Home, Farm & Garden
We need GMOs to feed the world like a fish needs dry land. A controversial farmer in California is proving that a veritable bumper crop can be had using new farming methods that don’t require GMO pesticides, herbicides, or even weeding, and require 10 times less water than the average farm.
Inventors Stuart and Cedar Anderson knew there had to be a better way to harvest honey from their beehives so they came up with the “Beekeepers Dream”. Their invention which took them a decade to develop ..
For those interested in living off-grid, solar energy offers one of the best and most readily-available sources of energy. There are many ways to harness the sun’s power for performing a number of tasks, such as creating electricity and heating a home.
Active farmers markets seem to be everywhere these days, but many communities have either tried and failed to get a market going or seem to continually remain in the planning stages. To help those who are still getting started, I asked a couple friends ..
There are already huge percentages of the Earth’s population in third world countries that have to boil every drop of water they drink. If it ever comes to that, this would be a MUCH more efficient way of doing so.
An art professor from Syracuse University in the US, Van Aken grew up on a family farm before pursuing a career as an artist, and has combined his knowledge of the two to develop his incredible Tree of 40 Fruit.
While your space may feel cramped, national garden expert Charlie Nardozzi says your options still loom larger than you might expect. Columnar apples, honeyberries, fig trees and Alpine strawberries can all sweeten your deck or patio in a matter of months.
One big benefit of running the private and FDA-certified Bob-White Systems Dairy Lab is that we get to see what works and what doesn’t work to keep milk clean. “Clean,” for our purposes, means that it passes Vermont’s Tier II Raw Milk Standards.
The Small Home, Big Decisions series follows Jennifer and her husband, Tyler, as they build a self-reliant homestead on a piece of country property in northeastern Kansas. The series will delve into questions that arise during their building process and the decisions they make along the way.
Makeshift Grill Ideas: Cooking When the Grid Goes Down By Pat Henry | The Prepper Journal In my quest to think of creative (hopefully) ideas for articles on the Prepper Journal, I try to pull inspiration from a lot of places. Certainly my own efforts at prepping give me experiences that I can use to …
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How to Finance Buying Land: Should We Go into Debt? By Jennifer Kongs The Small Home, Big Decisions series follows Jennifer and her husband, Tyler, as they build a self-reliant homestead on a piece of country property in northeastern Kansas. The series will delve into questions that arise during their building process and the decisions …
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Common Core Concerns Lead to Homeschool Increase By Dr. Susan Berry | Breitbart More parents are removing their children from traditional school environments and are choosing to homeschool them instead due to increased concern over the use of the Common Core standards. The Heartlander reported earlier this month that in the state of North Carolina homeschooling …
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Suburban Permaculture Transforms Neighborhoods By Jan Spencer Half of all Americans live in suburbia. It’s true that suburbia is on the receiving end of a lot of social, economic and environmental criticism with much of that criticism well deserved. Suburbia requires a lot of resources to keep it going. Just about everyone has a car. …
7 Market Crops You Can Grow in a Greenhouse By Jesse Frost Your farm income doesn’t have to drop just because the temperature has. Use your greenhouse to grow products for sale all winter-long. When cold weather sets in, most farmers close up their market booth for the season and pack it in. However, a …
Biodynamic Gardening Takes Holistic Approach to the Soil By Tom Oder Want to enhance the health and vitality of your garden? Try gardening biodynamically. It will deepen your understanding of the life processes that happen in the garden and enhance the quality and flavor of the food you grow. Many people are familiar with how …
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