Day: March 23, 2026

Preparedness Notes for Monday — March 23, 2026

On March 23, 1856, 18-year-old English chemist William Perkin accidentally produced the first synthetic aniline dye ‘mauveine’ (aka Perkin’s mauve and Aniline purple) during his Easter holiday. — March 23, 1903: The Wright brothers first filed a patent for a flying machine, which was granted three years later. — March 23rd is also the birthday of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. He directed 30 films. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used …


Beyond Organic: Biological Systems Gardening for Food Security – Part 5, by Hobbit Farmer

(Continued from Part 4. This concludes the article.) Where do I start if I’m new? Okay, this all sounds great but maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed. Where do you start if you are starting from scratch? Or maybe you have a large garden but aren’t sure you want to convert the whole thing over to this approach. I’m going to give you my method for establishing a garden bed on new ground, which I have used successfully in multiple beds on my property including my entire greenhouse.


Recipe of the Week: 

The following recipe for a Vegetable Rice Salad (called Insalata di Riso, in Italian) is from SurvivalBlog reader D.G.. Ingredients 1 cup rice (I use Arborio rice, but Jasmine or other rice will do.) 1/2 pound medium-diameter asparagus 1 cup shelled English peas, from about 1 pound fresh peas 2 pounds fresh fava beans 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons lemon juice Sea salt (to taste) Black pepper, preferably freshly ground (to taste) 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup thinly sliced basil leaves 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 1/2 cup boiled ham, diced into very small chunks …