Study Shows School Gardens Help to Prevent Nutritional Deficiencies in Children

July 19, 2018 Home And Garden

By Phillip Schneider It’s no secret that kids in America don’t eat as many vegetables as they should. As non-processed fruit and vegetable intake have been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, and hypertension in adulthood, the importance of childhood vegetable consumption is becoming increasingly relevant. According to the CDC’s 2nd Nutritional Report, some of […]

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3 Medicinal Herbs You Can Grow Indoors

July 13, 2018 Home And Garden

By Sara Tipton The advances in modern medicine are obviously wonderful and have added years to the average American’s lifespan.  But what will you do when medical care isn’t so readily available, such as in a survival scenario or for a mild ailment?  Hopefully, this list of three medicinal herbs that everyone can easily grow in […]

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Hits the PC Guillotine

June 27, 2018 Home And Garden

By Annie Holmquist Growing up, I never got into stories with knights and fair maidens. Walking around in princess dresses while imagining I was trapped in a castle by a vicious dragon? Not interested. But give me a sunbonnet and braid my hair and I was lost in the world of Laura Ingalls. I still […]

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Japan Researchers Just Created a Wearable Solar Cell Patch

May 3, 2018 Home And Garden

By Heather Callaghan, Editor Solar is everywhere now. Tech worshipers figure, what better way to harness energy than to capture the very essence of the sun? While it does have its drawbacks, it is a form of “off-grid” energy. Solar cell technology can quite possibly draw us away from energy monopolies – if we allow it to. […]

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If You’re Worried About Bacteria On Prep Surfaces, Use Oregano Oil

April 12, 2018 Home And Garden

By Karen Foster Risk of food poisoning from contaminated food surfaces may be reduced by using oregano oil to help kill bacteria, new research suggests. Oregano is an important culinary and medicinal herb that has been used in medicine and cooking for thousands of years – with a number of health benefits. It is a […]

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Free “Shazam” for Nature App Identifies Plants and Animals From Your Phone

April 6, 2018 Home And Garden

By Melinda Cafferty The smartphone allows you to identify any song while you’re out and about through an app called “Shazam.” But have you ever wished you could hold your phone up to nature and do the same? In a manner of speaking you can. Not only is the Seek app free, but you and […]

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City Forces Elderly Homeowner To Replace Garden with Grass Lawn Even Though She’s Allergic To It

March 31, 2018 Home And Garden

By Rachel Blevins A couple in St. Peters, Missouri, learned the hard way that even though they are listed as the owners of their home, the city they live in still has the ability to dictate what is and is not on their property—even if they are allergic to it. Carl and Janice Duffner purchased […]

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3 Solid Reasons Never to Rake Your Leaves Again

March 27, 2018 Home And Garden

By Ann Katelyn Raking is a common a common activity for lawn owners, especially during the fall season. Homeowners want their lawns to stay clean, and raking is their go-to option. However, raking might not be actually a good idea. Here, we look into the reasons why others people wouldn’t recommend raking leaves on one’s property.  […]

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More Than 25 Percent of People Reacting to Products With Fragrance

March 18, 2018 Home And Garden

By Joe Battaglia Fragrance sales, largely composed of man-made chemicals are a $10 billion dollar a year industry. Fragrance can be made of thousands of compounds, most of which are synthetic, and many proven to harm human health. According to a recent survey, one in four are now sensitive to everyday chemicals found in products […]

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3D Printed House for $4,000 in less than 24 hours, First in US

March 16, 2018 Home And Garden

By Heather Callaghan, Editor America has a “first” to be truly proud of. The first permitted 3D printed house in the U.S. was just completed in Austin, Texas in less than 24 hours and costs less than $4,000. Not only is this amazing feat turning heads everywhere, it’s also causing everyone to ask “What now?” Especially the […]

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How To Grow Spinach

March 1, 2018 Home And Garden

By Tess Pennington Spinach is one of the first seeds you can plant for a spring harvest and a wonderful source of Vitamin A and one of the healthiest sources minerals and nutrients that we can grow. It is considered a superfood because of all the nutrition these little leaves are packed with. Varieties, such as Bloomsdale […]

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A Step-By-Step Guide for Starting Seeds Indoors

February 27, 2018 Home And Garden

By Tess Pennington While the weather outside is still on the chilly side, many are making use of their time indoors and get a headstart on the upcoming gardening season by starting seeds indoors. Doing so results in earlier and longer harvests. This economic gardening method doesn’t require special equipment – just some moist soil, […]

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Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple and Nutritious Food For Centuries

February 7, 2018 Home And Garden

By Jeremiah Johnson Peasant food, while simple and frugal, has been around for centuries – in every culture around the world. Using fresh roots, herbs, and foods available to them, households would whip up a soup the family could feast on for days. Soups such as pot-au-feu, minestrone, cawl, and Acquacotta would give the family sustenance […]

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How to Grow and Use Barley at Home

February 5, 2018 Home And Garden

By Tess Pennington  Barley is a high-yielding cereal grain that can be adapted to many parts of the homestead. It can be used as a tasty cereal, ground into flour, sprouted for super food, grown as fodder for livestock (which can save you lots of money when using homemade fodder in winter time), and last, but not least, […]

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California’s War on Off-Grid Independent Homes – Residents Made Homeless by Rogue Govt

February 1, 2018 Home And Garden,Top

SPECIAL REPORT By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze California has been at it again, proving to everyone in the country that the state most loudly proclaiming to be the leader against CO2, the disproven boogeyman of “Climate Change,” is really not interested in the environment at all, but the element of control Climate Change policies provide. There really […]

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How To Grow Vegetables Year-Round in Container Gardens

January 30, 2018 Home And Garden

By Tess Pennington For many of us, our jobs dictate that we live near a city and, as a result, our yards are smaller and may not provide adequate space for a large garden. As well, those that are renting homes may also be limited to what they can do with a yard. For a […]

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Easy Two Ingredient Turmeric Bombs to Fight Inflammation

January 1, 2018 Home And Garden

By Natural Blaze Inflammation is considered one of the most formidable causes of disease! Quell the pain and inflammation with your own DIY supplement superfood. Try these easy and sweet 2-ingredient turmeric bombs. We would like to offer one important suggestion! If you can stomach it – add as much black pepper as possible. Black […]

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How to Make Raised Garden Beds Out of Pallets

December 26, 2017 Home And Garden

Raised beds are an excellent choice if you are considering installing a vegetable garden. There are many advantages of raised beds compared to a traditional plot. Furthermore raised beds can be constructed for practically free if you can source some clean pallets. As the video below demonstrates, look for a “HT” stamp on pallets which indicates that […]

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Dos and Don’ts for Creating a Dog-Friendly Garden

December 22, 2017 Home And Garden

There you are. Wanting to create a beautiful blooming garden to enjoy — one that shows off your home and takes your yard to the next level, but one that’s also safe for your romping pup. It’s certainly more than possible to put together a gorgeous landscape that’s not only safe for Fido and company, […]

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This Simple Shopping Trick Will Save You Loads of Money

December 2, 2017 Home And Garden

By Jeremiah Johnson Now that the holidays are upon us, the shopping has begun in earnest.  Whether for ourselves or others, the stores are alive with festive happy shoppers shopping away in the shops until they’re bereft of money, energy, senses, or all of the above. One of the things I’ve noticed throughout the years […]

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