Marine Corps Nomads Reviews
Product and Book Reviews by Marine Corps Nomads
Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines
Chip Gaines is larger than life on the show Fixer Upper. In Capital Gaines, Chip shares his views on life, success, and failure in true Chip style with humor and honesty.
I’m a big fan of the show Fixer Upper and the Gaines family. Their family and faith are the most important thing in their lives. They are hard workers, but they also know how to enjoy family time. The Magnolia Story was a beautiful book about Chip and Joanna Gaines. In Capital Gaines, Chip dives more into his story in relation to life and work. Of course, Joanna is part of that story, but this really is focused more on Chip. Read More
Hair Care with Desert Essence
It’s monsoon season in the desert where we go from super dry to crazy storms. The dry desert air takes a toll on our hair. The humidity of monsoon season makes our hair go a little crazy. Having the right hair care products can make all the difference in the world when it comes to making our long hair manageable. My daughter and I were happy to get the opportunity to try out the Anti-Breakage Shampoo and Conditioner from Desert Essence. Read More
Storey’s Guide to Raising Ducks
Ducks are the most underappreciated of all domesticated poultry and livestock species.
If you’re planning on adding ducks to your homestead, I highly recommend getting this book as it’s a great resource to have on hand. It includes all of the information you need to get from little ducklings to adults. It covers housing, feeding, and healthcare issues. It goes over the different breeds to help assist in making choices on what breed(s) best suit your needs and environment. Read More
The Weekend Homesteader by Anna Hess
Turn your homesteading dream into a reality one month at a time with manageable weekend projects.
As is hinted at by the title, this book is geared more towards someone who is starting out with homesteading and isn’t doing it full time. The 12-month guide to self-sufficiency line is a little misleading as you won’t be self-sufficient in 12 months even if you utilize all of the ideas in this book. It’s more of a guide to help you get started with some of the basics of homesteading. Projects are broken down into (for the most part) weekend-sized plans. Read More
The Food Forest Handbook by Darrell Frey and Michelle Czolba
The Food Forest Handbook is a practical manual for the design and management of a home-scale perennial polyculture garden.
Permaculture and food forests can be complicated systems to understand. Fry and Czolba do a good job breaking down the process of setting up your own sustainable food forest. They go over designs, companion planting, and the theories behind putting together a working food forest. They use their own real-life examples to show how it can be done. They even include examples from all different growing environments. Read More