Tag: Homesteading

3 Methods of Getting Water From a Well if the Grid is Down

3 Methods of Getting Water From a Well if the Grid is Down

3 Methods of Getting Water From a Well if the Grid is Down I love the look of an old fashion well with the big crank with a bucket attached for dipping into the water. Would I drink from one? Not without treating the water I wouldn’t! I can only imagine the stuff growing in …

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Survival Crops That Grow Without Irrigation

Survival Crops That Grow Without Irrigation One of the worries in a survival scenario is the ability to acquire enough of the proper food supplies to maintain good health. A way of doing that is of course to grow your own survival crops. However, every living thing requires water to thrive. In a number of SHTF …

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6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production

6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production

6 Ways To Boost Winter Egg Production Chickens, very much like humans, have an internal clock per say that tells them its this time of day or night or this or that season. During the winter months they too like to hunker down and just keep warm! So part of convincing the hens to lay …

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DIY Portable Wind Generator

DIY Portable Wind Generator

DIY Portable Wind Generator If you reside in an area with more wind then sun then this is an awesome project for you! No matter why you are off grid, this is one way to produce your own power. It’s portable, puts off 12 volts, 17 watts and automatically furls. Great little generator for camp sites …

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault

  Svalbard Global Seed Vault The world’s first two major seed banks The Nordic Gene Bank in Norway and Southern African Development Community combined their seed collections in the Svalbard Global seed vault . This organization preserves the earth’s seeds to be distributed across the world should there be a global disaster. Free of charge …

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PVC Framed Garden Box Enclosures

Some posts may contain affiliate links. PVC Framed Garden Box Enclosures Garden season is just winding up in my area. So for us, it is time for reflection on what we need to try or do differently next season. One issue that the majority of us in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States …

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DIY Converting a Pressure Cooker to a Still

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Converting a Pressure Cooker to a Still Whether you enjoy a cocktail once and again or not, being able to make a still is good in times of crisis. A still can make unsafe water drinkable and make alcohol for medical use or barter. Your pressure cooker is a …

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14 Essentials to Fix or Clean Almost Anything

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 14 Essentials to Fix or Clean Almost Anything   Things break and get dirty. It’s just a fact. There are lots of products to assist you in repairing or cleaning individual items. Although many of today’s goods are made to be intentionally obsolescent. If the manufacturers made things to …

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MIY Instant Oatmeal

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Instant Oatmeal I actually don’t mind the taste of the original instant oatmeal by a well known name brand. But those less costly copycat brands are frankly, well… yuckkkk. I love the quick convenience of the product as well and always felt a bit better about my kids …

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Grill It With The Right Wood Chips

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Grill It With The Right Wood Chips Through out this years barbeque season, I have had some of the best grilled protein that I have ever tasted and unfortunately some of the worst!  Pairing the right wood chips to the right meats makes that difference! (a great sauce doesn’t …

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