Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: ITS Tactical (lots of pictures in the article below)

“There’s always sign.”

Sign is the physical evidence of any disturbance of the environment left behind by animals, humans or objects. The detection of this sign is called sign cutting. A person (or animal) cannot traverse ground without leaving some sort of telltale sign. This sign is what we’re trying to find and track.

When most people think of tracking, they usually think of following footprints. But a trained tracker looks for more. He looks for kicked-over rocks, soil depressions, clothing fibers, changes in vegetation, changes in the environment, ambient noise or lack thereof, etc. Basically, the tracker looks for the disturbance — the sign — left behind by the person or persons being tracked.

Origin

Sign cutting and tracking has been around for millennia. It is a natural extension of hunting, both animals and people. On our continent, Native Americans perfected the art of sign cutting tracking both men and animals. To this day, there are special units of Native American law enforcement trackers protecting this nation....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Stealth Survival

Here’s a great little DIY project if you have chickens.  This is a simple, no-frills … but no-hassle way of building some nesting boxes for those birds.

Produced by Kevin Hayden - TruthisTreason.net

for TruthisTreason.TV

Featuring Russ Michaud, owner of HomespunEnvironmental.com, a TruthisTreason.net Sponsor (only because I love their products!)

DIY, ceramic water filters for emergency preparedness and everyday use. Compare to the expensive Berkey systems, but much cheaper!

Also available are standard “candlestick-style” filters for Berkey systems, but the 4″ dome filter shown in the video will work just fine.

Also available are individual water bottles that can filter 60 gallons for ~$20. Many others cost 10x that amount.  One of my favorite products from Homespun is the Hanging Bag Filter that can churn out over 100 gallons per day. This could provide you with ample bartering material!

Filmed at a semi-annual camping event for serious preppers....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Alcohol Can Be a Gas – David Blume

I interviewed David Blume years ago when Truth is Treason was a small, internet radio show on Oracle Broadcasting. He has some extremely fascinating ideas concerning ethanol and fuel, and from an emergency preparedness view, alcohol is invaluable!

Fuel, first-aid, bartering, ability to create or boost a small economy, farming, animal feed, reduction of waste, tangible goods, etc.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t make gasoline for my vehicle, especially in a grid-down scenario. However, I can make ethanol.

For the naysayers who have been sold on the whole, “Ethanol is bad for cars!” campaign, realize this comes from Big Oil. Cars originally ran on ethanol, and with a few simple, minor changes, can easily run on ethanol again. While you might experience a 10% drop in MPG, you gain horsepower (race cars use pure ethanol!), sustainability, and can be made in your backyard for as little as one dollar per gallon. I’m no math whiz, but that’s much better than relying on Big Oil.

Pick up the amazing book, “Alcohol Can Be a Gas” here at Amazon.com, and help TruthisTreason.net gain a small commission (at no extra charge to you!)....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Food Matters.tv by Melissa Breyer

How many ways can you use salt? According to the Salt Institute, about 14,000! I can’t think of another more versatile mineral. The use of salt to preserve food was one of the early cornerstones of civilization (preservation lessened the dependence on seasonal food, and provided sustenance for traveling over long distances). However, salt was very difficult to obtain. With modern production methods, nowadays salt is the most common and readily available, nonmetallic mineral in the world; in fact, the supply of salt is inexhaustible.

Since at least medieval times, salt (sodium chloride) has been used for cleaning–and ensuing generations have continued to rely on it for all kinds of nifty tricks around the house (these were the days before toxic chemicals promised the convenience of an easy fix!).  So with its non-toxic friendliness and top-dog status as an endlessly abundant resource, let’s jump on the granny bandwagon and swap out some non-toxic solutions for ample, innocuous, and inexpensive salt.

But first, let my inner science geek pipe in for just a second (although if I eat dinner with you, I promise not to ask you to please pass the sodium chloride)....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Homespun Environmental – Russ Michaud

Everyone agrees that water is a must have essential at the top of the list for survival preparations. Consequently, there are a lot of products on the market for cleaning up contaminated water to make it fit for human consumption. This paper takes a quick look at the advantages of ceramic cartridges versus other filter types and discusses a few key issues.

Hayden’s Note:

I’m excited to announce that Russ is offering Truth is Treason readers nearly 10% off the cost of his Emergency Water Kit!  I use these awesome filters in my Berkey system, and love the low price! For $23, I have piece of mind, back-ups, and a complete emergency replacement kit, as shown below! 

Use coupon code – Truth – in order to receive your discount, but hurry!

What is a ceramic water filter?

The ceramic filter consists of a porous ceramic shell and usually is sold as a sealed cartridge that contains some additional water purification media. A picture of a dome shaped filter is shown below but they can be manufactured in various shapes and sizes....

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Brand new video uploaded!

This one is geared for the Preppers, DIY’ers, Shipping Container and Tiny Home Enthusiasts, or the Off-Grid’er.  Starring yours truly.  Be sure and check out my new Truth is Treason.TV website – it’s a media and video version of the original blog.  I’ll be covering many of the same topics as I do here, but in video format!  Also, if you’re interested in shipping container construction, tips, or just want to follow my sometimes crazy mishaps while I build a small container cabin, check out my other blog – www.ElysianFieldsProject.com (also mirrored at www.ShippingContainerHomestead.com)!

...

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Source: Preparedness Pro, by Kellene Bishop, as seen on Doomsday Preppers

Preserving eggs in the refrigerator for 9 months is unfathomable to most people, let alone safely preserving eggs that long without refrigeration. But today I’ll make crystal clear how you can preserve eggs worry-free without compromising your health and taste standards and perhaps I’ll even shed some light on how you came to believe that eggs can only be preserved in a refrigerator.

I assure you that Kellene Bishop has not lost her mind; I’m not some maniacal bad guy accompanied by the theme music from Jaws as I write this. Just read further and you’ll understand that this Preparedness Pro is no fraud but some other trusted entities may have been feeding you a fish story for the past several decades.

Bottom line, if you look at how nature preserves eggs you can learn an awful lot about preserving your own regardless of whether your purchased them at your local superstore or you collected them yourself from your personal brood of hens.

When a chicken lays an egg, it has a natural coating on it known as the bloom....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: ITS TACTICAL

How to Escape From Zip Ties – with videos and pictures

In our, ‘How To Escape and Evade in an Urban Environment’ article, we briefly discussed escaping from zip ties.  There are quite a few hasty methods of illegal restraint, and zip ties are a method that’s available to any would-be kidnapper and are the “new” handcuffs for law enforcement.

There are two things you’ll need in any escape situation, and without these two things, nothing we show you will work.

Those two things are time and opportunity. You’ll first need time to put one of these escape methods into action and then the opportunity to do so.

Your captors are most likely not going to have the resources or the patience to keep eyes on you constantly, and when they don’t, it’s time to make your move.

How Zip Ties Work

The best way to defeat any type of restraint is to first analyze how it works.

Zip ties consist of a sturdy Nylon tape that contains small teeth running lengthwise down one side, and a ratchet with small teeth housed in a small open case....

Kevin Hayden – Truth is Treason.net

With all of the DIY projects and self-improvement I bring to you here at Truth is Treason, I realized I was leaving a vital topic out.  We’ve covered DIY tech gadgets and projects, various recipes, outdoor and garden projects, and much more – but we’ve not covered firearms very much.

Hayden’s Note:

This is an older article of mine, but I thought it might be a good time to republish for those new readers.  Originally posted March 28th, 2010.

I was a police officer for over 5 years and maintained the award of Pistol Master every year.  I have taught individual classes and group lessons in a variety of conditions and environments, but one thing that I find intriguing is the difference between training males and females.

Females have a natural ability to become very proficient with handguns and will listen to the instructor.  Men, on the other hand, approach firearms training like anything else; “I already know everything there is to know – and if I don’t, I certainly won’t ask for help.  I’ll just act like I know what I’m doing so as not to embarrass myself or allow the other guys to think I’m inferior.”

It’s the Alpha-dog complex.  And I understand that, being a guy.  But when it comes to handgun proficiency – or firearms in general, for that matter – an unassuming, “leave your ego at the door” type of approach is required.  If you’re familiar with the movie, ‘The Matrix’, you’ll recall when the little boy told Neo, “…there is no spoon.”  If you have limited experience in shooting or gun handling, that is the best advice I can give you....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Backyard Aquaponics

Here’s a great DIY project for backyard aquaponics!  With this system, you can begin growing amazing vegetables and harvesting massive amounts of fish, such as tilapia, in a permaculture environment.  The system replenishes itself and provides nutrient dense food year round!

This video shows how to build a really simple system using IBC crates and minimal tools.

Step by step instructions, parts lists, and pictures of many different IBC aquaponic systems can be found here > Download the 180 page .pdf file HERE.

This particular video series doesn’t address fish farming in the aquaponic system, but as you can plainly see, the bottom portion can be filled with lots of fish, who provide fertilizer for the vegetables in the top section, in a continuous cycle.  If you were to place this system in a simple greenhouse and add some compost piles for warmth retention, you can harvest year round!

Stay tuned for more articles on aquaponics, DIY projects for urban farmers, and more!...

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Source: Homespun Environmental – Truth Sponsor

Homespun Environmental is pleased to present an unpowered water filtration device that can generate over a hundred gallons of potable water per day from just about any fresh water source (pond, lake, stream, or river) using a single 5 gallon bucket and ceramic water filter cartridges.  The amount of water produced works well for multi-family, church group, or commercial/barter applications. 

Hayden’s Note:

If you’ve got a Big Berkey sitting around your house, you’re well aware of the high cost associated with it.  I own one, and I love it.  However, I don’t love the $60 price tag on the Berkey filters.  I have two sets of black ceramic filters that came with my Berk, but I have 3 kits on my shelf from Homespun Environmental as replacements and bartering items.  The cost of Homespun’s ceramic filters are only about $17, with the entire kit costing about $24.  You do the math.  I enjoy the convenience of using my Berkey as the standing unit that holds water, but I love the fact I can purchase 3 kits from Russ at Homespun for the cost of ONE set elsewhere.  Had I met Russ before I purchased my Berkey, I would have simply ordered the entire kit from him and made my own counter-top water filter.  He now stocks FLUORIDE and ARSENIC filters, plus a new, mini-filter for camping and hiking!...

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I posted a similar article a few weeks ago, but it was merely YouTube videos of various recipes.  I’ve been working on making this at home and here is what I’ve come up with so far!

I’ve compiled several different recipes for both liquid and powdered laundry detergent.

While I prefer liquid soap, and it is cheaper, the powdered version seems to work a bit better and take up less storage space.  Your results may vary.  You can make yours more natural or less, depending on your preferences.  The soaps and ingredients used in the following recipes are for a natural soap.  While some of the ingredients listed on the particular products may sound synthetic or highly processed, they are not.  For instance, Fels-Naptha bar soap has a lot of ingredients that sound like chemicals; however, they are merely derivatives of products such as coconut oil, palm oil, salts, ash, etc.

We’ll start with my powdered recipe first:

2 cups of Borax (20 Mule Team) ~$5.00, 76 oz box.

2 cups of Washing Soda (Arm & Hammer) ~$5.00, 55 oz box....

Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net

Borrowed in part from Popular Mechanics. Originally published at TruthisTreason on Nov. 8th, 2010

Automotive

1. Handle a blowout
2. Drive in snow
3. Basic vehicle troubleshooting
4. Replace fan belt
5. Wire in a new light
6. Conquer an off-road obstacle
7. Use a stick welder
8. Hitch up a trailer
9. Jump start a car

Handling Emergencies

10. Perform the Heimlich
11. Reverse hypothermia
12. Perform CPR
13. Escape a sinking car

Home

14. Carve a turkey
15. Use a sewing machine
16. Put out a fire
17. Home brew beer
18. Remove bloodstains from fabric
19. Move heavy stuff
20. Grow food
21. Read an electric meter
22. Use a shovel properly
23. Solder wire
24. Tape drywall
25. Split firewood
26. Replace a faucet washer
27. Mix concrete
28. Paint a straight line
29. Use a French knife
30. Prune bushes and small trees
31. Iron a shirt
32. Fix a toilet tank flapper
33. Change a single-pole switch
34. Fell a tree
35. Replace a broken windowpane
36. Set up a ladder, safely
37....

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Source: Homespun Environmental – Russ Michaud, Truth Supporter

This short paper discusses adding a siphon to a gravity fed water filter and how to set it up properly.  The paper discusses the siphon applications to a 4×4 ceramic water filter cartridge but the general principal applies to other water filter technologies as well.

What is a siphon?  A siphon is simply a length of hose that is added to the output of the filter where the water normally drips out.  The dimensions of the tube are critical.  The inside diameter needs to be small enough that the tube can completely fill with water. The outside diameter of the tube needs to form a good seal with the filter.  The length of the tube should be at least a foot long but can be much longer if needed.  Ideally it should rest on the bottom of the container.

How does a siphon work?    A siphon forms a vacuum that pulls water through the filters much like a syringe.  This vacuum force is in addition to the normal force of gravity but is much stronger.   This is proven by the fact that a siphon can counteract gravity and pull water uphill (as long as the eventual outlet is lower than the water inlet).   In a gravity drip bucket system, the addition of a siphon can more than double the water flow rate over simple gravity alone.   It has also been proven to improve the flow rate of low pressure systems....

Kevin Hayden – ElysianFieldsProject.com + TruthisTreason.net

Welcome to Part 7!  I’m glad you’ve stuck with me and my hectic adventure with a shipping container!  Over the last few weeks, I’ve received countless emails, comments and tweets regarding the project.  Perhaps I can address some of the more common questions in this installment while I have a bit of downtime as I start new projects!

I’m right in the middle of some major construction and haven’t quite formatted the pictures or taken enough to really show anything off, but I DO have a couple, which I’ll get to towards the end.  I know that when I visit other shipping container house websites and projects, I want pictures!  And lots of them!  So I’m right there with ya, readers!

As for some of the questions, I’ll just summarize the general ones and do my best to answer them -

• “I’m wanting to build a shipping container home but don’t know where to start, can’t finance land or can’t acquire financing for the actual project.”

This answer will vary as to how you plan on going about your building project....

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As a big fan of DIY projects, saving money, and using organic items, I decided to scour YouTube for some of the better DIY projects.   This week’s collection will focus on DIY Laundry Soap and Detergent.

Some are organic and some are just dirt cheap ways to make liquid laundry soap.  Whatever floats your boat, I hope you find this post useful!

Do you have any DIY project videos that you’d like to see featured here?  Have an idea or tip? Be sure and leave a comment and share!

DIY Laundry Soap for 20 Cents a Gallon!

by TheUrbanFarmingGuys 

This is a really great channel and I highly recommend you check out what they are doing.  In a very dense, urban ghetto of Kansas City, this group of guys and gals are building everything!  Gardens, methane gas producer, an amazing fish farm in their backyard and a whole lot more!  Definitely a ‘must-subscribe’ channel for enthusiasts of urban gardening and sustainable farming!

How To Make Laundry Detergent in 3 Minutes – Bex’s Life

by BexLife 

Food processor?...

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Source: Root Simple

I love alternate views of our normal notions of domesticity and home economics. On a recent trip to the book section of a large surplus store, I noticed our first book The Urban Homestead right alongside books on burying weapons caches, wiring solar panels, acting as your own dentist and assembling SKS rifles. We certainly have exciting company on this journey.

One book in particular caught my eye, The Construction of Secret Hiding Places by Charles Robinson. You can download a .pdf of this book for free here. Of course, the fact that this info exists in book and interweb form means that the secrets aren’t, well, secrets anymore.  Nevertheless, I’ll never view a stairwell, baseboard or that useless space under the dishwasher in quite the same way again.

Do you have a favorite secret hiding place? Anonymous comments are welcome . . ....

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Source: DIY Network

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Source: Alpha Rubicon (Public Side)

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. More precisely, water in the newly drilled well – but none to mix mortar with.  The well drilling company hadn’t put the pump, pipe or electrical cable down the hole yet, so I decided to make a well bucket out of PVC pipe and an old inner tube so I could get some water. This well bucket will work with any drilled well at least 4” in diameter. The capacity of the bucket depends on how long you make the main pipe.  I made this one a little over 3’ in length, which gives me about 1.5 gallons every time I raise it out of the well.

Hayden’s Note:

I did not write this article, obviously.  But I find myself in a similar situation with my “Homesteading with a Shipping Container” project over at ElysianFieldsProject.com.  I have an 8″ well casing, 140 feet deep, and will be placing a manual well pump on it.  I debated a standard 3/4 HP electric pump, tied into a generator and cistern tank, but ultimately, I wanted self-sufficiency in a grid-down situation.  Thus, a manual pump (potentially a solar-powered attachment at a later date, but will be able to maintain the manual ability).  However, those pumps cost approximately $1,650 and I find myself with far too many other projects – including living day to day in the corporate rat race while working on the project 50 miles away. 

So, in the meantime, a PVC well bucket is the perfect fix when I need a few gallons of water to mix concrete with, filter a bit of drinking water or flush a toilet (until I get my waterlines finished, anyway).  And yet another side note: Paracord could work well for this, depending on how large you make the PVC bucket....

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Source: Low-Impact.net

I’ve been playing around with making paper bricks as a substitute for firewood. One small issue is that I don’t actually have a fireplace at my current house, but I’m not going to let a trivial thing like that hold me back!

So what’s the concept? Its pretty simple. You soak some newspaper in water, put it in brick mold, squish out the water and leave it to dry. The brick maker I’m using and a sample brick are pictured. You end up with a compressed brick of newspaper that you can throw in your slow-combustion fireplace.

Getting the brick maker can be a little tricky – there was a time when you could pick them up from any hardware store. The reason why they’re a little hard to find nowadays (in my humble opinion) is that the paper bricks are not as good as real firewood.

There. I said it. I admitted the green, DIY alternative isn’t as good. Wow – what a release!

But all is not lost. The truth is that, in my experience in other houses where I’ve had wood-fire heating, paper bricks do not burn as long as a good hardwood log, or as hot....

TruthisTreason.net – Kevin Hayden

Source: Various

Bannock bread is any of a large variety of flat quick breads. The word can also be applied to any large, round article baked or cooked from grain. When a round bannock is cut into wedges, the wedges are often called scones. But in Scotland, the words bannock and scone are often used interchangeably.  This is a very simple form of bread to make while camping or in survival situations.

Bannock on a Stick – Different Recipe

Indian Flatbread – Roti or Chapati

INGREDIENTS:
This recipe makes 4 Roti’s:
1/2 Cup Whole wheat flour
Pinch of Salt
1/4 Cup and 1 tablespoon of luke warm water
1/4 teaspoon of Oil
1 teaspoon of Ghee or clear butter
...

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Source: YouTube

I take no responsibility in what you choose to do with this wonderful and slightly educational film. If nothing else, maybe it will spark some brainstorming sessions.

Cheers,
Kevin Hayden
Founder, TruthisTreason.net

...

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Source: Russ Michaud – HomespunEnvironmental.com – Truth Supporter

Hurricane Katrina, the Haitian earthquake, the Japanese calamity, the tornado swarms, record flooding of the Mississippi…it seems like natural disasters are happening more frequently nowadays and they also are more devastating.   All too often the news is filled with pictures of destroyed houses, distraught people, and complaints of lack of assistance.   One common issue in all of these disasters is that the infrastructure of power, transportation, and availability of goods has been disrupted.   It could happen just about anywhere with little notice.  It is prudent to prepare for such events.    Self reliance is a much better option than waiting for assistance to arrive.  (Actually, that applies to a lot of areas in life.)

Hayden’s Note:

I must say that I really like what these people are doing.  I’ve met the owners of Homespun Environmental in person and they are down to earth, no non-sense, smart individuals.  And I’ve seen their products in action firsthand.  About a month ago, I purchased one of the Big Berkeys for over $200.00 so that I could have a back-up method of filtering water that required no electricity.  I paid over $200 for that Berkey and thought I was getting a great deal.  When it arrived, the Berkey was thin, the quality was not what I expected, and the product was an all-around disappointment for that much money....

TruthisTreason.net – Kevin Hayden

Source: The FED – Fitness, Exercise and Diet

  

 

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Originally posted by unknown author as:

A Tower and A Shower

Setting up a water tower became the first major project on our Arizona homestead unless one counts the septic tank installation. While that (the septic) was being handled by a licensed contractor as required by Cochise County regulations, I got going on the structure that would eventually support a 500 gallon water storage tank.

Why 500 gallons? Why not 750 gallons or possibly 1,000 gallons? After all, even a small family can go through a lot of water in a week when you consider bathing, toilet flushing, laundry, etc. The answer was simplicity itself: Cost. A 500 gallon tank could be purchased online and delivered right to our door for under $400, and the dimensions of the one we actually purchased (64 inches in diameter, 42 inches high) also just “felt” right.

Since the camp trailer’s bathtub is being used to hold the food and water dishes for our household cats and the shower head itself has been gone for years, I decided to build the water tower with side walls that would serve to both (a) brace the support posts holding up the water tank and (b) provide a place to take showers....

Source: HomeTone

What is it?
This is a very inexpensive way of reinventing your room with an indirect method of lighting that can actually add a modern touch to your room. This DIY project involves minimum material making it very cost-effective and the results are remarkable! The creator of this lighting system has been largely inspired by Freshome for various things like furniture and architecture – however, this Indirect Lighting system has been mainly inspired by a high-end villa in Holland. Hence, this project requires a small amount of money and very little effort while giving the appearance a high-end, stylish lighting design.

Tools
To make your own Indirect Lighting system you would mainly require laminated flooring sheets (you can decide which color goes best with your surroundings), tube lights (for the lighting effect) and wooden studs (to keep the laminate planks away from the lights affixed on the wall); the tools required would be screws, special nails/hook screws, a saw (to cut the laminates), a screwdriver, a level, strong adhesive (flooring adhesive) for mounting the laminate planks and some tape to keep the laminated sheets in place till the adhesive dries....

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Kevin Hayden

A lot has happened since my last entry about the shipping container project.  Almost 9 months, to be exact.  When I last wrote about the project, it was merely a quick and optimistic update.  I had cleared some land for the housepad, albeit unconventionally and started the cabin portion of the project but things were still going well at that point.  It took a dramatic change in direction, as you’re about to see.

I purchased a large, lofted wooden shed in order to store building materials and possibly camp in if I were to stay the weekend at the property while working.  It was a decent size – 12′x16′ – and purchased from a local Mennonite builder who has allowed me to make payments until it is paid off ( more debt? At least it’s local and on a handshake ).  I also finally got the land company to get the septic company out to the property in order to install the septic tank.  And that was one of the worst mistakes I could have made.

This septic company continually failed to show for appointments and I continually called both them and the land company.  Either it would rain too much or they would simply blow me off.  We had scheduled another date and I was very vocal about wanting it done so that I could really start building and have a working septic system....

Kevin Hayden - TruthisTreason.net

Source: Cordite Country

The rich delight of fine Italian cuisine is enjoyed everywhere in the world. The colorful array of flavors that excite the pallet can be largely attributed to the refined blend of herbs that has been grown by this wonderful nation for centuries in herb gardens.

Many people prepare Italian cuisine at home for their families and some even grow the plants and herbs needed in their own garden to keep a fresh and flavorful supply. If you wish to start supplying your family with fresh, healthy foods, this is a list of the seven most-used herbs to assure a complete authentic Italian herb garden.

1. Garlic is probably the most used herb to be grown in the garden and is the basic ingredient in many Italian dishes. One thing is certain, a garden that doesn’t grow garlic cannot be considered an Italian garden. This herb can be planted and will thrive requiring very little attention. Once harvested, they can be frozen or pickled and stored in the refrigerator for later use.

How to Grow Garlic at Home

Garlic is grown from the individual cloves....