How to Overcome Writer’s Block
Tips to overcome writers block, including using Answer the Public to jumpstart your content. You can even better address your audience’s questions.
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Tips to Overcome Screen Addiction
Try to go without your phone for a few hours, or even the whole day. Like most people, I reach for my phone when there is any break in the conversation, when a commercial comes on TV, or when I am even slightly bored. We are constantly connected. There is very little time in our … Read more
Foraging in the Weeks of Want
Get out of the scarcity mindset! Before supermarkets, there was the gap in the Spring between when your stored food ran low or ran out and when you would have your first spring crop of greens. This period was called the “Weeks of Want”. For the people who were in tune with the land and … Read more
How to Start Your Garden: Dream, Plan, then Plant
What new adventures will this growing season hold? Spring is dawning. Whether you have never gardened before, or you are a green thumb, you are excited about what this year may hold. The seed catalogs lay open on the kitchen table or coffee table. The plants are starting to show up at the nursery and … Read more
How to Grow Elderberry from Cuttings
Cross posted from GrowNutTrees.com, your source for elderberry cuttings. Step by Step to Propagate Elderberry In this article I will cover three ways to grow elderberry from cuttings – starting in a pot, starting sideways in a bed of sand, or poking a stick straight into the ground. Let’s look at the different methods. Start … Read more
Fight the Fear – Focus on Your Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern
Crisis is a Decision Point. Did you Pass the Test? Most of you are (or should be) adequately prepped and ready for the next ‘crisis’. Yet some of you are not truly prepared for the “next big thing”. Did you learn the lessons from Covid? Where were you on October 4th, 2023? It seems like … Read more
How I Built a Greenhouse from Recycled Windows
Extend your growing season with a greenhouse and start new seedlings earlier in the spring The first frost in NE Kansas averages around Oct-20. The last frost around Apr-20. That is 6 months of no growing season. I had setup grow lights in my basement to start plants earlier, but it was starting to take … Read more
The Road to the Monastery – an Update from Perpend
Why is Perpend becoming a monk? Some of you may have wondered what happened to Perpend and so I’ll give you an update. Perpend became Orthodox Christian, moved to Kansas City so that he could be closer to the church and have more of an intentional community and be able to go to services every … Read more
How to Grow Chestnut Trees From Seed
Step by Step – From Seed to Garden Bed You want to grow chestnuts from seed, but don’t know where to start? You have come to the right place. This will give you a step by step guide to grow chestnuts from seed – from foraging the seed, to sprouting, to transplanting. Cross posted from … Read more
The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long
Embrace the change in seasons “The days grow shorter and the nights are getting long. Seems like we’re running out of time.” – Triumph, “Fight the Good Fight”. The growing season is over. I’ve harvested as much as possible of the remaining rocket arugula in all it’s sharp flavor. The trees have dropped their leaves … Read more
