5 Essential Survival Items For Your Bug Out Bag
How To Walk Barefoot While Wearing Shoes
How to walk barefoot while wearing shoes … sounds a bit contradictory, doesn’t it? Modern shoes have been designed with fashion, rather than function and foot health in mind. The ideal would be to go…
4 Reasons For Walking Barefoot
Walking barefoot is something we don’t do often enough! The health benefits indicate we should make more of an effort to remove our shoes and socks on a more regular basis. Kick off your shoes…
Wind Power For Off Grid Energy
Wind power, solar power, and the little known micro hydro- electricity are generally considered to be the most efficient and productive means of generating power for the homestead or off grid living sector. Wind power…
7 Survival Tools That Make Great Christmas Gifts
A survival tool makes great Christmas gift for the survivalist person in your life, or those who enjoy camping or hiking or any activities in the outdoors. I have selected the following survival tools for…
Survival Knot Series – Part 2 – Sheet Bend
Welcome to part 2 of our Survival Knots series. In part 2, we cover the sheet bend knot and double sheet bend knot. I trust that you have practiced the knots discussed in part 1….
7 Top Tips For Tomato Growing
Here are some top tips for successful tomato growing. Tomatoes are a versatile food, rich in vitamins and nutrients. These properties are enhanced even further if you grow them yourself following organic methods. Tomatoes are…
How To Make Kombucha Tea
Kombucha is an ancient, traditional fermented drink rich in probiotics and antioxidants. Traditionally it is made from black tea and sugar, but you can substitute green tea for black tea. Kombucha tea has been a…
4 Tips For Choosing a Beekeepers Suit
A beekeepers suit is part of the essential gear for a beekeeper, whether you are a beginner beekeeper or a seasoned veteran! Your beekeeper suit does not need to make a fashion statement, but it…
5 Must Have Items For Beekeeping
These 5 must have items for beekeeping are the basic gear that you need to set up a hive and maintain your colony safely, while reaping the benefits of the bees pollinating your vegetable garden…
The Wonders Of The Mullein Plant And How To Grow it
Learning how to grow Mullein is quite straightforward. As it is not a fussy plant from a soil perspective, Mullein grows so very well that some people might consider it a garden weed or pest, as it produces huge quantities of seeds that propagate easily.
Mullein – Medicinal Herb
Mullein has been used for thousands of years for herbal medicine. Records from as far back as 2000 years report on its use for pulmonary conditions. The mullein plant (Verbascum) is a biennial plant, which…