10 Uncommon Ways To Generate Electricity For Your Homestead
Did you know that there are some very simple ways to generate electricity that won’t cost a fortune? All you have to do is to...
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How To Make Yeast For Long-Term Storage
Bread, beer, and wine are all foods that have been part of history for eons, but they all require yeast to make. What if SHTF?...
How To Stockpile Lard, The Calorie Rich Survival Food Of The Great Depression
Suicides exploded during the great depression. The stats are pretty alarming. They state that in 1928 22 people per 100,000 were committing suicide. These suicide...
Civil War Recipe ~ Union Skillygalee
Well on my adventure to find the “perfect” picture of what the Union soldiers called Skillygalee I came up empty. As this has never happened...
DIY Projects: 15 Ideas For Using Cinder Blocks
Cinder blocks are actually CMUs (an acronym for concrete masonry unit) i.e. large, rectangular bricks which are used in construction, but have a lot of...
When God Gives You Mold, Make Penicillin
Can you imagine dying from a cut on your finger or a scrape on your knee? How about a respiratory infection or a toothache? Before...
23 Awesome DIY Smokehouse Plans You Can Build in the Backyard
Do you enjoy smoking your meat? I mean, who doesn’t love homemade bacon or ham? After exploring the world of smoking meat here recently, I have to tell...
Back To Basics: How To Preserve Food In Lard
When I was growing up, it was a given that the bacon grease would be sitting by the stove in Grandma’s tin canister. Or maybe...
How To Build A Walipini Greenhouse
We use cellars because they maintain a more constant temperature than structures that are built above-ground. We use greenhouses to extend the growing season because...
Q&A On Storing Meat Without Refrigeration In Hot Areas
You work hard to stretch your grocery dollars, but there’s no way around it – meat is expensive. When you find a good deal, or...
How To Make Bread In A Can
Bread provides nutrients and fills bellies. It’s been an important staple on the table for generations. If you have a few shelf-stable ingredients and a...
The Easy Way To Canning Meat Off Grid
Though there are many different methods of preparing meat for long-term storage, without a doubt, canning it is the easiest way to store large quantities of...
How to Use A Compass: A Lifesaving Skill In The Wilderness
A compass is a Go Bag essential, but it won’t do you squat if you don’t know how to use it, and chances are –...
How To Make a Powerful Calendula Extract to Keep in Your Medicine Cabinet (with pictures)
Beautiful to look at in full bloom, the sunny orange calendula – also known as marigold – has a wealth of herbal uses that are...
How To Dehydrate Herbs for Long-Term Storage
Herbs are one of the first plants we put in our garden. There is nothing like fresh culinary herbs to intensify the flavors of food....
How To Build A Rocket Mass Heater
Rocket Mass Heaters, also known by the acronym RMH, are the latest rage when it comes to extremely efficient and sustainable heating methods using low...