Imagine a system that allows you to grow your meat and vegetables all at the same time! Meet aquaponics, a self-sustaining system in which you combine aquaculture (fish) with hydroponics (growing plants in water). On Saturday, June 18th I participated in a day-long workshop to learn about the theory of aquaponics as well as help… Continue reading Aquaponics workshop
Homemade yogurt? On a recent episode of The Survival Podcast featuring money-saving tips, a listener wrote in suggesting that people make their own yogurt. And from the moment I heard about it, the idea was intoxicating. The basic concept is taking regular milk and adding a couple tablespoons of existing yogurt for the cultures, and… Continue reading Porchgurt
Long-term food storage is one of many aspects of becoming more self-reliant in your life. By having food that you can turn to in difficult times, you can better weather a job loss, financial hardship, long or short-term natural disaster, or many other unplanned but difficult situations. Having obtained a large quantity of whole wheat… Continue reading Miracle waffles
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