Food
Savory Herbs and Unsavory Weather
Except for a few short-lived cold snaps, it has been a pretty mild winter here in North Carolina. From what I’ve been hearing, the same can be said for most of the United States. Of [ … ]
Survival Gardening for Pandemics
Potatoes: Which Varieties Store The Longest, Cook The Best, And Grow Just About Anywhere
The cultivation of potatoes originated in South America, where the Incas of Peru grew them for food some 10,000 years ago. The original potato, though, bore little resemblance to today’s enormous, oblong, white-fleshed tuber. [ … ]
Survival Gardening for Pandemics
Hugelkultur: The Better Gardening Method Your (European) Ancestors Used
Looking for a productive way to grow food that requires less work? Utilized in Germany and Eastern Europe for hundreds of years, hugelkultur (literally meaning “mound culture”) is a method of growing food that can [ … ]