June 27th, 2016 Video courtesy of OTGN This week Rich Murphy, a regular writer for Off The Grid News, shares with us some tips on how he uses his new Pocket Power X in his day to day life and ...
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8 Ways To Homeschool AND Homestead Without Going Absolutely Bonkers
If you live in a homestead and try to homeschool your kids, then doing so may be one of the most challenging tasks you have to face every day. On top of gardening, food preservation, animal care, mucking, cooking ...
Read More »Dirt-Cheap, Nutritious Chicken Feed You Can Grow In Your Garden
Keeping your backyard flock happy is pretty simple and is the best way to ensure a plentiful supply of nutrient-rich eggs and plump meat chickens. Some homesteaders are choosing to grow their own poultry feed in order to cut down ...
Read More »‘Living Fences’: The Way Smart Homesteaders Get Extra Food, Fodder & Fuel
A quick drive through the countryside provides a glimpse at perfect fields, some still outlined with old growth trees. While the sight is common, more and more of these fence rows are being uprooted for modern fencing and big agricultural ...
Read More »10 All-Natural Ways To Repel And Kill Houseflies (No. 4 Is Super-Creative)
Ah, the sounds of summer – the laughter of children as they play in the lawn sprinkler, the ice cream truck’s calliope soundtrack as it winds its way through the neighborhood and THWACK, the sound of a flyswatter hitting another ...
Read More »3 Problems You Better Solve Before Raising A Mixed Flock
There is nothing quite as picturesque as a farmyard setting with chickens, ducks and perhaps a turkey or two wandering around. Unfortunately, a mixed flock may be more trouble than it’s worth. If you’re considering keeping different species of fowl ...
Read More »3 Ingenious Ways To Build An Off-Grid Home For Next To Nothing
The off-grid and homesteading lifestyle has a tremendous amount of appeal for many. In a time of seemingly ever-increasing instability in our world, the idea of living in a truly self-reliant and sustainable way is more attractive than ever. With ...
Read More »4 Subtle Mistakes That Could Spoil Your Stockpile (No. 3 Is Easiest To Correct)
It happens in households across the United States every day. A trip to the grocery store is unpacked at home with the goal of simply getting things put away and the chore completed. Fresh, shiny new cans of fruits and ...
Read More »The Off-Grid, Native American Guide To Making Leather
I have been obsessed with the indigenous people of America and pioneering skills since I was a little girl. I began wearing headbands with feathers in them at age three and making teepees at age four. And when it ...
Read More »Fish Farming: The Overlooked Path To More Income, Tons Of Food, And Less Worries
Generating an income that can sustain operations on the homestead is critical for many of us. Newly established homesteads require a decent amount of income to add acreage, outbuildings and livestock, as well as purchasing many other items or services. ...
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