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Basic Survival Skills for Living a Good Life

Basic Survival Skills for Living a Good Life It may seem like survival skills should come along with common sense, but with modern conveniences, it’s easy to get someone else to do most things for you....

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Indoor Vegetable Gardening: 37 Edibles You Can Grow Indoors In The Winter

Indoor Vegetable Gardening: 37 Edibles You Can Grow Indoors In The Winter As a prepper, one of the essential skills is for you to be able to sustain yourself and have food available to you the whole...

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35 Creative Ways To Recycle Wooden Pallets

35 Creative Ways To Recycle Wooden Pallets When you’re sticking to a self-sufficient, green, and economic lifestyle, you become familiar with salvaging and repurposing materials. Pallets are great for...

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Educational DIY Mini Grass Houses for Kids

Educational DIY Mini Grass Houses for Kids Prepping can be challenging with small children in the family.  Keeping them busy and entertained can be quite the job, and you already have plenty of work to...

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Grow a Lemon Tree from a Seed (Indoors, too!)

Grow a Lemon Tree from a Seed (Indoors, too!) Citrus fruits are full of essential vitamins, great for recipes, and are a lovely addition to your garden.  Some varieties, like lemon trees, can also be...

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How To Grow And Make Your Own Tobacco

How To Grow And Make Your Own Tobacco To get started, you need seeds or transplants. If you live in tobacco country, you might be able to buy some transplants locally; otherwise, you need to seed your...

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How To Build A Vertical Aquaponic System

How To Build A Vertical Aquaponic System You can turn a small yard, a corner in a community garden or an unused space in your home into a thriving vertical farm for vegetables and fish. A...

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How to Eat and Grow Pomegranate – an Amazing Fruit for Food and Medicine

How to Eat and Grow Pomegranate – an Amazing Fruit for Food and Medicine When it comes to survival foods, you’ll want to grow pomegranate. If you don’t have the space to grow your own, or your not in...

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20 Unusual Uses For Everyday Herbs

20 Unusual Uses For Everyday Herbs Herbs are so much more than a garnish. This article will show you 20 unusual uses for everyday herbs… Take these 10 herbs and you’ve got yourself 20 different ways to...

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How To Build an Underground Greenhouse (Multiple Designs!)

How To Build an Underground Greenhouse (Multiple Designs!) Growing your own food isn’t difficult in the summer, but winter gardening is a lot more complicated. It is made infinitely easier when you...

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30 Things You Should Never Compost or Recycle

30 Things You Should Never Compost or Recycle Composting is an economical, green way to fertilize your garden, and it is essential for homesteaders to know how to properly compost.  Most homesteaders...

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A Collection Of Cool Things To Do With Stinging Nettles

A Collection Of Cool Things To Do With Stinging Nettles Stinging nettles have been around from the beginning of time, they hurt us a kid but these green wild plants can actually be very useful in the...

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Specific Seed Saving Instructions for Common Vegetables

Specific Seed Saving Instructions for Common Vegetables If you grow your own garden every year and always wondered how to save the seeds, this is your article. If you are a prepper, this article will...

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Trench Tomato Planting – How To Plant Tomato Horizontally

Trench Tomato Planting – How To Plant Tomato Horizontally Anyone who has grown tomatoes can tell you that they tend to be sensitive, and fruit production can be unpredictable. The traditional vertical...

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10 Reasons Why Low Tunnels Beat Cold Frames for Winter Gardening

10 Reasons Why Low Tunnels Beat Cold Frames for Winter Gardening Fresh produce is key to a nutritious diet, but those who grow their own vegetables know how much of a challenge it can be. Whether...

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How To Build an Awesome Garden Pond

How To Build an Awesome Garden Pond Garden ponds are not just for avid gardeners, they act as great water reservoirs that need little maintenance. Garden ponds can hold water to irrigate plants you...

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DIY Vertical Garden Design Step By Step Tutorial Instructions

DIY Vertical Garden Design Step By Step Tutorial Instructions Believe it or not folks, spring will be here before you know it. That means its time to start planning your garden. I can’t wait to start...

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10 Organic Foods That Aren’t Worth Buying

10 Organic Foods That Aren’t Worth Buying We all want to feed our family the healthiest, cleanest food we can afford. The trouble is that organic foods are usually more expensive than conventional...

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100% Natural Flea Killer For The Home And Garden

100% Natural Flea Killer For The Home And Garden I have 3 dogs and I have been really lucky not one of my dogs has had fleas! My wife and I discuss fleas every spring and I did some research and found...

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DIY Solar Heated Garden Bed

DIY Solar Heated Garden Bed I never knew that gardening could get so technical … I read today that it is possible to grow your food with the aid of wine bottles. You may be thinking, “huh” but once you...

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