Food Prices Have Climbed 30% In a Year

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(originally published on our sister site, HealthFreedomNetwork.com) Food prices from 2009 to 2010 rose about 7.3% as the economy continued its plunge.  Now, in the past year, they’ve jumped by a budget-busting 30%.  Why? Part of the cost is thanks to higher oil prices raising fuel costs and thus the cost of transportation.  Another is… [Continue Reading]

General Rules of Good Soil Maintenance

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If you’re gardening in the same soil year after year, you will want to do some things to keep it healthy and vibrant so that it continues to improve. In fact, a good farmer or gardener who’s using sustainable practices will see his or her soil steadily improving and even growing (rising) with each passing… [Continue Reading]

Building Good Garden Soil

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If you buy your gardening soil from a garden center, as potting soil in the bag, or from another source, you don’t really need to know much about it to make it grow things. It’s likely already in great shape for doing so. Even so, a few years of gardening in it will change that… [Continue Reading]

Composting Basics

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There are three types of compost: manure, compost, and mulch.  Their value for your garden is in the order listed there.  Manure is compost made by sending plants through a biological processing unit (aka cow, horse, pig, chicken, etc.) and is the easiest compost to get ahold of and usually the best for your garden… [Continue Reading]

Sprouts – a Fast Track Survival Food

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One of the most convenient and easy to store of survival foods are seeds.  Yet most plants take months to grow and bear fruit – and then only if conditions are exactly right.  Not so with sprouting seeds. Nearly any seed can be sprouted and eaten before it bears fruit.  So long as the plant… [Continue Reading]