Step-by-Step Earthbag Building

“This Instructable explains each main step of construction for building vertical earthbag walls. For those who don’t know, earthbag building uses polypropylene rice bags or feed bags filled

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16 Ways To Use Your Leftover Whey

“Remember the nursery rhyme about little Miss Muffet eating her curds and whey? Back before I began my real food journey, I didn’t even know what whey was. Never would

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Homemade Fruit Roll Ups – Nothing But Fruit

I’m a candy gal. A gummi gal to be specific. I look for something sweet immediately after something savory. I know, I know. It’s a bad habit. In an

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6 Trees Every Survivalist Should Know & Why

“Now is a good time to go out and flag the following five trees before the leaves drop (except the pine). Revisit them in the winter and learn

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576 Loads Of Laundry For $6 – How To Make Homemade Laundry Detergent

In the spirit of Laura Ingalls, with wash day being Monday, here’s a little recipe for homemade laundry detergent you can use tomorrow. You will need… 1 bar

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Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down

“Does your government have an Internet kill-switch? Read our guide to Guerrilla Networking and be prepared for when the lines get cut. These days, no popular movement goes

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Seed Organizing & Garden Dreams

“Seed season is upon us. Time to dust off the old seeds and organize the new! It was such a pleasant surprise on Monday morning to find my

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The Dearthbox: A Low-Cost, Self-Watering Planter

“Joining many other excellent earthbox instructables, meet ours, the Dearthbox! The Dearthbox costs about $13-16 per box, and can grow up to three plants, depending on the type

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How To Make Comfrey Ointment

“Comfrey has been of interest to me lately. Besides it’s uses as a plant food and compost activator, it is a wonderful, natural healer, promoting speedy repair of

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Natural Remedies: Master Tonic Recipe

“Have you heard of the Master Tonic? I started reading about it a few months ago, and was amazed at how powerful it appears to be. Master Tonic

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How To Grow Shiitake Mushrooms In Your Own Backyard

“There’s something subtly sinister about mushrooms. As kids, we’re warned not to touch mushrooms or play with snakes. As adults, we respect and covet the foraged fungi, salivating

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Frugal Husbandry: Take Your Chicken Dollar Further

“I have no idea what I’ve spent on my chickens at this point. I am positive that it has been a losing venture, but I undertook chicken-tending as

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Solar Panels On A Pergola

“I was hired to build this structure in Monrovia, CA as an arbor to provide shade as well as to be a structure to mount solar panels on

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How To Grow Avocados Indoors & Out

“How to grow avocados is a question with a few answers possible. First it depends on how soon and if you want the tree to fruit. Grown from the

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How To Grow Spirulina – Superfood

“Having your own spirulina window farm is one of the easiest most satisfying things you could ever take on. It is an environmentally friendly way to produce and

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How To Grow A Dream Garden On $100 Per Year

“These cheap garden ideas are offered for anyone starting a new garden on a very low budget. Truthfully, when I started my first garden from scratch, I probably

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How to Make T-Post Trellis Spans

“I developed and perfected the Planet Whizbang T-post trellis span over the course of several years of gardening. It is a simple, practical support system that I’m sure

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Grow Edible Garden Hedges

“Garden hedges are simply a row of shrubs planted to form a screen, divider, or barrier. Hedges provide privacy, act in place of fencing, keep animals in or

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Edible City: Grow the Revolution Documentary

Edible City is a fun, fast-paced journey through the Local Good Food movement that’s taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation and around the

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How To Make A Better Strawberry Pallet Planter

“Over the past year I’ve come across scores of DIY pallet projects, some of them intriguing and others not quite there yet but still having potential. One that

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