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Tumeric powder from fresh roots
Hi What is the best way to powder fresh tumeric roots? Some mention to boil it first. Does that destroy the nutrients? Oven vs sundried? Thanks. Saroj
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DIY Vegetable Oils or Substitutes
I have been thinking on this for quite some time. If you can no longer get the cooking oils that you are used to using, what would you use? I bet most of us can't grow olive trees, and I don't know if pressing oil seeds to make oil is actually practical, even if you can grow them. I think I would try my best to use animal…
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Remineralizing teeth: hydroxyapatite
I was just reading that naturally occurring hydroxyapatite is what makes up about 90% of your teeth. Dental research determined that its use in toothpaste (very expensive!) will rebuild enamel & reduce cavities. I also found it in capsule supplement form. Now, I found it in powdered form to add to diy toothpowders. This…
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DIY Reupholstering furniture
Here is a simple how to from Mother Earth News. We've got both a beautiful old living room chair & a number of stacking stools to do. I found super heavy denim that I can easily use for the stools (and I'll have a bunch of extra fabric...what to do with it?), but need to find something more comfy for the chair. The denim…
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A projects site
There is lots to explore here for the diy person. This site covers all sorts of projects from biofeedback to gardening & community & school projects.
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Butter Churn or Clothes Washer?
I was watching this video and wondered how well this might work on clothes. If course you would not want to make butter & wash clothes in the same one and certainly not a the same time. Haha Here's a crude diy butter churn. I'm looking for an idea how to do LOTS of cream at a time. One cow is now "past due" and the other…
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And I thought the Horse Box conversion was spectacular
This guy has done it again. He previously converted a horse box into a stunning tiny home. This challenge has exceeded that. Prepare to be "wowed"!!
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Canning meat
Given @Marjory Wildcraft's video messages and Lynnette Zhang's interview, this might be a timely read. My pressure canner just came in yesterday. I got a Presto, since I don't know enough to warrant the dollars spent on an All American. I bought it mainly to can low acid veggies. But, with the price of meat…
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vinegar gone wild
I never thought too much about the white vinegar I buy in the big plastic jugs to use for cleaning. I infused some with orange peel and thyme to boost the cleaning power and make it smell nice. I poured it into a mason jar for storage. I got it out to use and to my amazement, 2 scobys have formed one on the top and one on…
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Bird baths
With spring finally getting here in the northern hemisphere, how about bird baths to brighten up the yard. Really love the dishware collage one. The glass lid used for the hanging one is kind of cool, too.
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Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel is one of my favorite trees. I like the native variety best. At this time of year I head out the the forested areas looking for a tree to harvest seeds or clippings from or if I am lucky small seedling under the trees. I always ask before I dig up any seedlings. Its usually from my neighbors property and he…
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Self sufficiency and how to make it possible
Preaching to the choir, but it's a pretty good article. Cool quote from the article.: For the past seven years, I’ve embarked on the quest of self-sufficiency, and I’m positive it is no holy grail forged of unobtanium. Sit down with me for a minute — let’s talk about what it takes to get started on this adventure. "holy…
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Grow your own Cornstarch!
Here are some recipes that tell you what types if corn can be used and how you can make diy cornstarch. Next, I have to figure out if I can actually grow the correct corn here. It looks as though white corners preferred, but any dried corn should work. I've got some very old popcorn here that we grew years ago. That was…
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repurpose shoes
Any type of boot would probably be cute
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Recycling glass
What other uses do you have for glass?
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DIY Chicken Feed
There are many out there that insist that a person cannot create a diy balanced chicken feed. I believe they are incorrect. You don't need a degree in poultry health to know what to use. You don't need to be paid by a manufacturer to know what's best. Chickens have been around for eons. Many breeds & hybrids are more…
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Recycled material furniture
Ideas for those odd scraps (especially since material costs are through the roof).
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Vegetable broth
I'm a big believer in food as medicine while still making it tasty so people will eat it :) I make broth and use it as a base for stews, soups, cook rice etc. This recipe from Kami McBride showed up in my inbox. I found it an inspiration as I have but never thought to add astragalus. Here's the link.…
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Pine Cone ginger
I'm growing pine cone ginger also known as zingiber zerumbet and shampoo ginger (because you can make shampoo from it). I was researching how to make shampoo when I came across information on what powerful medicinal properties this ginger has. But the articles I found didn't go into detail about how to use it medicinally;…
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Free Course, Tiny House Building
This just turned up on my email from Wild Abundance--looks like something to set dreams in motion.....
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An Emergency Poultry Kit
Found this on Mother Earth News' website. I don't know much about chickens, but thought it was worth the read.
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garlic cayenne spray for critters and bugs
Chipmunks have eaten all our strawberries, stripped some of the melons and parsley, and probably also the newly emerging carrots. And, after our dogs died, I am concerned about wild rabbits. So I found this: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Garlic-Garden-Spray#aiinfo So yesterday I bought lots of cheap garlic, a huge bag of…
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Making potting soil
Does anyone make their own seed starting potting soil? I have always purchased for starting my seeds. This year did not go well. The first bag killed all 40 of my beautifully freshly rooted Elderberry tree starts. The second "organic" brand was full of fungus gnats and the germination was not what it should have been. Very…
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Love this Victorian style tiny house.
This woman built her tiny home herself and takes it to Civil War re-enactment events. Here's a YouYube tour of her house:
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Homestead/Tiny home materials
I read a bunch of Tiny Home blogs. Found this on Tiny House Giant Journey. She breaks down what she had in her tiny house. The picture of the plumbing related area is worth the look.
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The Do-It-Yourself Homestead book (PDF version)
Just got this email from Tessa's blog. She is having a "pay what you can" sale on the PDF version of the book. Putting it out here if you want to add it to your "electronic" library.
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Marjorie's book is available for preorder!!
More info here: Congratulations @Marjory Wildcraft !
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pallets and cement blocks for garden design
I like repurposing. One reason is to save money and another to make our world a littler cleaner and not take everything to a landfill. I am redoing all my gardens and setting up greenhouses. I am using pallets to make raised beds. I make sure I get the HD pallets not chemically treated pallets and I like to know what they…
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Homesteading can mean freedom and the trade-offs involved.
Great article about his journey.
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Need opinions/suggestions
An item that I am considering buying is a used 20 foot weathertight Conex container. My rationale is that I can pull everything that I have in Commercial storage units and put it in the Conex. When I decide that it’s time to relocate, most of my stuff that I want to take will already be packed and ready to go. Saves money…
