Sustainable Lifestyle

Learn how to reduce your resource consumption and live mindfully for a better future with our sustainable lifestyle resources. Explore our library with information on gardening, homesteading, do-it-yourself projects, repurposing and more to help you live a more sustainable, meaningful lifestyle.

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These Edibles Also Improve Soil

Let’s say you don’t like either option – or can’t afford either option. What’s a survival gardener to do?

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This Chart Shows Just How Wasteful The Food Industry Really Is

The sooner we can rely on a local food network, the safer (and healthier) we’ll be.

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This Week’s Harvest: Strawberries

Strawberry season is in full swing. Now is the time to stock up on those delicious vivid red berries! Learn how (and why) to grow them, wash them, and preserve them!

Three Natural Approaches To Clearing Land of Tree Stumps and Invasive Plants

Clearing the land in a natural capacity is harder work than it seems. These three natural approaches can cut down on time and money so that you can create a chemical-free environment.

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Three Underrated Alternative Energy Options You Can Find in Your Home

The use of renewable and sustainable energy sources is growing worldwide. Here are three relatively unheard of energy sources you can find in your home.

Three Ways to Start a Fire with Trash Found in the Wild

Since all survival situations are by their very nature, unpredictable, it’s important to learn as many fire crafting methods as you can. You can never know too much in this category.

Time Is Money: 4 Frugal Tips for Self-Sufficient Living

Time is money and if you’re one of the Broke Folk, it’s important to free up both of these. For a better quality of life, here are some frugal living tips to get your simplified life on track.

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Toothpaste Was Far Too Expensive So We Used Soot

Well I’m sorry this is a bit short Tess, but there’s not much more to say about boar hair toothbrushes and soot toothpaste is there?

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Top Strategies for Protecting Your Organic Garden From Pests

Simple strategies to fight garden pests the organic way!

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Trees: Natural Frost Protection

Part of the way trees protect your plants from freezing is through capturing still, warm air on a cold night.

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Turn a Car Battery Into an Emergency Power Source For the Home

Prepare and plan for the emergencies that you may be able to forecast for your own home in the midst of a disaster and lay in your tools and supplies.

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Turn Your Trash Into Treasures With Fiberglass Resin

One of the most under appreciated crafting skills, is working with resins and epoxies. If you’re not familiar resin based materials, then you’re missing out.

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