Tag Archive: info

May 13

Cushaws & Cushaw Custard

photo credit stateoftheozarks.net

If you would like to try something in the garden that you won’t see in stores why not grow some cushaw. They are a type of pumpkin, they produce well so you get a lot of food for your time. State of the Ozarks tells all about them and shares a recipe for cushaw custard.

May 04

If you live in an ISBU, will it bake your brain?

photo credit renaissanceronin.wordpress.com

Great article from Ronaissanceronin about whether ceramic paints work to insulate shipping containers used as dwellings. He also talks about the best way to insulate them. I found the article interesting and a bit entertaining as he seems to have a wicked sense of humor. If you are interested in shipping containers he has a …

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Apr 15

Notes on Keeping Bees in Urban and Suburban Neighborhoods

photo credit outdoorplace.org

Good info on keeping bees in the suburbs. For folks that live in the city Outdoor place has  some really good advice for you if you want to keep bees. How neat it would be to live inside a town and still have your own raw honey from you own bees.

Apr 10

Grains – The Shooter’s Unit of Measurement

photo credit hickok45

Lots of info on grains. Hickok45 tells us all about grains of powder as pertaining to bullets. Info for shooter and non shooters.

Apr 05

Food Storage Part I: A Primer on Oxygen Absorbers

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If you are storing foods or thinking about storing foods Back door survival has a great primer on oxygen absorbers. The article explains all about the absorbers. What they are, how they work and how to use them not only with mylar bags but other types of storage containers as well. Good information.

Apr 02

How To Grow Grapes

photo credit usagardener.com

Have you ever wanted to grow grapes so that you could make your own grape jams and jellies or juice? If  so USA Gardener has loads of information on how to grow them  from picking you planting site to preparing the soil and then they tell you how to prune them in the first year …

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Apr 02

CHIA! The Ancient Food of the Future

photo credit Cyanocorax

Great video and article on chia seeds and their health properties. The video is in Australia and shows how chis is raised and harvested made by Cobs bread Canada and the article that has a ton of info on the chia seed is from Living Foods. Good good info on chia seeds.

Mar 29

Homestead Series Wood Stoves

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Homestead acres walks you through the different parts and what they are for on a wood stove. The EPA he talks about is the term used when the wood stove meets the stands for The enviromental protection of the US.

Mar 12

Bee Keeping ~ is not for the faint of heart!

photo credit applegarthgardens.blogspot.com

A very interesting article on how to handle a bee swarm. This was very cool to read. The way Applegarth Farm told her story of running to and fro getting hives together to provide for the bee swam was just fascinating. She always tells the times when your bees may swarm so you can be …

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Mar 09

Did You Know?

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You can see all of our previous posts on our blog page. You can browse the categories or use the search bar to find a specific post.  Remember to bookmark  us while you are there and then you can easily find a post you wish to see again or look for an answer to a …

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