Plants

The Heirloom Experiment: Part Two, I Received My Seed Order

July 21, 2010

This week I received my heirloom seed order from my Ebay order. Here is what was included in the package. A sealed mylar bag with the date the seeds were packaged and sealed. Instructions on how to store the seeds (preferred method the refrigerator or the freezer). I put mine in the freezer Instruction sheet [...]

Tagged as: Food, Heirloom Seeds, Self Reliance

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The Heirloom Experiment: I Recently Bought Heirloom Seeds To Attempt To Grow A Garden

July 19, 2010

I didn’t go crazy on them or spend $100.00 for a cache of seeds either… I bought them off of Ebay, which may have been a mistake, but I didn’t spend more than $20.00 plus shipping on a small cache of seeds. I first want to experiment with them, see if I can grow them, [...]

Tagged as: Gardening, Germinating, Heirloom Seeds, Homesteading, Self Reliance, Sprouting

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My Survival and Outdoor iPhone Apps

June 20, 2010

When I bought my iPhone last year, I quickly realized it had the potential to be a survival tool My search for iPhone apps under “camping, hiking, and survival” quickly returned many options for me. I have tried a bunch of them, and am using the ‘best ones for me’ at the moment. They may [...]

Tagged as: Books, emergency radio, first aid, gps, iphone, iphone apps, Navigation, Physical Fitness, smartphone, survival manuals

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20 Great Uses for Tea Tree Oil in Your Kit

June 6, 2010

In 2006, the world consumed more than 3.5 billion gallons of oil per day. A lot of that oil has caused environmental damage and conflicts between nations. But there is one type of oil that’s green, sustainable, healthy, and–as far as I know–has never been the rationale behind a major military intervention: tea tree oil. Tea tree [...]

Tagged as: Medicinal, Medicine, Tea Tree Oil

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