Preparedness & Self-Sufficiency

15 Emergency Preparedness Items For Bugging Out

Emergency preparedness is an important part of self-sufficiency, and self-sufficiency is a natural part of homesteading, so naturally the topic of preparedness (aka. "prepping") comes up often in the modern homesteading community. But as...

Go Beyond Organic Gardening to Grow More Food With Less Work

You've most likely heard of organic gardening before, but have you ever heard of beyond organic gardening? In this post, we'll go over exactly what this means, and how you can implement "beyond organic" practices in your own garden to grow more with less input. This...

What is Hugelkultur Gardening (And What Are the Benefits?)

Learn about the many benefits of hugelkultur gardening and start your own highly productive and 100% sustainable hugelkultur raised bed! This is a guest post by Sunflower Craig of Permies.com Hugelkultur (pronounced: hoogle-culture) is German for "mound" or "hill...

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