Bi-annuals like onions and cabbage are a challenge for seed saving because they don’t make seeds until their second year. While it is more involved than simple annuals like tomatoes, beans, corn, etc., it can be done. Where to Begin…
Martin tries to help Susan find a hotel to stay in. The trouble is, everyone else wants a hotel room too.
Here is Chapter 2. The audio files are hosted on Podbean (as in the “listen now” link below.) The episodes do show up in Apple’s Podcast (web) and the app. It is supposed to show up in Google Podcasts too.…
For those with no time to read, this is the first chapter, in podcast/audio form of Book 1.
Escape From The City My most recent release on Amazon is something different for post-apocalyptic survival fiction. This story is set several generations in the future. It started with a thought experiment. What if some future world government forced everyone…
This past Tuesday Broody’s eggs started to hatch. She had two up and cheeping around. Sumo, the other broody hen, wasn’t supposed to start hatching until Friday, but she had a couple hatched on Tuesday too. Then, I remembered that…
Having a hen go broody is a sustainability blessing, but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. I was trying to induce my hen that usually goes broody to get into the mothering mood but I…
For many preppers out there, how to “go” sustainably after SHTF, is potentially a big problem. Bugging in is a popular strategy but many homes depend on municipal sewer and water. Where do you “go” when your toilets stop working?…
What do you do when springtime has your chickens laying more eggs than you can (or should) eat? We give some away, but I’m also saving my surplus for next winter when the hens stop laying. I am making powdered eggs. If you have a dehydrator, you can too!