As fall is now upon us, summer gardens will quickly be coming to an end. Don’t let any unripe tomatoes go to waste though—if you still have a few green tomatoes when the first frost arrives, pick them and serve them up fried or in a green tomato pie!
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Life Skills: You Can’t Find These in a Textbook!
Most everyone will agree that our school systems, in general, are not preparing our children for real life. While these schools may focus on education by teaching reading, writing, math, and other traditional subjects, they fail to prepare our children ...
Read More »The Wonderful World of Seed Saving with Robert and Cheryl Moore-Gough – Episode 065
There is an aspect of survival that involves more than wrestling grizzly bears, eating pine cones and dirt, or living like Rambo in the wild, untamed areas of the country. And while the knowledge and science has been available for ...
Read More »How To Store Food In Hot & Humid Climates
Editor’s Note: This article is included in the newly released offering from Off the Grid News, The Big Book of Off the Grid Secrets. Featuring over 50 of the best articles from 2011, this is one reference book you will ...
Read More »Just Between You, Me, and the Gate Post… – Episode 057
Here at Off the Grid News we usually talk about ways to make your life simpler. However, let’s face facts… technology is very much a part of our lives, and as long as it’s available, we’ll make use of it. ...
Read More »Fruit Leathers and Dried Fruit Snacks
Many of us who have gardens and orchards would like our family to eat more fruit and less junk food. We have tried putting our fruit and berries in bowls on the counter, in fruit salads, and on the table ...
Read More »Survivalist Time Management
“Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.” — Genesis 9:3 ESV Although it can seem difficult and frustrating to work toward living off the grid ...
Read More »Making the Choice to Be Wealthy
Each and every day, you are bombarded with images of the ideal life. No matter how far off the grid you live, your mind seems to be permanently stamped with commercials promising you an easy path to wealth: try investing ...
Read More »Freezing Basics For Vegetables
Freezing our bountiful harvest is an easy way of preserving our produce, but the foods will not keep as long. In freezing the organisms that cause spoilage become inactive. However, they don’t die. The bacteria can’t grow as long as ...
Read More »Part II: Role Reversal – Mom & Dad Moving In With You
In March 2011, I wrote an article called Role Reversal: Mom and Dad Coming to Live with You, which talked about readying your home for your parents to come live with you. This is a follow up to that article, ...
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