(Bugout.news) If you listen to government agencies like FEMA there is little need for you to stock up on food, water and other supplies for longer than three days. Seventy-two hours, FEMA says, is enough to get you through because government services on the local, state and federal level will be there by then to […]

(Homesteading.news) To make the most of your garden space, or to convert unused land into something more productive, one way to accomplish that is to build raised garden beds, which can be far easier to plant and tend. A raised garden bed is basically a large planting box. Raised garden beds are often referred to […]

Anti-bacterial mouthwash is an excellent way to kill harmful bacteria lurking inside your mouth. Unfortunately, it’s just as effective at killing the good bacteria inside your mouth too. Now, researchers are investigating an oral bacteria that can help prevent cavities naturally. Researchers from the University of Florida Health unearthed an unidentified strain of Streptococcus bacteria […]

Insidiously, GMOs have crept into our grocery stores and marketplaces over recent decades. At first very few noticed and sounded the alarms, but now a growing urgency has come to the matter as GMOs are everywhere in our lives and they are not being labeled as such. It takes a strong educative effort really know […]

(Homesteading.news) Without question squirrels are pesky, destructive critters that can cause many problems in your tomato garden, including digging shallow spots in the planting beds, taking bites of the tomato flesh and feeding on the whole fruit and plants, as well as nibbling the seedbeds. They also feed on flowers. Let’s make your tomatoes less vulnerable to squirrels this summer! […]

Penicillin. Ciproflaxin. Augmentin. Levaquin. Amoxicillin. Moxiflacin. Let’s hope there isn’t a half filled bottle collecting dust in your bathroom cabinet. You, or a family member, have most likely been prescribed an antibiotic to fight an infection in the duration of your life. And if one antibiotic didn’t work, the doctor prescribed another. If the bacteria in your body outsmarts your […]

Scientists from the National Research Center in Egypt have once again proven what several other objective, independent studies have been reiterating all along — GMOs are dangerous to human health. After conducting what appears to be the first histopathological and biochemical analysis of GMOs, the study determined that diets containing GM corn and soy cause damage to […]

(Homesteading.news) There is nothing quite like a garden-fresh salad that literally came straight from your garden. And one of the main ingredients of any garden fresh salad is leafy, crunchy lettuce. First, a little history. Did you know that lettuce is one of the oldest food plants known to Man? It’s believed to have originated […]

I must say, I’m feeling a bit contrarian about the five alarm fires surrounding the discovery of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) in the Honest Company’s laundry detergent. You may be familiar with Jessica Alba’s California company. It began in 2012 when the actress and health advocate discovered what most mothers are forced to reckon with following childbirth. The world is swathed by […]

As California gets drier and drier, it becomes abundantly clear that California almonds are going to take a heavy hit, especially considering that they use 10% of the state’s water. Most of California’s almond orchards are planted in areas that are suffering from “extreme drought,” say meteorologists. Roughly 3 of the estimated 9 million acres […]

Mental illness is one of the greatest epidemics of modern times and is on par with cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Instead of seeking a cure, however, Big Pharma treats mental illness as just another disease, which can be mitigated by mind altering drugs. Meanwhile, effective nutritional and environmental therapies for mental illness are ignored. […]

Terrence “Terry” Ingram, a beekeeper from Apple River, Illinois, has become the latest victim of flagrant government tyranny. According to the Prairie Advocate, Ingram, owner of Apple Creek Apiaries, recently had his bees and beehives stolen from him by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDofA), in addition to the destruction of more than 15 years’ worth of research […]

(Homesteading.news) Do you love to cook healthy, nutritious home-cooked meals but do not have the time to prepare and watch over them? Then you need a slow cooker, especially now that growing season is upon us and you’ll have lots of fresh produce to put in it. Preparing delicious home-cooked meals will be as easy as […]

In a bid to strengthen the local economy by adding jobs and building trusting relationships among its citizens, Denver, Colorado, has implemented a new urban farming program which allows its residents not only to cultivate their own food but to sell homegrown produce as well. The Colorado Cottage Foods Act,[PDF] passed in 2012, allows small-scale producers to […]

A new study published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health has just called into question the safety of popular artificial sweetener Splenda (sucralose). According to the research, sucralose essentially releases cancer-causing dioxins in food when baked or otherwise heated. Citing an earlier study published by researchers from the Department of Pharmacology at Duke University in […]