Take an interest in tiny home living, add in a bit of wanderlust and combine with a tight budget and you have school bus living. On their “We Got Schooled” blog, Justine and Ryan share their story of converting a ...
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Magic Food: 7 Vegetables You Can Regrow From Kitchen Scraps
There is a great form of recycling that is easy, fun and nutritious: re-growing vegetables from leftover scraps. You don’t need much to get started — just containers, soil, water and a sunny windowsill. Sometimes you don’t even need the ...
Read More »The 1989 Solar Storm That Knocked Out The Grid, Closed Schools & Businesses, & Panicked The Population
Mention the words “Quebec Blackout” to an electrical engineer or a solar scientist, and you are likely to be in for a lively conversation. That is because the 1989 event, which lit up the sky across much of North America, ...
Read More »16 Popular Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Freeze
If you are looking to keep your foods fresher longer – and who isn’t? – you need look no further than your freezer. Freezing is an easy and convenient way to preserve food. By freezing leftovers and foods that will ...
Read More »9 Ancient Heal-Everything Uses For Garlic That STILL Work Today
You may know it as something you mince for stews and sauces or something you spread on bread with butter or olive oil. Maybe you associate it with lingering bad breath or even with folklore – spurred by Bram ...
Read More »The 5 Best Ways To Get Well Water Without Electricity
Water is the key to survival. At least 60 percent of the adult human body is made of water, and we can live no more than three days without it. Since most modern water pumps use electricity to obtain well ...
Read More »The 5-Ingredient Natural Tonic That Will Keep You Healthy All Winter
Are you searching for new and natural ways to keep yourself and your family healthy this winter? You may want to try making your own batch of Fire Cider. Fire Cider is a spicy hot tonic that uses medicinal herbs ...
Read More »12 Unusual, Off-Grid Uses For Onions (No. 5 – Removes Splinters!)
We add it to soups, hamburgers and salads. When we peel it, it makes us cry, and we run for the mouthwash after eating it. It is the onion. High in flavor and low in calories, onions are good sources ...
Read More »15 Surprising & Practical Off-Grid Uses For Olive Oil
You probably already know about the health benefits of olive oil. Rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, olive oil is loaded with antioxidants that help our bodies fight inflammation. However, olive oil also is useful for a wide variety of other ...
Read More »A Fully Off-Grid Home For $4,500
If you have been wondering about living a self-sufficient lifestyle in a tiny house, you may want to check out a new video tour of such a home in Eastern North Carolina. Jeremy Clemons designed and built his cozy $4,500, ...
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