How To Make Corn Cob Jelly

It tastes like honey! “Corn cob jelly is a perfect example of the “waste not, want not” spirit of our ancestors who knew how to use everything, and

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Composting Toilets: All You Ever Wanted To Know

“Many people have a lot of misconceptions when they hear the words “composting toilets”. Immediately they think “outhouse” or imagine a hole in the ground. Yucky, smelly, and

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How To Start A Fish Farm – Raising Fish For Food At Home

“This is a guide to raising and harvesting fish using a fish farm. A fish farm is a great idea, giving you tons of quality protein for a

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Food Storage: 20 Crops That Keep and How to Store Them

“Here in southwest Virginia, my partner and I take pride in growing and storing most of our fruits and vegetables. Knowing where our food comes from gives us

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Self-Sufficient Goat Keeping…

“One of the most exciting times in our beginning days of homesteading was when we first got goats. The excitement began beforehand, as I researched the various goat

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Smart Innovative Things You Can Do With Your Bike

“In the recent times there has been much talk and brouhaha about the optimum usage of our energy sources, be these the conventional ones like coal and oil,

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Greywater System – Laundry To Garden

“The hose from the washing machine is connected to a 3-way valve. This allows the greywater to be diverted to either the sewer/septic, or the greywater system. Labeling

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Building A Water Heating Solar Panel…

I built a solar water heating system. In this video I show you how I built the water heating solar panels. My current system of twenty panels have

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How To Make Seed Starters Out Of Paper Pulp

“Spring is in the air, and with that in mind I have gardening on the brain! So, I made some seed starter pots out of junk mail. What

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8 Medicinal Herbs You Can Grow

“Heal rashes, treat depression, and reduce indigestion with these herbs you can grow in your own garden. You too can grow a healing garden. In ancient times, monks and

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Free Documentary – Here Comes The Sun

This would have to be one of the best documentaries about the potential of solar power. The simple fact is the sun could easily provide the planet with

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Microhydro Power Generation Basics

“Hydro-electricity is fundamentally the combination of water flow and vertical drop (commonly called “head”). Vertical drop creates pressure, and the continuous flow of water in a hydro system

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220-Gallon Rainwater Collection System Video

“Here’s to free water… This is a tour and some how-to around our new four barrel rain water harvesting system at the Sugar Shack, an intentional community in

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How To Make Dry Shampoo For Less Than $2

I really don’t like washing my hair every day. It takes forever to dry my hair and I try not to use heating tools on it every day

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91 No GMO (Monsanto-Free) Seed Companies

Monsanto now owns 40% of the seed market! It’s not terribly easy to avoid them, which is why we’ve compiled this list to help you navigate through things…

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How To Build A Drip Irrigation System For Under $100

“A drip irrigation system can save you time, money and conserve water. This drip irrigation system can be turned on and left to do its job without you

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35 Garden Pest & Disease Remedies

Turn to your pantry and medicine cabinet for simple solutions to common garden problems… “I’ve found that awareness and a quick response are two of the best allies

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How To Grow Watermelon From Seed With Milk

“Milk and watermelon may not be a common combination in the diet, but they are  good friends in the garden. Milk can be used during two stages of

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The Benefits Of Mustard In The Garden

Mustard is said to help suppress weed growth and provides a living mulch… “The advantage of sowing mustard are that it disinfects and regenerates the soil, it stimulates

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11 Recipes For Homemade Glue

“You can make your own glue – even specialty crafting glues. Why would you want to do that? Well, it’s true that store-bought glue is mostly cheap and 

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