Deter Water or Bullets with Sand Bags I happen to live in a flood prone area of the United States and have seen numerous sandbags over the years. I never gave much thought to them in all honesty. A sandbag is a sandbag was my thinking. But that isn’t true! We all see the sandbags …
Grow Your Own Apple Trees From Seed Some of you may know that this past year I had a couple of serious Health issues It really killed my gardening for this last year. My kids are not great gardeners although they do know the basics and my health just wasn’t up to the job this year. …
Alternative Uses For Toothpaste I love the articles that give us uses we hadn’t perhaps thought of for products we already have in our homes. I hate that I am always digging through my cupboards looking for a product a I am sure I purchased but can’t find among the multitude of things I have …
Home Remedies That Help Wounds Heal Faster As always we never recommend that you use a home remedy to treat yourself or anyone else for any possibly serious injury if professional medical assistance is or soon will be available. Always err on the side of caution But for minor wounds especially with children when a …
Canning Butter I am always looking for new ways to save a bit of money and to add to my storage foodstuff. I was unaware you could can butter or margarine! But the price of butter and margarine isn’t going down any time soon. So now you can take advantage of today’s prices or sales. Currently …
DIY No-Freeze Watering Station While there is still a bit of warmth in the air, now is a great time to winterize your chicken coop by installing a heat lamp and an anti-freeze watering station. Nothing is worse than having to go out into the cold to thaw out or replace your chickens’ water twice …
Duct Tape Uses A very common phrase in my home is if it is suppose to move and doesn’t use WD-40 and if it isn’t suppose to move and does, break out the duct tape! Duct tape has become so popular for so many crafts and on the fly fixes it now comes in all colors and lots …
DIY Tooth Extraction I actually own a tool like the one in this picture and the sight of it makes me quake in my boots! But I have had plenty of dental problems and realize there could come a time in a long term SHTF scenario where professional dental care isn’t available. My best advice is …
Dehydrator Recipes To Preserve the Harvest (80+) I own and have in operation a large part of the time two dehydrators. I prefer dehydrating to canning when possible. Of course that depends upon the item and what it will be used for etc. First because I live in an earthquake zone and of course dehydrated …
10 Ways That Vinegar Can Come to Your Rescue If you are into natural cleaners, you are already aware of the wonders of vinegar. If not take a look at the video below and learn what awesome things that vinegar can do around your household to make your life a bit more natural and easier! …
