Off Grid

Composting Toilets: Your Guide to Off The Grid Toilets  Guide to Composting Toilets Moving off the grid means you have to think and have plans for things that you don’t need to consider when you live in the town. Going off the grid means you’re disconnecting yourself from the municipal …

How To Freeze Eggs How To Freeze Eggs We are all accustomed to the idea of getting raw eggs, cook them and then enjoy their great taste. But what a lot of people don’t realize is the fact that you can also freeze eggs. It’s a very interesting idea and …

9 Tips for living off the grid 9 Tips for living off the grid Living off the grid involves disconnecting from public resources for power supply, waste disposal and water supply. In earlier years, living off the grid used to mean going to hide somewhere in the woods and being …

Planting Fruit Trees: What You Need to Know Planting Fruit Trees / shutterstock Adding fruit trees to your homestead doesn’t have to be complicated. Growing fruit on your homestead is a wise way to expand what you can produce without too much work. Once fruit trees are planted, they’ll provide …

Purple Paint Law: Trespassing Rules & Regulations The Purple Paint Law Trespassing is one of those problems that has become quite the issue for many land owners. It’s hard to show who owns a certain piece of land and the issue is that many people trespass. Some of them do …

Homemade Pine Needle Cough Syrup Homemade Pine Needle Cough Syrup /shutterstock When you’re sick and coughing uncontrollably, you need a long-lasting cough suppression to help ease the symptoms and start to feel better. Reading the back of the over-the-counter medications can be troubling when you see the variety of chemicals …

12 Creative Ways to Reuse Aluminum Foil 12 Creative Ways to Reuse Aluminum Foil Aluminum foil is potentially one of the most useful and versatile mass produced substances. The early model of this product was originally called “tin foil” because it was made using tin. Tin transferred unwanted odor to …

The Best Animals for a Homestead and Why You Need Them The Best Animals for a Homestead As you start to grow your homestead, you’ll start to wonder about adding animals. Animals serve many purposes, but most importantly, they’re a source of food for our families. If you’re like most …

Debunking 7 Myths about Living a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle Debunking 7 Myths about Living a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle Living a self-sufficient lifestyle means different things to each person. Some people desire to produce everything they need, but others narrow down their goals. Their goals might be to grow all of their fruits …

8 Old Fashioned Home Remedies for the Common Cold By Aleksandra Suzi/shutterstock Cold and flu season seems to last longer each year. As the weather cools down, more people end up feeling sick, just in time for the holidays and family parties. Having a cold is miserable, especially as face …

Discover the delightful taste of Lemon Ricotta Cookies! These soft, cake-like treats are bursting with fresh lemon flavor and creamy ricotta. Perfect for any occasion, they’re easy to make and irresistibly delicious. Enjoy a refreshing twist on classic cookies today!

30 Foods You Probably Didn’t Even Know You Could Freeze Every savvy shopper knows you should buy in bulk when food items are on sale and find ways to preserve them until needed. While canning, pickling, and dehydrating foods all have their uses and merits, there is a much simpler …