Solutions for Self-Reliance

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Alex Ojeda in Jacksonville, Florida, gives us a tour of the techniques, philosophies, and plantings in his back yard permaculture garden. “The thing that …

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In this video, knifemaker Walter Sorrells gives his line-up of the first ten tools that you’ll need in order to make knives. It might …

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Check out this video from Youtube-channel Primitive Technology where he makes a batch of charcoal using the “mound method” and store it in baskets …

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Putting together a comprehensive set of carpentry tools can be a lifetime’s work. With each new job you tackle you find you could do …

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In this video knife maker Walter Sorrells gives some general tips for people who are thinking about making knives but don’t know where to …

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Think you can’t afford to go off the grid, or that it’s too hard to set up? Here’s Starry Hilder talking about what she …

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Seen this blue tube before? It’s the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter, and it filters a minimum 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria (>LOG 6 reduction) and …

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As any long-time reader of this column knows, we routinely draw from historical lessons to highlight that this time is not different. Throughout the …

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According to OECD a human generation typically ranges from 22 to 32 years, but let’s assume an average of 25 years. That means 100 generations …

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Meet Jack English, a 93-year-old legend who lives in a cabin isolated deep in the Ventana Wilderness. While on a hunting trip he learned …