How-To

Image source: GabbysCabins.com Upgrading to a larger house or a bigger car is exciting. And the sense of achievement and pride that come with it? Priceless!...

Image Source: thesleuthjournal.com Maybe you add it to your oatmeal or use it in your hot apple cider. Perhaps you sprinkle it on your toast or...

Image source: SanctuaryGardener Alternative energy sources are extremely important, particularly if they are versatile. Even people who aren’t off grid should have a backup source in...

Image source: Flickr Don’t you miss those warm summer evenings lighted intermittently by the little flashes of fireflies? Many of us have been fortunate enough to...

Image source: pilatesinthegrove.com If you have a bottle of apple cider vinegar in your pantry, it’s time to think of it as more than just a...

Most people’s first year on the homestead can be summed up in one word: chaos. Making the move into homestead living is often simultaneously exciting and...

Image source: Gizmodo It is not hard to imagine that the first real homes must have been earthen structures, because earth happens to be the most...

Image source: homegrown.org Recently on Off The Grid News I discussed an alternative strategy for long-term survival if there’s a lengthy blackout or other catastrophe and...

Plenty of inexpensive products are on the market labeled as potpourri, but most of them contain poor quality ingredients such as wood, shavings, artificial dyes and...

Image source: Bobvila.com If a World War III were to take place, some say it would be over water. Water is one commodity that we just...