Long before penicillin and other antibiotics, herbal remedies were a standard prescription for a variety of ailments. Here, I’m going to discuss some of the most well-known herbal medicines and highlight the ones you can grow in your own ...
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Why Conventional Wisdom About Stockpiling Food Is Just Plain Wrong
A lot of us off-the-gridders don’t much believe anything the federal government says. That’s particularly true with statements like, “don’t worry, when Apple gives us their phone encryption key codes, we’ll protect your privacy.” Or, “we assure you that with ...
Read More »The 5 Biggest Challenges To Moving Off The Grid
Living off the grid is a rewarding lifestyle that millions of Americans enjoy, but it is hard work for the newly initiated. Here are the five biggest challenges for most people who want to move and begin living off-grid. 1. ...
Read More »How To Find Clean Water In The Wilderness
February 22nd, 2016 Video courtesy of Junglecrafty This week we’ve got Junglecrafty showing some really helpful, possibly life saving, tips on how to find clean water in the wilderness as well as how to filter dirty water if it’s absolutely ...
Read More »9 Off-Grid ‘Pioneer Tools’ You’ll Need If The Grid Fails
If you could only have nine off-grid tools, what would you choose? When I say tools for off-the-grid work, I want to be clear. I mean truly off the grid. This isn’t about power tools that depend on electricity or ...
Read More »The 5 Best Places In America To ‘Bug Out’ When Society Collapses
Many people wonder where the safest place to retreat is should a major disaster hit, an economic collapse occur, or the power grid go down for an extended period of time. In truth, there is no singular “safe place” where ...
Read More »7 Time-Tested Ways Your Ancestors Preserved Food Without A Refrigerator
Most of America’s food storage today depends on refrigeration or freezing, or processed foods that we purchased at a grocery store and then stocked in a pantry. But there was a time when food storage wasn’t quite so easy. On ...
Read More »Off-Grid Life In Alaska, At 45 Below
Winter is the most challenging season for many off-gridders, especially if you live in the interior of Alaska near Fairbanks, where temperatures in recent years have dipped as low as -45 degrees Fahrenheit – and the record is -66. But ...
Read More »Top 5 Tips For High-Yield Container Gardening
February 8th, 2016 Video courtesy of GrowYourGreens John from GrowingYourGreens shares with you his top 5 container gardening tips that will enable you to be successful at growing food in a container garden whether you are a beginner or someone ...
Read More »19 Off-Grid Survival Uses For A Plain Old Tarp
When it comes to expediency, a tarpaulin is one item that can easily top a survivalist’s list of must-haves. Tarpaulins have so many practical uses, there’s probably no limit to the number of ways it can be used in off-grid ...
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