Tag Archives: do it yourself
Preserving Summer Squash and Saving Seeds
It’s that time of year for us… the summer squash is starting to produce. We usually get more squash than we need with just a handful of plants in our garden. In real good years we often find squash sitting … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Food
Tagged canning, do it yourself, gardening, long term food storage
Book Review: Maximizing Your Mini Farm
The good folks at Skyhorse Publishing provided us with several books to read and review. Here is our review of “Maximizing Your Mini Farm, Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre” written by Brett L. Markham Before I get into our thoughts on … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Equipment, Food, News, Reviews
Tagged canning, do it yourself, gardening, long term food storage
Pedal Power For The Homestead and Workshop
There’s almost no limit to what a creative person can do with pedal power. For anyone that is seriously considering going off-grid, pedal power should be investigated. A simple, modular pedal drive unit could be easily fabricated to perform a … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Equipment
Tagged do it yourself, helping others, natural disaster, shelter in place
Using Stored Beans for Seed: Update
It’s been a week and a half since we planted three different varieties of dried beans that we keep in storage. We planted 10 seeds of each into a container of a topsoil / compost mix. We have had some … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Food
Tagged canning, do it yourself, gardening, long term food storage
Installing a Scanner Radio in a Basement or Shelter
This article has been moved to Citizen’s Radio Guide http://citizensradioguide.com/installing-a-scanner-radio-in-a-basement-or-shelter/ by
Posted in Communications, DIY, Equipment, Security, Shelter
Tagged do it yourself, emergency communications, natural disaster, shelter in place
Book Review: The Ultimate Guide To Permaculture
The good folks at Skyhorse Publishing provided us with several books to read and review. Here is our review of The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture, written by Nicole Faires Before I get into our thoughts on this book here are … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Food, Reviews, Shelter
Tagged do it yourself, edible wild plants, foraging, gardening, permaculture, water filtration
The Family Grain Mill Review
In an experiment in 1970, a biochemist at the University of Texas, fed “enriched” white bread to rats for three months; two-thirds died, the others became sick (Basey). It is no wonder that more and more people are turning to … Click HERE to read the entire post….
Posted in DIY, Equipment, Food
Tagged canning, do it yourself, long term food storage
