survival garden training

Discover the joy of growing your own food! Our blog offers expert advice on a wide range of gardening topics, including seed starting techniques, improving soil health, combating pests and diseases, and mastering container gardening. Learn how to cultivate vibrant gardens throughout the seasons, from planting colorful flowers to nurturing fragrant herbs and delicious vegetables. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we provide valuable tips and inspiration to help you create a thriving garden oasis.

Growing Sweet Success: Your Guide to Oregon Sugar Pod II Peas for Spring & Fall

Discover how to grow sweet, crisp Oregon Sugar Pod II peas! This guide covers planting, care, harvesting, and tips for a bountiful crop of these delicious snow peas.

September 18, 2025

How to Cure and Store Winter Squash
As we approach the arrival of the first frost, it’s time to think about harvesting and curing your winter squash. Cured and stored correctly, your winter squash can last through...
October 11, 2022
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Sauce
After the pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin soup, what else can you make with those beautiful heirloom pumpkins that you grew in your survival garden this year? How about...
October 4, 2022
What to Plant in a Survival Garden
When you’re deciding what you should plant in your survival garden, you want a strategy that works for you. If you’re trying to feed a whole family, you want to...
September 30, 2022
Choosing and Planting Cover Crops
Cover crops, also known as green manure are plants grown in your garden to improve soil condition. These crops are often planted at the beginning or end of the growing...
September 29, 2022
What Is a Survival Garden?
At its most basic, a survival garden is exactly what it sounds like, a garden designed to feed you and your family. It requires more investment and work than just...
September 23, 2022
Composting 101 - Get Started Composting
What is composting? Composting is the process of recycling organic matter into valuable fertilizer that can be used to enrich soil and plants. Composting is simple to do at home in...
September 21, 2022
Survival Gardening as Protection from the Global Food Crisis
War, drought and heat waves, labor disputes and strikes, supply chain disruptions, COVID-19, and other factors all have played a part in this global food crisis. It’s a complicated problem...
September 15, 2022
How to Store Seeds for the Longest Viable Life
As we approach the end of this year’s growing season, one of the final tasks to tackle in your survival garden is to gather and prepare seeds for storage to...
September 12, 2022
How to Harvest and Save Seeds
Did you grow something amazing this year and would like to plant it again next year? As long as you started with non-hybrid (heirloom) plants or seeds, you can harvest...
September 8, 2022
How to Prepare Your Garden for Fall
Whether you plan to plant Fall vegetables, cover crops, or let your garden beds lie fallow for the winter, the end of the Summer growing season is an opportune time...
August 31, 2022
Canning 101: Water Bath Canning vs. Pressure Canning
When preparing food for long-term storage, different foods need different amounts of time and heat. Because of these differences, there are two primary methods of canning - water bath canning and...
August 25, 2022
What to Plant in August
While August may be prime harvest time for your survival garden, it’s also the month to get prepared for your cool weather Fall garden.
August 22, 2022
How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs
Ugh, squash bugs. They’re a huge pain to get rid of, especially once they’ve become adults. Let’s talk about ways to control and prevent a squash bug problem in your garden.
August 16, 2022