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Image source: Pixabay.com Going off-grid means different things to different folks. For some, it’s living a “normal” life without an electric bill. For others, it’s a...

Turning a cave into a modern home is not easy or cheap, as homeowner Angelo Mastropietro discovered. He invested £162,000 ($204,000) – and lots of physical...

Image source: Flickr / Creative Commons One of the basic tenets of preparing for an unknown future is saving up supplies for when they might be...

Image source: Pixabay.com It is no secret that health care is expensive. If you have animals of any kind, then you know that this fact is...

Image source: Public Domain Pictures When heating with wood in the winter, you'll inevitably have a surplus of wood ash. Thankfully, wood ash has a lot...

Image source: Pixabay.com It’s not uncommon to see dogs in pastures with livestock to serve as protection from predators, but many people do not realize that...

Outdoor cooking is a major part of my off-grid experience, and so a reliable outdoor stove was a must-have. And with many options of wood-burning stoves...

Image source: Pixabay.com The wise homesteader knows that everything – even used garden hoses – can be re-used and re-purposed. More than likely, you will discover...

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...

Image source: Pixabay.com When we think of foraging, we generally think of food. But once your belly is full, there's a lot more to life than...