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Do It Yourself (DIY) Ideas, Tips and Life Hacks
DIY Home Cooling Techniques
Whether your air conditioner went kaput due to a weather disaster or you prefer to “rough it” and not use the appliance, you can still keep your home cool!
How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar at Home – 9 Easy Steps
With all the uses that apple cider vinegar has, we should learn how to make it. Apple cider vinegar is usually made with a broad two-step process, very similar to how alcohol is made. Here’s how to make it!
Essential Hurricane Preparedness Skills You Need to Know Before the Next Storm Arrives
Staying safe during a hurricane is always the main priority when mapping out your preparedness strategy, but many forget to plan for the aftermath scenarios or health issues associated with this type of emergency. If you have ever been through a hurricane, you know how unpredictable these storms can be. We have outlined 5 skills anyone who lives in a hurricane-prone area should know.
River Wild: How To Survive Being Swept Away in a Strong Current
While many are planning exciting summer outdoor water adventures like kayaking and whitewater rafting but it’s important to plan for things to not go exactly as planned.
Hot Tea In The Summer?! Here’s Why You Should Try It!
Summer is upon us and a cup of hot tea may be just what the doctor ordered! Read more about the benefits of enjoying warm tea in summer.
More Food Shortages In Store For Gulf Communities Due To Threat of Tropical Storm
Tropical storm Cristobal is threatening gulf communities and could grow to become a hurricane in the coming week. Those who live on the gulf coast and near where the storm is threatening are not taking any chances and area grocery stores are already selling out of grocery essentials such as water, toilet paper, baking goods, and cleaning supplies. If you aren’t prepared for hurricanes, we’ve got you covered!
The Homesteading Primer: A Quick Guide to Small-Scale Homesteading
If pandemics have taught us anything, it's how important it is to keep a functional home and take the necessary steps to create your own food supply chain. With many jumping on the homesteading bandwagon, it's important to know the facts because there are challenges...
The Medicinal Properties Of Lemongrass & Why You Should Grow It This Summer
Lemongrass is a wonderful herb! It has many medicinal and aromatic properties and can be used in a variety of ways. It is often considered a must for home medicinal herb gardens, and it’s easy to see why that is!
The Quick and Easy Way to Make a Fishing Spear
While an ordinary sharpened pole can work well for this task, you’ll be more successful with a four pronged spearfishing pole.
DIY Warming Muscle Salve to Soothe Sore Muscles
This warming muscle salve made with cinnamon, cayenne and ginger is so soothing on sore muscle and achy joints. Plus, it’s a snap to make!
How to Make Lucky Sherpa Plantain Salve
Harness the healing powers of plantain with this Lucky Sherpa Salve recipe.
DIY: How To Naturally Make An Essential Oil Diffuser {Plus Aromatherapy Oil Blends}
The next time you feel that your mood is”off” or that you want to enhance your memory make an oil diffuser and try some of these essential oil combinations and see the positive effects. Aromatherapy is a natural way to improve and balance your moods and create a healthier environment.
A Prepper’s DIY: Building Your Own Cleaning Kits for Firearms
Bottom line: your weapon can’t take care of you unless it is properly taken care of. You can be smart and use some of these tips to lessen the bite to your wallet.
Going Green: 10 SUSTAINABLE Ways To Use Bamboo
Because of bamboo’s quick growth and reproduction, it is deemed one of the most sustainable resources we can use. Bamboo can be incorporated into your everyday life too in order to help reduce your impact on the planet.
8 Recipes For Making Homemade Extracts
There’s nothing like homemade extracts to really bring out the flavor in your baked goods and beverages. Here are 8 delicious, homemade aromatic extracts that can be made in 5 minutes!
Make Your Own Biomass Firelogs in Four Easy Steps
Learning how to make alternative fuel sources using the items you have around is an essential survival skill to learn. Many are realizing that their trash is literally a treasure. Phone books, newspapers, old homework paper and other paper -based rubbish that we would normally throw away can be fashioned into a green fuel source.
Five Essential Tools for Fixing Your Clothes on the Cheap
Sometimes quality and appearance aren’t at the top of our priorities, and we need to get things fixed fast and cheap.
How To Make Homemade Hand Sanitizing Wipes
It is more important than ever to keep those hands clean! With fears of the coronavirus, cleaning products have quickly sold out and many are looking for alternatives for their sanitation needs.
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How to Make a Battery That Lasts (Practically) Forever
If only there was a cheap and simple way to supplement a solar panel array on those cloudy days.
5 Sustainable Ways to Repurpose Newspapers
Newspapers seem to accumulate the most in homes and knowing its many uses can serve you in a more sustainable manner.
8 Delightful Ways a Fire Pit Adds Joy to Family Night
There are so many activities that can be done around a fire pit that you and your family will never get bored.
14 Ways to Repurpose Glass Jars
There is something about glass jars being used other than their intending purpose that makes a smile creep across my face.
5 Ways to Re-Purpose Your Produce Bags
Next time you have extra mesh produce bags, save them up for future uses. They definitely have more than just one use.
Sustainable Living: How To Take Control of Your Food Supply
Food freedom is all about getting creative and using what you have. With a little resourcefulness, you could literally create a backyard microcosm and take control of your very own, homegrown food supply.
Peg Looms: A Simple Way to Create Home Furnishings
All the rugs at Knowle were made on a peg loom, as were cushion covers and the thick toppers that we used on the beds in cold weather.
Ollas: Ancient Low Tech and Low Cost Sub-Surface Irrigation System
Sometimes our ancestors really did know best. Learn about ollas, an ancient, but very effective irrigation system to add to your garden.
50 Clever Ways to Reuse Your Trash and Not Play into the Throw-Away Society
Stop being a member of the throw-away society and be part of the sustainable solution. Here are 50 of the most thrown away items and clever ways to reuse them.
4 Reasons To Choose Heirloom Seeds For Your Garden
Shopping for vegetable seeds, whether online or locally, you will come across two different types: hybrid and heirloom. It’s important to always choose heirloom if you can, and there are several reasons for this.
When it Hits the Fan Most Won’t Be Able to Take a Warm Shower… But Here’s How You Will.
It is important to continue regular hygiene habits during an emergency to prevent sanitation-related diseases. In a pinch, water can be heated outside using a solar vehicle visor. This set up can be used to create an outdoor showering area.
