Coconut Oil Secrets We all know coconut oil is one of the best oils we can use in our daily cooking routine. New studies have uncovered more amazing secrets about this oil we all should know. I found a great article that reveals the new found secrets and further more proving the fact that we all should …
MIY Vanilla Extract From Scratch It’s easy to imagine that a lot of the kitchen items we now take for granted will be scarce if SHTF and since I like to bake, it’s important to me to know how to make some of my own staple ingredients so that I’m not left in a lurch. …
The Importance Of A Get Home Bag And A Great Starting List This is a great guest post from a staff cousin who is just starting out prepping. She thought she would share her get home bag list and why she has one with you all. Have you ever heard of a get-home bag? I …
DIY Long Burning Survival Candles Long burning survival candles can get costly when you’re stocking up! But since making them yourself is really easy, having a stockpile of these can make power outages or SHTF events easier. Giving you light, a little heat and the ability to boil water or even cook if you set them …
Eating Healthy Inexpensively Eating healthy doesn’t always mean expensive grocery bills! One of the featured articles below gives us a list of 44 delicious and nutritious foods for a dollar or less per serving! (Keep in mind that grocery prices vary by location and can change daily, allow for inflation!) It is amazing the healthy …
DIY Greenhouse From Old Windows Of all the DIY greenhouses we have shown the plans for over this past year this is my favorite stand alone design. I do love those that are built into the earth for their ease of maintenance and added self sustainability but the stand alone designs are the easiest to …
Harvesting Honey From a Natural Comb Generally speaking, beekeepers harvest their honey at the conclusion of a substantial nectar flow and when the beehive is filled with cured and capped honey. Conditions and circumstances vary greatly across the country. First-year beekeepers are lucky if they get a small harvest of product by late summer. Finding natural combs …
DIY Earth Sheltered Greenhouse Growers in colder climates often have to extend their growing season in order to produce as much as possible for the winter season. One way of making use of the earth itself to extend the growing season to year round for some of your plants is an earth sheltered greenhouse. Not only does …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Inexpensive Hoop Greenhouse Careful planning is important before a home greenhouse project is started. Building a greenhouse does not need to be expensive or time-consuming. The final choice of the type of greenhouse will depend on the growing space desired, the home’s architecture, available site, and costs. This …
DIY Ultimate Compost Bin It is already time to begin preparing for next year’s garden! If you compost year around you always have good rich soil come planting season. Composting is not only good for your garden, your pocket book, but also for our environment. Instead of trashing or your food scraps and yard waste, …
