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Container Garden On Your Porch Modern Survival Blog

Just because you may live in an apartment or rent or live in a home with little or no garden availability (or permission to dig up part of the yard), don’t let that stop you from trying your hand at growing some vegetables this summer!... read more

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Ken over at Modern Survival Blog is showing off his food production setup. Good ideas for those of you looking to start a small container garden.

Especially good for small spaces.

Making Vinegar From Honey

Vinegar is a useful part of any food storage plan and the book, The Production of Vinegar from Honey, examines the process.

My family is going to be giving this a try next week after we get our shopping done for the month.

Whole Carcass Diet: Feeding Fido after the Collapse (Kitty can eat too)

First off I have to say that the train of thought that not prepping for your pets is acceptable really sucks.

Recently I encountered an abandoned dog when I was out hiking with my daughter and it didn’t end well for Fido. Fido was small and I was able read more...

Could “Gatorponics” Revive Defunct Chicken Farms? : TreeHugger

Aquaponics advocates Friendly Aquaponics havejust proposed what may be an entirely new concept—"gatorponics"—and they believe that this system of farming alligators for meat, and then using their poop to feed hydroponic vegetable beds, could be the savior of many now-defunct chicken farms in the southern United States:... read more

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Okay. The SHTF and you go out to “farm” some meat but the catch is, the SHTF again. You loose an arm and now you are dinner not the gator.

What do you think? Are you game for a little Gatorponics or will you stick to the tilapia read more...

Aquaponic System Plans: 55 Gallon Water Drums

While doing some research on Aquaponics and solar powered water pumping I stumbled across plans for a small scale Aquaponic system made from 55 gallon water drums.

Here are the plans for the Barrel Aquaponic System.

The Barrel Ponics System requires three 55 gallon drums and the following: