Beets? Are those even a real food? Well, I’ve never eaten them much either. My garden is there in part to be a prepper’s experimental test bed though, so I’m trying some things so I can share the results with… Continue Reading
Perennial plantings are the gift that keeps on giving to preppers. Put the work in now, reap the benefits from now on. Two such plants are a match made in heaven: They cooperate very well in the same bed, they… Continue Reading
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and more: All berries are perennial fruits with attractive flowers that are good for supporting pollinators and attracting wildlife. Between them, they can keep you in fresh fruit May though late summer, with plenty left over to… Continue Reading
Americans have long had a love/hate relationship with the dandelion (Taraxacum species). The early Europeans immigrants clearly liked them; they imported dandelions to plant in their yards. To say the plant was successful here would be pretty accurate. Dandelions show… Continue Reading
Autumn Olive is one of the most controversial plants for people who forage for their food. On the one hand, it is an aggressive, invasive species that we all know should be killed on sight. On the other hand… it… Continue Reading
The Potato Bin is, theoretically, a very small footprint way of growing massive amounts of food… when it works. The Potato Bin Chronicles Spice put in a potato bin last year at the homestead, and the results were interesting, unexpected… Continue Reading
One of the many prepping tasks that Spice and I did today was to purchase and plant an apple tree in our yard in town. We have two other apple trees, and frankly this third tree is going to mean… Continue Reading
You how it goes sometimes: You research a do-it-yourself topic like drip irrigation on the internet, it seems doable, so you ask some friends for advice, then buy a bunch of stuff and try and put it together …. Only… Continue Reading
Depression afflicts more than 10% of the population at some point in their life. Throw a lot of upheaval into people’s lives, and there’s likely to be a whole lot more. We here at 3BY are all about helping people… Continue Reading
Don’t love gardening? I don’t. If you want a food prep that keeps on giving, year after year, in situations ranging from SHTF to ‘can’t afford produce’ though, start thinking about tree planting. Fruit and nut trees are a great… Continue Reading
Spring is getting closer, the maple trees are just beginning to expand buds. I always get excited about the possibilities the coming season will bring. I have “kept” honey bee colonies since the spring of 1971. My education includes coursework… Continue Reading