Last year my wife and I shared the magical experience of visiting an organic cocoa farm in the Caribbean. We tried bananas we'd never seen before... ate coffee cherries right off the bushes... tasted fruits we didn't know existed... all while marveling at the incredible productivity possible in a year-round warm climate with great soil. One thing I found quite interesting was … [Read more...] about Growing Your Own Herbal Tea
Frugality
4 Safe Edible Mushrooms for Foragers and Cheapskates
NOTE: I shouldn't have to say this but I will, just in case a bureaucrat is reading: don't go eating any mushrooms you're not completely sure are safe. And don't sue us if you get a stomachache. Do your own research on mushrooms. We're just providing a few ideas to get you started. At the end of summer, the rain and cooler weather did its work and a wide variety of beautiful … [Read more...] about 4 Safe Edible Mushrooms for Foragers and Cheapskates
Using Greywater To Grow Bananas
As drought continues to wreak havoc in much of the west, there's a new interest in how much water we waste. In a survival situation, water is your #1 priority. It's also #1 for plants. Unfortunately, many of us have homes that were designed to be linked into either wasteful septic systems or municipal sewers. Why do I say "unfortunately?" After all - isn't our modern sanitation … [Read more...] about Using Greywater To Grow Bananas
Guineas, Bugs, Ducks, Coons and Rabbits: Experiments In Raising Meat
A few weeks ago, we had a raising rabbits post here at by Ted R here at The Prepper Project. At the same point he was writing that article, I was acquiring some rabbits of my own. Call it Providence, or serendipity, or Fate... but it was good timing. I appreciated hearing Ted's thoughts on tasty bunnies. One point Ted made in his article was the need to get started on meat … [Read more...] about Guineas, Bugs, Ducks, Coons and Rabbits: Experiments In Raising Meat
Harvesting and Utilizing Wild Grapes
The only thing better than growing and harvesting your own food... is harvesting food you didn't have to grow! There are some wild foods that provide you with calories but aren't wonderfully flavored; there are others that taste great but fail to yield well; there are still others that bear prolifically and also very tasty. Wild grapeshave a bit of all three categories. They … [Read more...] about Harvesting and Utilizing Wild Grapes