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Planting Fruit Tree Guilds
by Phil Williams

Last year, I prepped and installed some of my fruit tree guilds. I had planned to install the following guilds around my zone 2 fruit trees. As with most plans, they did not go exactly according to plan. I had trouble getting some of the plants and seed, and I decided to plant more chicken friendly edibles, as these trees are inside the chicken paddocks. Having said that, my original plan was good, so I am listing it below, in case you might want to copy it. The important thing is that you install ample nitrogen fixers, nutrient accumulators, pollinator attractors, and pest repellants.
Planting Fruit Tree Guilds
 by Phil Williams

Last year, I prepped and installed some of my fruit tree guilds. I had planned to install the following guilds around my zone 2 fruit trees. As with most plans, they did not go exactly according to plan. I had trouble getting some of the plants and seed, and I decided to plant more chicken friendly edibles, as these trees are inside the chicken paddocks. Having said that, my original plan was good, so I am listing it below, in case you might want to copy it. The important thing is that you install ample nitrogen fixers, nutrient accumulators, pollinator attractors, and pest repellants.
Image | 12 Ways to Repurpose Soda Cans
12 Ways to Repurpose Soda Cans
by JW

A lot of great ideas on how to use recycled cans and re-purpose a useful resource that you find along the roadside. 

http://preparednessadvice.com/uncategorized/12-ways-repurpose-soda-cans/#.U5Xvq_bc2kZ

12 Ways to Repurpose Soda Cans
 by JW

A lot of great ideas on how to use recycled cans and re-purpose a useful resource that you find along the roadside. 

http://preparednessadvice.com/uncategorized/12-ways-repurpose-soda-cans/#.U5Xvq_bc2kZ

Image | Chicken Paddock Shift
Chicken Paddock Shift
by Phil Williams

I am a big fan of the paddock shift method of raising chickens. It is the healthiest way to raise chickens, and it allows you to control where they go, and where they are excluded. You end up with a healthier pasture which gives you healthier chickens, therefore healthier meat and eggs.
Chicken Paddock Shift
 by Phil Williams

I am a big fan of the paddock shift method of raising chickens. It is the healthiest way to raise chickens, and it allows you to control where they go, and where they are excluded. You end up with a healthier pasture which gives you healthier chickens, therefore healthier meat and eggs.
Image | 10 Reasons to Keep a Garden Journal
10 Reasons to Keep a Garden Journal
by JW

It is always a good idea to keep a journal of what you are doing in the garden and around the homestead from year to year.  Especially when you want to look back at what you have planted in the past and all the hard work you have done over the years.  Here are 10 reasons to keep a garden journal.

http://preparednessmama.com/keep-a-garden-journal/

10 Reasons to Keep a Garden Journal
 by JW

It is always a good idea to keep a journal of what you are doing in the garden and around the homestead from year to year.  Especially when you want to look back at what you have planted in the past and all the hard work you have done over the years.  Here are 10 reasons to keep a garden journal.

http://preparednessmama.com/keep-a-garden-journal/

Image | How to Best Store Your Food Storage
How to Best Store Your Food Storage
by bgarrett

One of the largest questions with food storage is “Where should I put this?”

Where you store your food storage has a large impact on how long it will last and how good the food will taste once you use it. What type of container you use to store the food and the conditions of the area you store it have a large impact on the food.

Below we’ve listed out a few things you need to consider with your food containers and the conditions in which you store them. Let’s get started!
How to Best Store Your Food Storage
 by bgarrett

One of the largest questions with food storage is “Where should I put this?”

Where you store your food storage has a large impact on how long it will last and how good the food will taste once you use it. What type of container you use to store the food and the conditions of the area you store it have a large impact on the food.

Below we’ve listed out a few things you need to consider with your food containers and the conditions in which you store them. Let’s get started!
Image | A Weekend On The Farm
A Weekend On The Farm
by Adam Taggart
If you've been a reader of PeakProsperity.com for more than a few months, you've likely heard us talk about Farmland LP. It's a fund that purchases over-farmed, depleted conventional farmland (at a discounted price), and then spends years nursing the land back to organic status using sustainable farming methods.
 
As an investor, I have the opportunity to tour any of the fund's 5 farm properties, which are located in southern Oregon and central California. So that just what I did this past weekend when the Farmland team held its first annual investor gathering at its newest (and largest) property in Stockton, CA.
A Weekend On The Farm
 by Adam Taggart
If you've been a reader of PeakProsperity.com for more than a few months, you've likely heard us talk about Farmland LP. It's a fund that purchases over-farmed, depleted conventional farmland (at a discounted price), and then spends years nursing the land back to organic status using sustainable farming methods.
 
As an investor, I have the opportunity to tour any of the fund's 5 farm properties, which are located in southern Oregon and central California. So that just what I did this past weekend when the Farmland team held its first annual investor gathering at its newest (and largest) property in Stockton, CA.
Image | 10 Survival Uses For Oil
10 Survival Uses For Oil
by JW

A number of useful ideas and ways to use common cooking and household oils to help you survive in an emergency situation or event.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2014/06/10-survival-uses-oil

10 Survival Uses For Oil
 by JW

A number of useful ideas and ways to use common cooking and household oils to help you survive in an emergency situation or event.

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2014/06/10-survival-uses-oil

Image | Super Efficient Irrigation
Super Efficient Irrigation
by JW

An interesting concept of providing controlled irrigation to plants through the use of unglazed clay pots buried in you garden space or on larger scale food production fields.

http://growyourowngroceries.org/super-efficient-irrigation-with-buried-clay-pots/

Super Efficient Irrigation
 by JW

An interesting concept of providing controlled irrigation to plants through the use of unglazed clay pots buried in you garden space or on larger scale food production fields.

http://growyourowngroceries.org/super-efficient-irrigation-with-buried-clay-pots/

Image | Repurpose Plastic Water Bottles into a Portable Shower or Wash Station
Repurpose Plastic Water Bottles into a Portable Shower or Wash Station
by JW

An interesting kickstarter product that could be very handy when traveling, in emergency situations, or something to add to the garden space. 

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/pocket-sized-gadget-repurposes-plastic-water-bottles-portable-shower-or-wash-station.html

Repurpose Plastic Water Bottles into a Portable Shower or Wash Station
 by JW

An interesting kickstarter product that could be very handy when traveling, in emergency situations, or something to add to the garden space. 

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/pocket-sized-gadget-repurposes-plastic-water-bottles-portable-shower-or-wash-station.html

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