Case Study: Micro Hydro Power with a Turgo Generator
Here’s a nice case study on small scale hydro power from Practical Preppers, where they install a neat micro hydro power system in a …
6 Delicious Things You Can Do With Birch Sap
Video: Swede Jonna Jinton gathering and enjoying some fresh birch sap. Birch has played an important role for self-reliant folks throughout the millennia. The …
Five Vital Homesteading Tools
Here’s Pastor Joe Fox of the Viking Preparedness youtube channel talking about some must-have homesteading tools. They’re all really solid tips, and you’ll likely want …
Meet These 10 Basic Needs. Relax. Be Happy.
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka is said to be “probably the largest participatory democracy movement on the planet”. Today, of the 38,000 …
How to Sharpen and Peen a European Scythe
Brian Kerkvliet of Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington gives a quick demo on Paul Wheaton’s Youtube-channel of sharpening a scythe with whetstone, and then …
How to Grow a Vegetable Garden the “Back to Eden”-Way
I first stumbled upon this film, Back to Eden, a few years ago, and I know it has inspired many to start growing their …
Could This Be The Ultimate Woodworking Workbench?
Check out this once in a lifetime woodworking project by The Samuari Carpenter. Now that’s a workbench. “It was one of the best, most …
The American Who Quit Money To Live In A Cave
In 2000 Daniel Suelo walked into a phone booth, pulled out 30 dollars and left it. That day he gave up money. Sixteen years …
Work and Money: 16 Steps To Simplify Your Life
This post is part of the Simplicity Series, a practical action plan for those people who wish to live a ‘simpler life’ of reduced …
How To Make Fire With A LEMON
Did you know that you could make a fire with just a lemon and some metal? Now that’s a survival trick to remember, in …
