Survivor, America is a financial oriented article/video from Yahoo Finance, today. It centers around a point of view that many of us have become familiar with- but I wanted to look at it from the Gardener’s perspective. In short, Gerald Celente, director of the Trends Research Institute, predicts that things are going to become much […]
Frugal Tips
Household Tip #1
What a cute idea! And useful way reuse old pots. Clay pots are easy to spray paint, so you really don’t have to use one that is glazed. Just paint it any color you want- even detail it with a tole design or speckles …whatever clipped from www.marthastewart.com Bring a favorite flowerpot indoors, turn it […]
A Word On Brands
Like most D-I-Y’s, Handyman and I are frugal and like to save money. Sometimes we have been penny wise and pound foolish. Anyone else been there? Over the years I believe we have learned through trial and error that brand name really counts in appliance purchases. We weren’t just bragging when saying we bought a […]
Eye on the Future: growing our food
Article (found in the FAQ page, under ‘Commercial Growing / Becoming Self-Sufficient With a Small Market Garden’) on what you might expect from planning a small market garden offers up this advice: Advice for your Small Scale Market Garden II. Creating Your Own Successful Market Garden How do you prepare? 1. START SMALL! Don’t […]
Chickens in the City Controversy
Chickens vs Property Values. What ever happened to common sense? Regulatory powers and the thinking of martinets combine to make mountains out of molehills. Why not just apply the common sense rules that already apply to animals in an urban environment? Sanitation and flock size regulations make sense, but outlawing a generally beneficial animal does […]
Oh Darling- You Will LOVE This
This video is for anyone who is interested in saving seeds, particularly tomato seeds, but it is most especially for my husband. Handyman has been very interested in Survival blogs and their know how… and ( happily for me) has voiced interest in helping me garden this year. This is good news, I’m tellin’ ya. […]
