These are just a few to begin with, but they all have tremendous uses during an emergency when resources are scarce.   Medicinal: Plus many of these are great for seasoning food Garlic:   Antibiotic, cold/cough Lady Fern:   Stings, Stingy Nettle Willow:   Pain Relief Mint:   Antiviral Catnip:  Cold Symptoms, Break Fever Sage:  Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Antifungal, And […]

Here are some of the items I have identified as important for gardening and preserving your harvest.  Check to see what you already have, then start to add the others into your supply.   Tools: Pitchfork (for turning compost) Hoe Angle grinder or Metal File (for sharpening tools) Metal Rake Shovel (multiple) Hand Rake Hand […]

These handouts are full of great tips for understanding how to amend your soil and add nutrients back in. Reading a Fertilizer Label Soil Ammendments     For more informtion check out: http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenprimer/ht/fertilizerlabel.htm http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/altsoil.html

This handout also includes a great list of heirloom plants to start with! Why Grow Heirloom Plants   Check out: http://hgic.clemson.edu  for more!

The link below is a good overview on how exactly to take cuttings.  Try it and you will see how simple it is.  If it seems at all confusing, there are many videos on YouTube, and hopefully soon I will put together my own video for this website! How to take cuttings

For all of you who attended my classes this weekend at the Oregon City Emergency Prep Fair, I was privileged to meet you all and I hope I inspired you to work on your own garden. Besides having a source of food and even medicinal plants in an emergency, growing food in your own garden provides you […]