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25 Ways You Can Be More Self Reliant Today

25 Ways You Can Be More Self Reliant Today
Becoming independent is not an overnight thing but everything has a beginning and this is no different. The small steps you take today can change your life, even save your life, further down the road. 1. Getting out of debt is the number one priority. Come up with a plan to get out of debt. When you can pay more by all means DO! 2. Learn one homemaking, farming, or other skill a month. Learning to milk a goat or a cow, clip hooves, and handle basic care is important, too. Other skills might include building and woodworking skills, learning about engines and how to fix them, and things along those lines. 3. Make simplicity a habit. The more things you have, the more things you have to keep up with, take care of, and worry about. 4. Invest in books. 5. Learn cooking skills. It's surprising how many people honestly don't know how to make cake with out a mix! 6. Invest in reusable personal items like cloth diapers and cloth feminine hygeine products. 7. Plan a vegetable garden. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Why we are heading towards an Economic Collapse and the Steps you Need to Take to Survive While the political morons in Washington would like you to believe our countries on the road to recovery, a new survey from the Associated Press suggests the complete opposite. According to their study, four out of every five Americans struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives. Considering that we currently have over 101 million people, a stunning third of the U.S. Population, receiving subsidized food assistance from the federal government, these numbers should be a huge wakeup call for anyone who bought into the scam of a recovering economy. When the number of people receiving government food assistance (101,000,000) surpasses the number of full-time private sector workers in the U.S. (97,180,000) we have some serious trouble brewing. We are nowhere near Out of the Woods, I believe the collapse is still coming. Our country currently sits at over $16.8 TRILLION in debt. In my opinion, there simply is not a way out of this mess.

Primitive Technology, Traditional Skills and Hand-Made Tools Square Foot Gardening 101 Update! Check out our new Square Foot Gardening Infographic for even more tips, diagrams, a plant list and much more. I recently stumbled upon a book (All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space! by Mel Bartholomew) with an interesting gardening method called square foot gardening, and decided we would give it a try. I’ve always thought the idea of having a vegetable garden would be a lot of fun. I know just enough about gardening to know that I am not very good at it, and that it is a lot of work. What is Square Foot Gardening? The idea behind square foot gardening is that you can plant fruits, vegetables and flowers in raised beds, above infertile soil and even out of the reach of pets. Materials Needed to Set Up a Square Foot Garden Material costs are variable, depending on the size of garden you plan to build. (1) Sheet untreated plywood – $0.00 (leftover scrap from a previous home improvement project) I buy our seeds from Burpee Seed Company. Total Start-up Cost: $42.02

Grow Your Skills with Online Video Lessons | Curious.com Surviving the Middle Class Crash Bacon and Eggs motherfucking recipes Keep reading Anonymous asked: Just wanted to make a suggestion: pumpkin/squash sauces are, like, 500,000x better with spicy something. My mom used to make this killer Chipotle pumpkin sauce all the time, and I've also experimented quite successfully with curry. Welp, there's my unsolicited input for the night. Thx. I’ll have to try that, I still have a bunch of my sauce left. Expectation vs. Or; Actually eating the things you cook is usually way less pretty than food photographers want you to think. A USE FOR THE GOURD THAT ISN’T DESSERT. Keep reading Sometimes even the best baked goods end up looking huge and exploded, but they all taste fantastic, so who gives a fuck? SO! Keep reading Keep reading Keep reading As a side note, I apologize for a two-year-long sorta-hiatus. I needed to get my shit together, and now I’ve got my fighting spirit back! Out of curiosity, I might have some recipes that people want to see in particular… any suggestions? Keep reading

The Magic and Mystery of Constructing a Herb Spiral and Why Every Suburban Lawn Should Have One - The Permaculture Research Institute Herb Spiral (Panama) One of the first permaculture projects I did was building an herb spiral, and to be honest, the design has never ceased to delight me. Undoubtedly, that one and the few spirals that followed are amongst the most beautiful garden beds I’ve made. More importantly, they are also amazingly productive and a great way of getting into the mindset choosing the right spot to plant stuff, both in the sense of permaculture zoning and climatic considerations. These are some of reasons why everyone who can should have an herb spiral, and there are many more. Herbs make meals more flavorful, used for creating sauces and marinades, infusing oils, or simply sprinkling them freshly julienned over virtually anything. For those looking to get into permaculture, an herb spiral can be a fantastic first project. Where the magic happens Herb Spiral (Day 1) Secondly, the spiral design is not without purpose. Another consideration for locating a spiral is that it’ll need sun. Related Popular

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