Raised Bed Gardening, part 2
Probably the best known system of raised bed gardening is Mel Bartholomew’s Square Foot Gardening method. About 30 years ago, he began to question why “traditional” gardening is done in particular ways,… Read more »
Raised Bed Gardening, part 1
Every year since we’ve owned our farm, we’ve delightedly tilled up the soil and lovingly poked seeds into the ground, envisioning the beautiful garden to come. We’ve put up fencing… Read more »
Choosing a Home Defense Weapon
You awake with a sudden jerk. Did you hear something? Was it glass breaking or were you dreaming? Silence. Maybe your mind was playing tricks on you. No! There it… Read more »
Author Marjory Wildcraft Goes from Hong Kong Highrise to Texas Prepper
Last summer, when a friend presented me with a set of author Marjory Wildcraft’s gardening DVDs, I thought I already knew everything about growing vegetables. This winter, I finally started watching… Read more »
What Is Situational Awareness?
Self defense, or survival, involves much more than just “techniques”. You must understand how the body reacts to fear. You must understand the nature of stress. You must also understand… Read more »
How Would You React?
The moment you step outside your home you become prey for the predators. I know that some self defense instructors may disagree with me on this, but even folks with… Read more »
Grow Food All Year Long: Recycled Patio Door Greenhouse Project
In the 1960s, my father spit out the word “plastic” as if it were poison. To him, anything made of a substance other than real wood, metal or glass was… Read more »
Understanding EMP: What Preppers Should Know
An EMP is a just one of the threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences. A EMP (electromagnetic pulse) can be caused by an high-altitude nuclear… Read more »