Sure it sounds like a desperate cry from someone feeling inadequate… but its true, bigger isn’t better! I know, I know, the statement tends to take your mind down a dark and somewhat inappropriate road, so let me put us on the right track… we are talking homesteading. And when we are homesteading in a...
Hypotheticals There’s a lot of hypothetical situations for a grid down, SHTF scenario, and widespread apocalyptic events. A question that goes along with preparing for such a breakdown is this: how do you keep your humanity or do you abandon it during such an event? I don’t claim to be an expert on sociological for...
There are a lot more myths than truths out there, when it comes to homeschooling. But on this week’s We Grow Ours, Nick and Don are talking to Tiffany Davis. Tiffany dispels homeschool myths that are on the minds of those not familiar with this type of education. Dispelling Homeschool Myths Tiffany Davis is an...
Let’s talk livestock integration! This week on the We Grow Ours show, the guys go live for their first broadcast on 1100 KFNX Phoenix. They are reviewing an earlier show on BackYard Livestock Integration with rabbits, quail, and aquaponics. BackYard Livestock Integration Rabbits Nick does some impressive rabbit math to show us how much meat...
Small Livestock Integration On this episode of We Grow Ours the topic is Small Livestock Integration. Using nature as the example this way of raising livestock creates a natural self-regulating organism. The goal is to create a system that has very little input and produces the maximum amount of food. But this integration is more...
Bees and Monsanto Today we bring you the second part of the bee series – bees and Monsanto. Dan Punch joins Nick and Don on this podcast. A beekeeper and rescuer, Dan knows bees; including “Africanized” bees. What’s a colony collapse? What is Monsanto doing to the bees? What about neonicotinoids and pesticides? Dan shares...
Beekeeping and BeePods on this episode of We Grow Ours. Join the guys as they talk about these amazing furry creatures that are so important to our food system. Beekeeping and the BeePod They’ll also be discussing the crisis that bees are in right now and why we should all be concerned about the...
Agriscaping Agriscaping – we didn’t make that word up. Agriscaping is the art of making your food producing yard look like a masterpiece your neighbor’s will love. On his 6th episode of We Grow Ours, Nick and Don are talking with Justin Rohner of iAgriscape as he shares on creating a yard that will grow a...
On this episode of We Grow Ours the guys are talking Ham radio and The Homestead Freedom Act. Nick and Don discuss some basics of amateur radio (HAM Radio) and why they think this is one of the most important items in your preparedness plans. Communication! Come learn a bit about it with us this week! Ham...
The Black Soldier Fly Come find out how the black soldier fly can help you on your homestead. This episode we welcome Karl from Compostemania.com and thebiopod.com and a black soldier fly expert! Be sure to check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube!
Homesteading and Urban Farming FAQ’s From We Grow Ours The We Grow Ours Podcast is answering FAQ’s on Homesteading and Urban Farming this week! As you know Nick from Hostile Hare is part of the awesome duo that is We Grow Ours. This week they are answering questions from their listeners. This week’s FAQ’s cover...
10 Everyday Items with Extraordinary Uses In an emergency or SHTF situation, we need to know how to use what we have for more than one purpose. Here are 10 Everyday Items with Prepping Uses most, or many, of us keep in the home: Apples Oranges Fish Tank Water Milk Water after cooking potatoes or...
Alcohol Can Be a Gas Did you know that alcohol can be a gas? Did you know that your car could run on alcohol? On this new episode of We Grow Ours we are interviewing author David Blume Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century. The author is also...
Household Items in Emergency First Aid Household items can be used in emergency first aid. We are not saying you shouldn’t be prepared with a solid first aid kit and supplies. However some situations may call for using your smarts and the supplies available to you when a well stocked kit isn’t available. Survival Based...
On the latest episode of We Grow Ours we are talking Bokashi: Urban Farm Friendly Compost! What is Bokashi? Bokashi is an accelerated way to compost and have that black gold ready for your garden beds. We welcome Morgan of Bokashi Evolution and get all the Bokashi details. “ Bokashi, Urban Farm Friendly Compost, composting is...
Fodder for Feeding Food Fodder for feeding didn’t happen for me overnight. When I started out raising rabbits I took the route of every first time cuniculturist, I bought a bag of rabbit pellets and started feeding 4 ounces a day. It was easy, affordable, and functional. My first four does I had in a...
5 Self-Defense Weapons – Keychains There are 5 self-defense weapons you may want to consider having. Obviously, there is an argument for handguns and tasers; and we fully support and encourage you to look into those options. Today we want to add a few in that you might not have considered for self-defense. Keychains…yes keychains. Let’s face...
Silver & Gold Silver and gold in our current economy. If you’re keeping tabs on this then you’re not going to want to miss this latest episode of the We Grow Ours podcast. “This week on the We Grow Ours show, Nick and Don have “Roger Rage” on the show to give us a...
Yard Sale Prepping Yard sale prepping is perfect for those of us on a budget. In our economy we have to use our funds wisely and still be prepared. There are many items that can be found and purchased at yard sales and thrift stores that will help your efforts with huge discounts. This...
Rabbit Meat Storing and Cooking Rabbit meat storing and cooking safety isn’t complicated but because it is a meat that hasn’t been commonly eaten many people are unsure about it. I got a call from a friend yesterday that was worried about her rabbit meat. She had defrosted it on the counter and then it...
Meat rabbits and cubed poo; quite a title! Today on the latest episode of We Grow Ours Nick and Don are talking to rabbiteer Boyd Craven. Boyd is the author of several meat rabbit books and the inventor of the new Cube-It press. Boyd has a lot to share about raising rabbits for food and...
You Should Save Buckets: Homestead/Farm Advice I am a bucket hoarder. I especially hoard those orange buckets from Home Depot; I even plant in them. But did you know that there are some great reasons to save buckets? You Should Save Buckets: Homestead/Farm Advice…Food Storage Moms has SIX great reasons to hoard, I mean save...
Hide Your House From Google Maps Google Maps is here to stay but you don’t have to allow your home to be seen by strangers online! You can hide your house from Google. Google actually owns cars that travel the United States photography our neighborhoods with their “street view” cameras. If your home is on...
SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers Just about anything can have a use in a SHTF situation. Looking for ways to use everyday items in an emergency is essential to being fully prepared. The Sensible Prepper brings us 20 uses for wire hangers that you probably haven’t thought of. Transcript for SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers below...
Using Coffee Grounds In Your Garden Using coffee grounds in your garden can produce some amazing effects. If you’re gardening, you’ll want to consider these tips; even if you aren’t a coffee drinker. Transcript for Using Coffee Grounds In Your Garden below over the years we’ve added hundreds of pounds of used coffee grounds to...
Prepper procrastination isn’t uncommon; people like to put off tasks, chores and generally tedious things that we don’t feel like doing. But procrastinating on our preps can really cost us if the SHTF when we least expect it. It is time to break the habit! “Today I examine those insidious roadblocks to getting things done as...
Well, it is that time of the year again. Are you ready to reduce your flu risk without the flu shot? Avoid The Flu Shot? Every time I run into Walgreens for something my bag has a sticker reminding me that the flu shot is NOW AVAILABLE. The FDA has given a big thumbs up...
Are you already asking yourself why preppers should be storing lime? It is a valid question if you are not familiar with Agricultural and Quicklime benefits for gardening, livestock, blacksmithing/smelting and more. Preppers Should Be Storing Lime Preparedness Advice has a lot of good information on this very topic. Read the article now.
3 Pillars of Independence In homesteading and prepping Motive A motivational drive to the survivalist life is independence. Some folks, including myself, want to know they can make it on their own. We stockpile food, ammo, guns and other supplies we feel are pertinent to our independent survival. So now you do the same…...
Honey is medicine, this isn’t something new. Throughout history, honey was used as a treatment for wounds and heal the sick. It’s healing properties have been recorded by ancient doctors and in modern times. Whether you’re trying to be more natural in your health and wellness or you’re looking for alternatives for SHTF, honey is...
30 Reasons You Should Carry a Handkerchief As a kid I can vividly remember my grandfather’s handkerchiefs; he was never without one. He had a drawer full of them and they were towels, sweat clothes, tissue, window cleaner… I can see it now, a small corner of it peaking out of his back pocket; the...
The Harbor Freight Survival Bag This amazing survival bag was put together at Harbor Freight Tools. The concept is going to one retailer to put an entire kit together and this one was done for about $200. Check out the video to get the entire breakdown. Transcript of The Harbor Freight Survival Bag below once I’m...
I would venture to say that anyone that thinks Homestead and Urban Farm Management is easy, isn’t doing it. It is a lot of hands-on work and is often a labor of love. Half the battle is accepting that all your work may result in failures and flops but you must keep going. It will...
Whether you’ve just started prepping or you’ve been prepping for years, you know that it can be an expensive venture. But there are a lot of things you can do to take the costs down. I know preppers that only stock up on items that are on sale. Other preppers shop with coupons religiously. While...
8 Foods You Should Be Storing & How What are you storing? Are you confused or stressed about why, what, and how to store food? “I don’t believe in storing food you don’t use in your regular life. Why would you invest money and storage on something you’re not using? That makes no sense to...
Zip Tie Tips Tricks & Uses: Zip ties are one of those essential items in our house – we use them for everything. Sensible Prepper shows us 24 ways we can use them in a SHTF situation. Transcript for Zip Tie Tips Tricks & Uses below the zip tie was invented in 1958 and since...
Tin Hat Ranch has 8 Bug Out Vehicle Considerations you should be looking at and some you might not have thought of. If you’re bugging out, you’ll need transportation. There is no one perfect vehicle choice but there are certain qualities you want to consider when making a purchase or choosing which of your cars...
Mapping Your Neighborhood from a Tactical Perspective Whether you’re planning to bug in or bug out, you need to know your neighborhood. You need to understand in the same way a military would see it. Your Neighborhood – a different perspective “Your neighborhood could be configured in all types of ways depending on where you...
Take Your Bugout Bag to the Next Level! If you’re planning to “bug out” when the SHTF then this is the post for you! It is time to take your bug out bag up a notch – or 99 notches. This isn’t about the basics of the bug out! “There are a lot of good...
Cold & Flu Elixir – No Doc Needed I was at the doctor earlier this week for the annual physical. While I waited I happened to notice that all over the office there were signs announcing the arrival for flu vaccinations. I have never had a flu vaccination. But the signs got me thinking that...
Crop Rotation Benefits the Backyard Survival Garden If you’re growing a survival garden in your backyard then learning more about crop rotation is important for the health of that garden. “When I started gardening I never heard the term “crop rotation”. It was never mentioned in the books or blogs that I was reading either....
Saving Your Heirloom Tomato Seeds With all the information we have on GMOs now, it is important to be using and saving our non-GMO heirloom seeds. “You purchase the seeds once and then, because of the beauty of God’s design, you can save the seeds to plant year after year to feed your family. Didn’t I mention...
Coconut Oil for Preppers “Let me start out by saying that I discovered coconut oil about a year ago. At the time, I was semi-knowledgeable about its qualities the most notable of which were that it was a heart-healthy fat and that if stored properly, it had a long shelf life. On the other hand,...
Electricity Free Food Dehydration From a prepper/survivalist standpoint, the more we can do without electricity the better. Honestly if the SHTF we could be living without it. “Preserving food by drying is easy and you don’t even need to purchase an electric dehydrator. There are several ways to dehydrate food without electricity and each method...
We know, they’re cute and fluffy…but rabbits really are the perfect backyard livestock. Here are 7 more reasons to help convince you! 1. Raising Rabbits for Meat If you’re interested in meat production whether you have official acreage or not, there are some good reasons for considering rabbits. Starting a meat rabbitry involves very...
Growing Garlic on Your Homestead: Garlic is probably one of my favorite flavor “enhancers”. I can’t think of too many dinner dishes that I leave out the garlic. Fresh, homegrown, garlic is some of the best you’ll ever add to your dishes and it is surprisingly easy to grow. Growing Garlic on Your Homestead “I...
Be Prepared for Disasters: 70 Things That Can Go Wrong: Even the most prepared person can make some serious mistakes during an emergency situation. Being prepared must also be knowing the potential mistakes that can be made, and avoid them. “As recent as four years ago, when someone mentioned disaster preparedness, the nature and scope...
30 Days of Prepping September is Preparedness Month! Over the next 30 days, you are going to have an amazing amount of good information coming your way! In this first article Preparedness, Mama is kicking off her 30 Days of Preparedness. “This is Day 1 and it’s all about how to organize preparedness information. Our goal over...
The Keyhole Raised Garden If you’re a backyard gardener, like me, you’ve probably already put in a raised bed garden. But have you tried The Keyhole Raised Garden? “Raised bed gardening is my favorite way to garden. I love the ease of set up, harvesting is a snap and, if you set your beds upright, there is little weeding to be...
