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Has anyone read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? It's about a family of four that goes on a 'food sabbatical' of a year of eating totally local, and they ended up growing all of their vegetable foods (plus morel hunting :D), and chickens and turkeys on about 1 acre of tillable land, and they live in...

Oh yes, boil evergreen sap and you get glue! boil it too long and let it cool down and you've got a block of solid resin o.O And yew is definitely dangerous! Sap, needles, bark, berries...all bad!

Spinach and shrimp both help with iron levels, which helps a lot with menstrual fatigue. On that note, has anyone tried Black Strap Molasses? Its very high in iron (and a bunch of other minerals) and a tablespoon or two in warm/hot milk taste like a mocha and are AMAZING when I'm on my period...

I totally agree that knowledge is power! (anyone get that ref? I hope so :P ) I would add a book on soapmaking. If the s*** really hits the fan and stays that way, soap and knowing how to make it would be something of much value in the long run.

I totally agree with the comment on squash catching up due to being planted late, those suckers grow so fast! If you want to start them from seed, you can always seed start them in degradeable seedling pots (like the commercial Jiffy Pots, or Coir (coconut fiber) pots that you fill with a...

One of my favorite ways to save money is to grow my own food (despite the fact that I live in an apartment) Plants don't need that much space to be super-productive, as long as you give them sufficient light, water, and nutrients ;) I usually have several plants of tomatoes, and go on a canning...