15+ Medicinal Trees We Should Be Growing Growing your own groceries is one of the most important steps to developing an off-grid or self-reliant existence, but growing your own medicine should also be placed at the top of your list of thing to grow. Many trees that commonly grow in North America and parts of Europe …
Why You Should Grind Your Own Flour and How Whole-wheat flour is a powdery substance, a basic food ingredient, derived by grinding or mashing the whole grain of wheat, also known as the wheat berry. Whole-wheat flour is used in baking of breads and other baked goods, and also typically mixed with other lighter “white” unbleached or …
How To Test Your Drinking Water (And Why You Should Do It) Most people turn on the faucet in their kitchen or bathroom and don’t think twice about the liquid flowing from it. But if the situation in Flint, Michigan has taught us anything, it is that we cannot trust the safety of any drinking …
How Much Should You Plant In Your Garden To Provide a Year’s Worth of Food Not long ago, people had to think about how much to grow for the year. They had to plan ahead, save seeds, plant enough for their family, preserve enough. It was not just a hobby for them. It didn’t take up a 4 foot by …
15+ Things You Should NOT Refrigerate When you bring home your groceries your first instinct is always to get the perishable items to the fridge as quickly as you can. However, despite popular belief, there are some food times that you should never store in the refrigerator. Refrigeration our food for storage and preparation is …
How You Should Clean Your Mattress A mattress can be a lot of money and how often do you clean it? yes you properly change the sheets but some times it will need a deep clean because your mattress can have thousands of dust mites, spills, stains, dirt…and a whole load of other things we …