Bugs! Don’t you hate ‘em? Well, don’t be too quick! Insects may all look icky to you but some are very beneficial to your garden’s health. By that I mean that many of those bugs actually kill harmful insects that want to eat breakfast, lunch and supper in your vegetable garden. There are three different [...]
Last week we found ourselves anchored near a national monument in Matanzas Inlet, Florida called Fort Matanzas National Monument. It was built in the 1740′s to guard the southern approach to St. Augustine. There is a colorful history and I encourage you to research it for yourself because the actual history behind it, or the [...]
Ever wonder how emotionally and mentally strong you are? Do you know how you would react in a worst case scenario? Are you prepared for the stress of living out of your comfort zone if a worse case situation materializes? We preppers are gathering, learning and preparing in case any number of “bad” circumstances become [...]
If you find yourself “off the electrical grid” for whatever reason you will quickly find a need for 110 electricity. Trust me on this. Living long-term on a sailboat has taught me a few tricks that can translate to living off the grid on land. We’ve been warned that the cost of electricity is going [...]
I think all our readers know gardening is an important task for all who want to be as self-sufficient as they can possibly be. To achieve that goal, serious gardeners create and maintain compost piles or bins. Composting turns unusable materials into a most refined and useful organic material perfect to build humus into the [...]
