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Cover Photo: @llfarms @offgrid-online Garden Layout Contest Results: "Interested in seeing your Existing Garden Layout - or Plans for a Future Garden. It would be interesting to know why you grow

offgrid-online Weekly Curation #5 @offgrid-online Garden Layout Contest closes Friday Thank You for the multiple posts already entered. Contest Results and Curation Post will be this Friday - after the

I always find it so interesting to see how others have set up their gardens and the reasons behind it. So, when I saw @offgrid-online’s post about wanting to see your garden layout, I just couldn’t resist.

I'm very patient - more than happy to wait. Good things take time and planning, organic growth is preferred. You can see the wild strawberry patch in the wood framed raised garden bed that I planted last

Russ Finch, and his wife, discovered geothermal heating in 1979, and used it to heat, and cool their home. Then they decided to build a greenhouse to take advantage of the stable 52 degree underground

First I must say a big thank you @offgrid-online for this wonderful opportunity. Guys, I'm so really happy to be part of this amazing contest. I must tell you, my love for gardens and flowers is so alarming

After years of buying insecticide sprays off of the shelf, I decided to try something different. The sprays always said "Fresh Scent," or some other such nonsense. All of the sprays I have used

Two Small Juniper Tree Stumps were blocking the progress on the garden terrace project - They had to be Removed. I was all set and had the hardwood ready to burn these stumps out of the ground, but in

In a previous post I mentioned that a garden terrace was being added beside the cabin - and that terraces are like flat steps on a hillside with retention walls to help keep the vertical part of the step

Today feels a lot like summer. My little guy wanted to go for a bike ride down to the lake - that brought back memories from last summer. You can see in the picture below that my Son felt it was a good

Last week was snow - this week feels like spring. Yesterday was a good day to rebuild the Outdoor Rocket Stove Boiler. We collect and boil rain water for cleaning dishes, cleaning clothes, and bathing.

A New Show is on the PAL discord group's MSP Waves Live Broadcast Radio Thursday Nights from Midnight to 2AM Eastern Time (Friday - 4:00 am - 6:00 am UTC). The show is @chronik-n-coffee, hosted by @fracasgrimm

We're roughing it for this one winter in the cabin, taking our baths in large storage totes. I prefer showers. Whenever we go to a hotel or family's house for a visit, it feels like a day at the spa. I

The KILL-A-WATT household electrical outlet Power Meter is an excellent tool for auditing your household electricity usage. The true energy hogs are revealed after power metering each individual electrical

We collect rain and snow water for washing dishes, clothes, and for showers and bathing. Cleaning is easier with warm water washing off dirt and oils. Even though rain water has already been distilled

Woodland brush, the odd metal edge, and a hot cast iron stove - the homestead or nature can set a rugged pace and quickly shorten the life of outdoor clothing. Not a friendly place for a nylon jacket in

When camping, surviving, hunting - or just out for a leisurely hike - being able to start a fire for warmth, cooking, or boiling water may be necessary. Ferrocerium is a synthetic metal alloy that creates