Homesteader 