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How to be self-sufficient eating, cooking, and living off the grid.

Women of the dirt
FoodJul 19, 2009

Women of the dirt

Group of women farmers spur each other on via the web, and success follows...

More things you might not know about me
CommunitiesJul 17, 2009

More things you might not know about me

Country Store where I work I know I haven’t written anything in a while, I have excuses though! ;) I’ve been sick, the gov is harassing me, my garde...

Eco-charcoal soil-to-fuel revolution
FoodJul 15, 2009

Eco-charcoal soil-to-fuel revolution

The world’s largest biochar plant opens but you can make this uniquely environmental form of charcoal in your garden....

Scandal of wasted food
FoodJul 5, 2009

Scandal of wasted food

70% of all grocery food is thrown away uneaten says authoritative new book from Penguin...

Food-recipes-memories
CommunitiesJun 20, 2009

Food-recipes-memories

Food, it’s one of the things we can’t live without. It’s a necessity to be sure, but it is so much more than that. It can bring families toget...

River Cottage off-grid ready
Courses, guides & tutorialsJun 18, 2009

River Cottage off-grid ready

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s River Cottage has made the next move to wards being fully off-grid...

Polyamorous Polytunnels
Courses, guides & tutorialsJun 17, 2009

Polyamorous Polytunnels

Polytunnels are the best way to grow good food fast and well in highly variable weather conditions – here is the rundown...

More “as seen on TV”
CommunitiesJun 9, 2009

More “as seen on TV”

The other day I was talking to a friend and we touched on the subject of the Pump-n-Seal gadget , I have had mine for a while, but I must admit that I haven&#82...

Updates and the new shed
CommunitiesJun 6, 2009

Updates and the new shed

Here’s an update on what has been going on with us. Things have been going pretty well, we have been living here, 100% off-grid for a year and a half. We ...

Rocket Stove Video
CommunitiesMay 4, 2009

Rocket Stove Video

Rocket stoves, have you heard about them? If you have then I’m preaching to the choir, if you haven’t, then it’s high time you learned about h...

Preppers in the paper
CommunitiesApr 9, 2009

Preppers in the paper

We do live in extreme times and it seems to be getting worse. Today I received an email contained a link to a Fort Worth (Texas) newspaper, they wrote an articl...

Well Duh!
CommunitiesJan 25, 2009

Well Duh!

It seems that "someone" is trying to prove that free range chickens are no better or possibly worse than caged chickens. Ok, here is an excerpt from a...