Elderberries and Viburnums like High Bush Cranberry and Arrowood are all members of the Honeysuckle family and all are extremely nutritious berries and are common both domesticated and in the wild. All are high in Vitamin C, Elderberry having more Vitamin

Energy prices are volatile and promise to be even higher in the future.   To mitigate our energy costs and to provide a higher level of self-reliance at our homestead we are using several types of newer wood burning technologies, the most exciting of

Guinea Fowl are a particularly valuable addition to your homestead for a number of reasons.  They are particularly adept at controlling ticks, are excellent watchdogs and will protect the rest of your flock from predators, they are excellent layers o

Black Walnuts lie unused on streets in every town and city in North America, but these cast-off nuts- often considered to be trash cluttering suburban yards- are actually a powerhouse of nutrition and natural healing. Black Walnuts occur all over North Am

The massive amount of debt which our federal government has amassed, both in reported debt and in unfunded future entitlement liablities is a clear and present danger to the buying power of your dollars. Nearly 50% of the average family budget is spent on

In the past several decades the nutritional quality of our food has declined dramatically, with some nutrients at a level 90% below that which the food that our grandpparents ate.  This is in part due to soil depletion, the selection criteria used to

Mankind has often and mistakenly attempted to create social justice through redistributionist and collectivist strategies, always resulting in disaster.  Find out why and what can be done about it. The Goldenrod is an often overlooked and maligned he

Our leaders are either ignorant of or have rejected the concept of American Exceptionalism.  To reject the foundational underpinnings of our nation will lead to dire consequences, and those consequences are already manifesting themselves today. The n

Is America heading toward a hyperinflationary currency collapse?  If so what can you do about it?    Nettles are one of the most misunderstood plants in the wild- and highly undervalued in the garden. Nettles are a highly nutritious food, a

visit our website a diy2thrive.com email jeff@diy2thrive.com Is the USA preparing to become another failed civilization like so many others from history?  Listen to the podcast and let us know your opinion. It is comparatively inexpensive and relativ