Nature’s Medical Chest
I have a box of 4×6 plant identification cards that was sold under the name Nature’s Medicine Chest. The set contains approximately 250 cards with many color photos. Each card has photos on one side, …
Outdoors
A Method of Trapping Skunks Without Them Spraying
[/caption] A friend of mine who regularly traps skunks and other pests has found a way to live trap skunks without them having a chance to spray. He takes a Havahart trap and removes the …
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Foraging for Edible Burdock: A Comprehensive Guide
Edible burdock is a biennial plant that can be found in many parts of the world as a source of food. Though the species is native to Europe and Asia, it can now be found …
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Foods From Our Gardens We Normally Waste
A lot of us grow a garden every year to save a bit of money and become more self-reliant. We work hard planting, pulling weeds, and watering, and then we throw away a large portion …
Lighting Fires Under Wet Conditions with Pitch
[/caption] Yesterday I was out walking in the woods. One thing I always watch for is sources of pitch or resin. The best sources are usually pine or other types of evergreens that have been …
Finding North Using a Watch
This method is not as useful as it once was; due to the fact, so many people wear digital watches. My watch is self-winding with an old-fashioned face. This means no batteries to worry about …
How to Select a Campsite
The other day I was talking with one of my grandchildren, who is going camping with his scout troop in a couple of days. We got into a discussion of how to decide where to …
How Well do You Know Your Neighborhood?
Fifty years ago, when all the wives stayed home, everyone in the neighborhood knew each other. Today you are lucky if you know your next-door neighbor, never mind someone down the street. Now I …
More on The Best Animals for Self Sufficiency
The post on raising animals brought in some great replies. https://bit.ly/Vy4493 I gained some good information from them. After more studying and reading the comments, I have decided that if you are living in a semi …
How to make compost
Now that is a question I ask myself all the time. Several years ago before I really wanted a garden my husband had me set up a round wire frame and put all the grass …