Pressure Canning Whole Meals
Imagine you make a large pot of chili and have a good amount of it left over. You normally would freeze it to be eaten later but your freezer is full. You don’t want it to go to waste but what to do? Pressure can it!
The ability to pressure can your own meals in a...
51 Ways To Upgrade Boring Everyday Items Into Something Awesome
DIY recycling projects are always cool, especially when you can turn your trash into something new and useful. We’ve written posts about ways to recycle before, but it turns out there’s so much that you can do.
There are so many ideas that you can do with just a few minuets...
15 Head-to-Toe Uses for Bentonite Clay
If you’re someone who is up to date on all of your essential oils and remedial lotions, you’ve probably heard of the renowned and infamous Bentonite Clay – a type of clay created from a mixture of elderly volcanic dust and water after they have been sitting together for excessive periods of time.
Through its...
8 Fruits & Vegetables You Can Grow in Hanging Baskets
Vertical gardening has seen a rise in popularity over the past few years as urban gardeners with small yards make the most of porches, walls, fences and trellises in their efforts to grow their own fruits and vegetables. Even people with abundant garden space often grow food crops in hanging baskets...
6 Eco-Friendly DIY Homes Built for $20K or Less!
If your looking to become more self-reliant and your looking for an off the grid property. You are going to need to build a home. Not all homes have to be costly.
In the article below you will find 6 different homes that were built for 20k or less. All of these...
How To Make Turmeric Pain Relief Tea
Making turmeric tea is nice and simple, and there are all sorts of variations and adaptations of the recipe, allowing you to customize it to suit your personal tastes. Whichever recipe you use, it’s important that you only use good quality turmeric powder, or alternatively, you can use grated fresh turmeric root for...
A Home Built From Two Shipping Containers
If you are looking to build your own home out of shipping containers, you should be able to be as creative as you want. That means you should get to do what you want with your designs and use the building material you want to. Crack Two has 134 pictures showing how two...
Root Cellars - Why We All Need One
By paying close attention to the crop varieties you choose, your timing for harvest and the best storage conditions for each type of fruit or vegetable, you’ll be able to enjoy the taste of summer well into winter with the help of a root cellar. If you are looking to build a...