by Cameron | Apr 27, 2015 | DIY, Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Heirloom Seeds, Homesteading, Preparedness
This is the first of three articles geared toward helping a suburban or even an urban dweller become more food self sufficient. It doesn’t take a lot of space to grow food but it does take a different type of thinking than the traditional garden. I’ll break down my... Read more 
by Cameron | Apr 10, 2015 | Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Preparedness, Prepping, Water
California is facing one of the worst droughts the state has ever seen…. it is not the first drought, but based on the water levels (and projected water levels) the state is in dire need of water and water conservation. Governor Brown and the California legislature... Read more 
by Cameron | Mar 20, 2015 | Fishing, Food, Food Storage, Gardening, Hunting
As I sit here looking at the forecast for yet another winter storm, I find myself longing for spring and all that comes with it. Its been a long, cold winter and, as much as I like the cold and all it brings, Im tired of it and welcome a change in seasons. I had... Read more 
by suburban | Jun 25, 2013 | Bug Out Vehicle, Gardening, General, Pandemic
Well, summer is officially upon us. When it came it came with heat and humidity. With that there are supposed to be severe thunder storms all week here in NJ. I’m getting used to the rain, and am going to start calling New Jersey, “New Seattle”... Read more 
by suburban | Feb 22, 2013 | Gardening, Preparedness, Self Reliance
It was a great year! By comparison to last year and before our urban garden did very well. I credit a lot of our success to trial&error over the last several years, learning as we go, reading and researching why this or that happened etc. Before going into details... Read more 
by ST | Dec 13, 2011 | Gardening, Guest Post, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance, Urban Survival
2011 was a pretty good year farming wise at home. For an urban (I do consider myself urban) backyard container farm we did pretty good. And more importantly, we learned a lot to apply for next year. Starting out we added several new containers to our farm. I was... Read more 
