Friday, September 22, 2017

6 Immune Building Winter Drinks

DIY: Video showing you how to make your own Health Drinks to get you through the Winter.
LINK: https://youtu.be/m4DyqBLQhUM 

DIY Herbal COLD AND FLU Remedy Pills & Reference Books


Primitive Technology: Tiled Roof Hut


Primitive Technology: Mud Bricks


Have a Backup Generator

Having a backup generator for both short- and long-term power outages is an important part of emergency preparedness. (by Mother Earth News)
LINK: https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/self-reliance/back-up-generator-emergency-preparedness-ze0z1205zkon

Short Term Emergency Survival Kits

Keep your family safe no matter how severe the conditions by planning ahead and creating a short-term survival kit (by Mother Earth news)
LINK: https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/self-reliance/emergency-survival-kits-xehir

When You're DONE with the World (Cartoon)


Thursday, September 21, 2017

How To Set Up a Rainbarrel Catchment System

This tutorial of how to set up a homesteading rainwater barrel project is simple to make and allows a homesteader to use mother nature’s gift from the sky for a later date when the ground is dry. This is NOT for drinking, but could be used if filtered, in a pinch.
LINK: https://thehomesteadsurvival.com/set-up-homesteading-rainwater-barrel-project/

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Off Grid Refrigerator | Ice Box Build


Chickory

Chicory lines the Virginia roadsides out in the country, but you’ll only see its purple flowers in the morning and cool evenings. Once afternoon hits, the flowers close up to protect themselves from the sun. It’s quite a sight to see. Historically, chicory root is widely used as an alternative to coffee in many countries. It also aids in digestion, and helps detoxify the body.

Chicken Butchering Set Up: 7 Things You Need

Are you preparing to butcher chickens for the first time? There are a few things you will need. Here's a great post to help you get started. LINK:

Chicken Butchering Set Up: 7 Things You Need - A Farmish Kind of Life

Easter White Pine Tea and Vitamin C


Saturday, September 9, 2017

Drying Clothing on Wet Cold Days

This out of the way, flat against the wall, drying rack is easy to build, for those cold or wet weather days.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Crayon Candle for Emergency Light

How To Make A Simple, Solar Water Filter

Food is essential for survival, but water is even more important. But how do you survive if your only source of water is, say, filthy river water? One option is a pocket water filter. Another option: a solar water filter made out of two water bottles and a small PCV pipe. It could come in handy if you forget your pocket water filter or left it at home.

LINK: How To Make A Simple, Solar Water Filter Out Of 2 Water Bottles | Off The Grid News

How To Easily Make Your Own Yeast, From Scratch

Knowing how to replace the staples in the kitchen in some other way than a trip to the store is an important survival skill. One of those staples is bread.

LINK: How To Easily Make Your Own Yeast, From Scratch | Off The Grid News