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French bread will only last a few days before it goes bad. And canned goods will last you a few years. So all food has an expiration date, right? Wrong! Some foods can last a century. Yes, that’s right. A ...

It’s amazing how much money can be saved when switching from traditional household products full of chemicals to simple all-natural products. Don’t believe me? Give it a try. Most of the products on the list below contain inexpensive ingredients such ...

If you have a bottle of apple cider vinegar in your pantry, it’s time to think of it as more than just a salad dressing ingredient. Apple cider vinegar, or ACV, is made by fermenting the sugars from apples. The ...

One of my favorite things to preserve from the garden are peppers. Hot peppers, sweet peppers, jalapenos, Serrano peppers, banana peppers, pimentos … if it is a pepper with a skin, it can be pickled first and then canned in ...

No matter how you slice it, summer is hard on your skin and hair. Rising temperatures, scorching sun, chlorine-filled swimming pools and outdoor recreational activities all take a toll on both your skin and hair. It is easy to want ...

June 23, 2014 Nick shares another Do-It-Yourself recipe. This time we’re making a catch all household cleaner! Video courtesy of Off The Grid News Previous Video

We have all spent time on our hands and knees in our bathroom scrubbing away at the black substance that appears on our tiles, shower curtains and in other dark and damp corners. Mold and mildew are not only unsightly ...

Many of the cleaners used on chicken coops, like bleach and aerosol sprays, can have disastrous effects on a flock. Chickens are very susceptible to respiratory illnesses and cleaning a coop with harsh chemicals can cause problems. Let me share ...

One of the most fun kitchen science experiments I have done with my kids is the good old volcano project.  As any budding scientist knows, the combination of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) with vinegar (diluted acetic acid) generates carbon dioxide ...

These days, vinegar finds itself mainly as an ingredient in salad dressings and various types of pickles, canned or otherwise. Did you know that there are other uses for vinegar, many of which go beyond mere culinary use? Do you ...