Understanding what you are up against when you go off grid is critical to your survival. Many people want to launch from their home and into a homesteading lifestyle. One of the things most people underestimate is what cooking looks …
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How To Build Your One Year Supply of Food
Whether we are dealing with the floods in the Midwest or chaos in our own cities, food can fill a lot of holes in disaster. There are a number of ways that you can build your food storage. Many people …
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How To Make Authentic Vodka Or Schnapps From Potatoes
Mmm, vodka, one of my all time favorite alcoholic beverages. I like vodka because of its ability to be mixed with pretty much any other drink to create a wonderful, drunk inducing drink. I must have had my head in …
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How To Store Fresh Eggs Without Refrigeration For Up To 9 Months
Store eggs without refrigeration like we did back in the day! Some say the eggs taste better when kept this way. Want to give it a try? I already do this and will never go back to refrigerating my eggs again! …
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14 Common Chicken Predators and How to Protect Chickens
Other than diseases, predators are the biggest problem of every chicken owner. Being able to protect chickens from these predators can be tricky though. If you’re a new chicken owner, you might not notice it yet but there are many …
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37 Creative Storage Solutions to Organize All Your Food & Supplies
One challenge we all seem to face is how best to store our stuff. Being prepared means having a large stock of necessities (and some luxuries) on hand. It also means you need to figure out how to maximize your …
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Most Tender Meat Hang Times
Here are a lot of great arguments and even some interesting studies about life without meat. Whether we are talking about vegetarianism or veganism it would seem that meat is not as necessary to human life as we once thought. …
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DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
In this project, you will see how to build a small DIY VAWT, Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. The project I am sharing wont get you much over 50 watts of production, though it would be fairly simple to double the …
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Vacuum Sealing Tips and Tricks
Most people think vacuum sealing is straightforward and while that is mostly true, there are some challenges that go along with this method of food preservation. Not all sealers are created the same just as not all vacuum sealing bags …
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How To Make Water Barrel Stands – FREE Plans
Don’t settle for cheap water barrel stands, build your own with these great FREE plans. These are sturdy, easy to build and look fantastic in any garden. Short on space but want more water barrels? Then perhaps these Water Barrel Stand …
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