Those of us who live in colder climates champ at the bit to start gardening every year. Fortunately, there's a way to start gardening early, without waiting for the snow to disappear in the spring: ...
10 Easy Home Remedies for Toothaches
Our bodies are in constant need of upkeep and repair, and pain is the body letting us know that something's wrong. But what happens when a doctor (or dentist) isn't immediately available? If you ...
The Best Species to Raise for Backyard Fish Farming
Backyard fish farming is a great way to raise healthy protein for you, your family, and to sell at markets. In just a small space, you can raise pounds and pounds of delicious, healthy fish or fish to ...
How to Use a Mustard Pour to Combat Destructive Insects
Growing food is difficult enough without crawling interlopers wreaking havoc. Slugs, snails, beetle larvae, and cutworms are just a few species that can annihilate our plants. Many of the methods we ...
How to Make Your Own Shampoo
Those of us who revel in self-sufficiency tend to make self-care a high priority. For example, many of us eat organic food and make our own natural cleaning products. But what about self-care? ...
What Are Nativars and Are They Beneficial or Detrimental?
You may have come across the term "nativars" before and wondered what they were, exactly. After all, there are so many different botanical terms to familiarize yourself with, and more neologisms pop ...
22 Edible and Medicinal Plants You Can Forage in the Winter
It's late November here in Quebec, and the snow is already a foot deep. The pantry has been well stocked with home-grown and foraged bounty. That said, we like to forage year-round, and the cold ...
How to Care for Your Wooden Furniture To Make It Last
You can keep your wood furniture in good shape for centuries as long as you know how to care for it properly. I have a 400-year-old wooden table sitting in my studio. Yes, I'm serious. It's a ...
What to do When a Natural Disaster Strikes and How to be Prepared
A natural disaster can wreak absolute havoc on one's life. Even those that grant us a bit of warning time require quick action and adaptation. The key to surviving one of these situations is solid ...