The 10 Best Emergency Food Supply Companies of 2020
It is time to make sure that you have your emergency food supply squared away. These are the 10 best emergency food supply companies of 2020: My Patriot Supply Augason Farms Wise Company Valley Food Storage Legacy Food Storage BePrepared Thrive Life Mountain...
How to Can Applesauce
Canning applesauce is the perfect thing to do with all those extra apples you have in your kitchen! You don’t have to stick with only one type of apple either. Try combining different varieties to create a tasty applesauce flavor. There are two types of canning...
How to Can Peaches
Yeah, peaches! Canning peaches is really a lot of fun and very rewarding. Homemade canned peaches are delicious and they make great presents because they are beautiful! There are two types of canning methods: Water Bath Canning often abbreviated WB and Pressure...
How to Can Tomatoes
Canning tomatoes whether straight from your garden, a friends garden, a farmers market, or ones you bought in bulk at a grocery store, is a great way to keep a steady supply of tomatoes at your fingertips all throughout the year. Canning tomatoes doesn’t require...
How to Can Green Beans
Canning green beans is one of the best foods to start with if you are new to canning. There are very few ingredients needed when canning green beans and the process is fairly simple. By the time you finish canning your green beans you will be familiar with some of the...
10 Things You Should NOT Put in Your Compost Pile + BONUS MATERIAL
Are you interested in starting a compost pile but feel a bit leery of the whole process? Well, don’t worry, because you are in good company! In this article I hope to ease some of your concerns and explain 10 worst things to compost and also 10 best things to...
10 Reasons to Choose Raised Bed Gardening
Are you trying to decide how to plant your garden this year? Maybe you have heard that a lot of people are using raised garden beds instead of using the traditional garden methods. There are some very good reasons why they are doing this. In this article...
10 Proven Tips to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden
Deer are fun to watch because they are graceful and keen creatures, but if given the opportunity they can eat up your whole vegetable garden in no time at all. Use these 10 proven tips to keep deer out of your garden while still enjoying them on your property. I hope...
21 Worst Mistakes Beginner Gardners Make
Are you wanting to start a garden this year? Give yourself a head start by avoiding these 21 beginner gardener mistakes. Gardening can be fun and rewarding but also challenging. Let’s get started! 1. Starting Out Too Big First garden? Let’s Go! As a...
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