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Announcing The Self-Reliance Catalog
I’ve carried around an idea in my head for a while, and in the past few weeks I decided to make it a reality. …
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This Guy Shows You How To Build a Woodland Home – Using Only His Hands (And A Stone)
Primitive Technology is the name of his YouTube channel, and in this video you’ll get to follow along as he builds a modest yet …
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How to Prepare for a Collapse in 9 Steps – a Case Study with David Holmgren
It’s 2025, the long troubled financial markets have finally crashed the overleveraged banking system and the world is experiencing global depression on a massive …
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Pilot Lights are Evil, or How To Save Big On Your Gas Bill
My personal journey into home energy reduction began with taking stock of past energy use as reported on my utility bills. I quickly migrated …
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5 Medicinal Mushrooms That Help Heal the Human Body and the Ecosystem
Medicinal mushrooms have a restorative effect on humans and the land. Mushrooms have a profound ability to boost the immune system, fight cancers, and …
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You’re a Criminal in a Mass Surveillance World – How to Not Get Caught
Sometimes you just get lucky. I was in Amsterdam when the Snowden story broke. CNN was non-stop asking politicians and pundits, “Is Edward Snowden …
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5 Classic Books on Self-Reliance & Homesteading for Under $25
The world is desperately searching for answers to the variety of problems we’re facing as a species on this planet. But what if we …
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Solar-Powered “Capsule” Lets You Live Off-the-Grid Anywhere in the World
Is your dream to live off-grid in any place of your choosing? The tiny egg-shaped Ecocapsule could be the low-energy home you’re looking for. …
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2 Lessons from 40 Years of Self-Reliance on a Half-Acre Homestead
If you’re into homesteading and self-reliance you’ll find two very valuable lessons in this video, as well as tons of inspiration! In the video …
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Earthbag Building
This Instructable explains each main step of construction for building vertical earthbag walls. Videos on my Earthbag Natural Building YouTube channel demonstrate the process. …
