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LaMar’s Simple Solar Homesteading videos

October 1, 2009
LaMar’s Simple Solar Homesteading videos

Some time back, I did a review of LaMar's Simple Solar Homestead, a great (and inexpensive) ebook created by LaMar, the great thing about LaMar, is he is actually LIVING this lifestyle, not just spouting theory.

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Grow your own tobacco – book review

September 28, 2009
Grow your own tobacco – book review

A while back, I had some trouble with the government about buying cigarettes from outside the country (USA), it is perfectly legal to order cigarettes for import into the USA for personal use. I assure you that the cigarettes I ordered WERE for personal use, I did not trade, sell, barter or in any other way distribute these cigarettes. After receiving a threatening letter from the Dept of Homeland Security, a very scary thing to find in your mailbox, especially for a law abiding citizen! I decided that I needed to find a better way to get smokes without having to pay an arm and a leg, or having the threat of the government over my head. I found an alternative way, it's legal and it should be doable by nearly anyone.

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Chia pets or survival food

September 15, 2009
Chia pets or survival food

Remember those silly little Chia Pets? Little did we know then that those strange little seeds painted on those cheesy terracotta pots shaped like animals were actually GOOD for us... It turns out that they are, they are high in vitamins, minerals, loads of fiber and it's a better source of omega's than flax seeds are. This is a very good survival food.

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Grandma goes TEOTWAWKI

August 26, 2009
Grandma goes TEOTWAWKI

I ran across this article today, it's about a grandmother who has made the active choice to protect herself by prepping for an uncertain future. She made changes in her lifestyle to help her get through any tough times that might come her way. I say with tongue firmly planted in cheek, this grandma has gone all TEOTWAWKI, all I can say is, you go granny!

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Winter’s coming, get ready now

August 24, 2009
Winter’s coming, get ready now

It's the middle of August, smack in the middle of summer, and it's time to start thinking about winter. Yes, the cold air is coming. I have a hard time thinking about cold weather when I'm sweating and grumbling about where the breeze went... But there are little reminders about the coming  cold, the sun is setting sooner and sooner each night. The evenings are cooling off nicely, it's all but getting cold at night. Of course cold is relative, when it's been near 100° F, then 55° or 60° feels cold, after it's been in the 30°s, then 55° to 60° will feel like a heat wave. :)

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DIY drink mix

July 27, 2009
DIY drink mix

I notice all of the ready made, easy to use, premixed, God only knows what is in it foods and drinks. There probably isn't anything wrong with it, until you begin to read the fine print on the ingredient lists. One thing I have noticed lately is all the "healthier" juice drinks and teas that are hitting the shelf at your local stores.

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The new-old way to cook / book review / video

July 24, 2009
The new-old way to cook / book review / video

Retained Heat CookingHave you heard about hot box, hay box or cook box cooking? It’s the new-old way to cook that saves energy, improves flavor and increases the nutrition in your food, and frees up your time. All you do is heat up your food to boiling then retain that heat by insulating the hot pot of food until the cooking process is completed.

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Alive and well-updates

July 20, 2009
Alive and well-updates

Alive and wellHere is an update on what has been going on in our off grid life. I know I haven't written in a while, I took a mini-break from blogging and writing, it was something I needed to do, but now I'm back. :)

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We’ve come a long way baby

July 18, 2009
We’ve come a long way baby

I've been going back over the first pictures we took of our cabin, before it was renamed the sky castle, it's hard to believe we have done so much with so little. Here are some of the original pix followed by more current pix. Enjoy!

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