Keeping these pantry staples on hand allows you to have quick meals within your reach every day. Get the master list of pantry staples. For the most prepared pantry, it’s best to store a combination of frozen, dehydrated, and canned food. Use this list to inventory your current pantry and make plans to round out your current stock with missing…
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The Master List of Pantry Staples
4 Common Garden Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Everyone experiences these 4 common garden challenges when they are getting started preparing, planting, growing, and harvesting their home garden. Here’s how to overcome them. Vegetable gardening is a fun and rewarding experience. However, it presents some unique challenges, as well. For example, gardeners must rely on the whims of Mother Nature when it comes to extreme temperatures and inclement…
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5 Bountiful Crops for Food Storage
There are many crops to choose for your garden, but these 5 crops are tailor-made for increasing the bounty of your garden. Learn how to properly store your garden’s harvest and you’ll be guaranteed to have plentiful food throughout the whole year. One of the sustainable ways to live life is by being able to produce your own food. Especially…
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Turn Used Plastic Water Barrels into Planters
Used plastic water barrel planters are large enough to be used for fruits and vegetables. Look for them locally and follow these steps to make your own. In a recent article, I wrote about making no build garden tubs and there was quite a bit of interest. Many of you reached out with questions about how – and what –…
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No Build Raised Bed Garden
Looking for a way to get a garden started quickly, with minimum effort? My no build raised bed garden came together in a few hours. Yours can too. I thought I would share some pictures of my garden this year. I’ve done some improvising to get it in place quickly with as little effort as possible. Perhaps you can adapt…
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