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Gas Refrigerator DIY Maintenance
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites Most people don’t take care of their refrigerators. It doesn’t matter if they are electric or gas, both require maintenance to run efficiently. Gas refrigerators need attention to …

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The Countryside Tale
March 13, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites Around 1969, JD Belanger, the founder of this magazine, combined Rabbit World, which was 32 pages long, with Dairy Goat Guide, which was 12 pages, and Countryside, which …

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Need Another Refrigerator?
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By John Hohman Absorption refrigerators, also  known as gas refrigerators, LP gas fridges or propane gas fridges, are fridges that use LP  gas to keep food cold. These …

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Wild Coffee Alternatives
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges You’ve heard all the pros and cons regarding regular coffee. Some are good, some are not good. Even if you’re a regular coffee drinker, there …

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An Unconventional Cider Press
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Luke Potrzeba This fall was marked by a bumper crop of apples in my parents’ old apple orchard. When I went to visit them one weekend, …

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Leaf-Cutter Ants Finally Meet Their Match
March 13, 2019 · · Growing

New clues have emerged in the battle to combat leaf-cutter ants, which can wreak havoc across gardens in North and South America.

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Homeopathy for the Homestead
March 13, 2019 · · Homesteading

Add to Favorites Alternative medicine holds a very important place in homesteading. Homeopathy is a natural, safe, holistic healing method that has been used for over 200 years. It is …

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The Catastrophic Dust Storms of the 1930s, in Retrospect
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Karin Deneke — More than eight decades ago, a serious transformation took place on the grasslands of the Midwest, commonly known as the Great Plains. Thousands …

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Turning Trash to Treats
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Justin Thaxton — Four years ago, my family broke free from the bondage of suburban living. After 10 years in a subdivision, we were thrilled by …

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Foraging Safely
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone If you want to meet a true forager, it is imperative to visit one who lives solely off five acres of land. I …

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On the Road Again (Hopefully)…
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Jim Cobb — For many, summer means vacation. Even homesteaders need to get away once in a while. Here in the United States, many families opt …

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A Simple Solar Electric Backup System
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Ben Hoffman If the electrical grid goes down, I need a backup to keep my freezers and wood furnace going. The furnace, a wood gasifier connected …

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Solar Water Heating Off the Grid
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Dan Fink, Colorado Solar electric systems are getting a lot of exposure these days, capturing media and public attention with massive utility-scale photovoltaic arrays covering acres, …

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Wood-Burning Cook Stoves: How and Why
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites The sound of wood cracking against an ax, the hollow thuds of the blocks hitting the ground, the popping and hissing of evaporating moisture as the fire …

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New Off-Grid Battery Technology
March 13, 2019 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Dan Fink, Colorado The new Tesla Energy Powerwall home battery storage system made quite the media splash when Elon Musk officially launched the product on April 30, 2015. The …

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