Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tending your compost during the winter months Winter months unless you have a greenhouse aren’t known for being wonderful months for gardening. But one thing that we can do for our gardens during the winter is plan for them and care for our compost. My family continues to collect …
DIY deluxe barrel stove Although this article is a golden oldie. Other than the prices in kit parts it is as appropriate today as it was when written. Perhaps even more so as the costs of heating have been steadily rising year after year. This barrel stove is a winner. Everyone should have a back …
DIY Tablet Loom From a Wooden Stool I have always thought weaving would be a fun skill to learn as well as a valuable one should we be forced off grid. But before you could weave you would require a loom. This particular loom works for tablet or otherwise known as card weaving. This is …
DIY: Wall-Hanging Canned Food Storage Everyone needs more storage! No home ever built has enough, once you have it you fill it. But this is especially true of preppers. That doesn’t mean we can afford infinite storage space. But it does make us a bit more creative on how we do store things and how …
DIY Wood Stove Heat Reclaimer No matter what method you use to heat your home you want it to be as effective as possible. This includes wood stoves. You want the fuel you use to stretch and be as efficient as possible. When heating with a wood stove, quite a bit of your heat is …
Building a ferro-cement shed Most of us have wood or metal shed where we store our own overflow. Depending upon our unique locations and uses they have their pros and cons. Many of those issues are resolved when they are built with ferro-concrete. I thought that it would be much more expensive and labor intensive …
Hunting, processing, and cooking black bear Before you run out and hunt yourself a black bear there are things you should know. 1st make sure it is in season in your region and that you know your prey. Bear can be extremely dangerous. When ever you take a creature’s life for food, insure that you …
Uncommon Ways To Generate Off Grid Electricity I am surprised at the household items that can be used to generated electricity off grid! When I think about generating power I think, windmill, water wheel, battery, gas generators etc…. but I hadn’t considered the common items already in my possession! In any grid down scenario the …
The Edible and Medical Weed : Shepard’s Purse (2 links) Whether you call it a weed or a wild flower. this plant is incredible! Not only does it medicinally stop both external and internal bleeding when used in a tincture. It can also be eaten raw or cooked with it’s most popular food use being …
Dehydrating eggs at home I decided to share this article for a couple of reasons. First because of the ease of storage when it comes to dehydrated eggs. However they are not something I would recommend you just cook up and eat! Not great scrambled or over easy. But I have used them a number of …
