Blasts from the Past: Learning the Lost Arts of Self Reliance

If you have been following along with our Extreme Food Storage Makeover you will have already been introduced to my mom, Grandma Lori. I remember growing up we used to eat homemade strawberry jam and bottled peaches and my mom would make alfalfa sprouts on the kitchen counter. As I got older my [...]

Garden Update and FAQ Part Two

A few weeks back we posted part one of a Square Foot Gardening FAQ put together by Emily Peery, author of the eBook “Gardening For Beginners“. Today we are going to give you the second half of the questions asked by our Facebook Fan Page readers. But first here is a little update [...]

How To Build a Vinyl Square Foot Garden Box

Jodi’s husband gives another great tutorial, this time on how to build a vinyl square foot garden box.

Our trip to the dump

Safety inspection – $5
Past due registration – $40
Starting up a new insurance policy – $100
A truckload of … dirt? – $30
Family trip to the dump to get compost for my vegetable gardens – PRICELESS

A BIG pile of … dirt

Gotta love a beater truck that’s not afraid to get dirty (my husband loves classic cars)

Hubby forgot [...]

Food Storage FOOL’s Day Results

Well we had a great “Food Storage Fools Day” where we actually did some things we have been putting off FoReVeR! We were so glad our readers joined us and got some great emails, facebook discussions, pictures and feedback about what you all did. Wasn’t it so much more fun to do it [...]

Square Foot Gardening FAQ

Some of your most asked questions about gardening are answered by Emily of mysquarefootgarden.net. Don’t miss out the info on her new eBooks now available too!

Square Foot Gardening 101

One of the BEST and CHEAPEST ways to store fruits and vegetables is to garden and/or preserve them yourself. If this feels overwhelming to you, don’t worry, we understand! Check out Jodi’s Gardening Failures post from last fall for example However, if this is something you really WANT to learn [...]

Day 9: Food Storage Christmas (fruits and veggies)

While not critical for sustaining life, fruits and vegetables are a welcome addition to any food storage program for the health benefits, variety, and to help you save money on your day to day grocery shopping. Include the Day 9 Tags to complete today’s gift ideas:

Gardening Seeds
Gardening is a great way to become more [...]

Food Storage Lessons Learned From Gardening

Today I want to share with you a story (or confession) about my garden this year. As you may recall from my “It’s Garden Time” post and my “Jiffy Pots” post, I had high hopes for my garden this year. Well watch the video below to find out what REALLY happened!

So you can [...]