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One of the very frustrating downsides to perma-culture is that there is a self righteous percentage that believe that there is only one way to do a garden. Unfortunately, this same group of people push a style of garden bed called a “hugel” bed. Out of all the beds I’ve seen created, it requires theContinue reading “Hugelculture Beds”

In Florida, we joke that our state bird is the mosquito and boy is it a plentiful creature. From approximately March until something like late October we have different varieties of mosquitos that will breed worse than rabbits. If the bites and itching don’t worry you, the variety of viruses they carry do. Whenever weContinue reading “Modifying Planters for Florida”

Not to sound old, but back in the 80’s we had classes like home economics, child development, shop and some even had auto mechanics classes. Today, most grown adults don’t know how to cook food from scratch and children believe that vegetables just miraculously show up at the grocery store. While many skills have beenContinue reading “Rediscover Important Skills”

While I’m a big believer in having access to medications such as Tylenol and Benedryl, I tend to lean towards using more natural methods first to treat ailments. Unfortunately, most natural and organic treatments aren’t covered by FSA, which means it’s an out of pocket expense. Ideally, you want to have a variety of typicalContinue reading “FSA Eligible: Natural Medicines & Products”

As you start out your journey with gardening, you will no doubt notice that there are literally hundreds if not thousands of varieties of edible plant life out there. You’ll probably even discover that a few plants that you see in your own yard growing wild are actually edible, like wild “invasive” dandelion. Did youContinue reading “Seed Saving & Organizing”

Because of statewide shortages, many people are in panic mode trying to find groceries for their family so I decided to compile a list of places that I’ve seen groceries at. I live in Northern Florida so you may not have these stores in your locations but there may be similar ones if you doContinue reading “Grocery Store Alternatives”

When my husband and I set out to discuss what we were looking for in a recreational vehicle, one of the things that we came face-to-face with was whether or not we wanted to be able to do what’s called “boondocking”. Boondocking is a term that basically means camping in some form without sewer, runningContinue reading “Off-Grid Composting Toilet”

We in Florida will see all four seasons and one of the best products to have in your garden best is organic mulch. Organic mulch is something that at one time was alive but now is being used to cover and protect your plants. Organic mulch typically is made from chipped branches and trees butContinue reading “Mulch: Gardeners Best Friend”

I have three teenagers and I constantly try to remind them that they need to worry more about getting themselves situated in life before they concern themselves with any other persons life. It’s a common mentality of the younger generation to have this desire to “make an impact” because they feel like they have toContinue reading “Impact the World & Save Sanity”

So, you’ve decided the city life is not the option you want to continue raising your family in? Welcome to the club! While I completely understand if you are not one of those individuals who are ready to leave a suburban community, there are many families who are ready to go. We’ve spent around aContinue reading “RV Off-Grid Living?”