This week we celebrate the 249th anniversary of “The Shot Heard Around the World.” Did you know that the American Revolution didn’t begin when the first shot was fired at Lexington Green in 1775? They started the revolution shortly after the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) because the British wanted them to payContinue reading “A New Kind of Revolution”
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Does Gardening Really Help Your Emotional Health?
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?”
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.
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.
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”
Get a Victory by Growing a Garden
Back during World War II, both the United States and Great Britain began what they called Victory Gardens. Great Britain had started the idea when the Axis powers began their quest to take over Europe during the late 1930s and early 1940s. As the Nazis rolled over their neighboring countries and swallowed up agricultural landContinue reading “Get a Victory by Growing a Garden”
Earliest Seed Starting for Home Garden
Onions The first item on my list is onions. We use a lot of onions at our house so I planted them earlier this week. We could buy onions as plants or sets, and we have done this many times in the past. However, this year, I have chosen to plant my onions as seeds.Continue reading “Earliest Seed Starting for Home Garden”
The Perpetual Homesteader 