Pest can really bug you and damage your off-grid efforts. Many bugs carry desease. Getting rid of them or at least reducing their impact is important to sustaining your life. Ants and other bugs can ruin your food that’s already in storage. Slugs and snails can eat your garden faster than you can. This article covers natural methods to reduce or illiminate them from your life!

Making yogurt at home is incredibly easy. Store bought yogurt can be expensive and full of preservatives. All you need is a starter culture and some milk. This article will teach you everything you need to know to make this healthy and gut healing dairy product yourself!

Should America (or whatever country you live in) face economic hardships, few other animals are more valuable than chickens. Many chicken breeds will produce an egg a day. Many will function as good meat producers as well. With a couple dozen birds, you can provide a large portion of your daily food requirements. Learn more about this useful bird in this article!

Adobe is one of the oldest materials man has used to build homes. Made from straw, clay, sand, and water, almost anyone can source these materials and build a home.

Building these types of structures are very easy and beautiful. This design utilizes simple materials such as 1″ x 2″ boards, 2″ x 4″ boards as spacers, and simple jigs.

Arguably the oldest of building materials, even the Great Wall of China was built with it. Basically this is the same as adobe, but instead of bricks, you build the walls with football sized loafs called cob.

A great method for managing sewage is to convert it into compost. If done correctly, your compost will destroy any pathogens and make it safe to use to feed your plants. I personally would only use it for trees and non-food plants, but that’s a personal choice. It is safe for even vegetables.

This is such an awesome idea. Rocket mass heaters use substantially less wood than a typical fireplace. It’s common for them to have seats built into them. Because of the mass, they radiat the heat for hours, giving off a comforting warth to heat your house.

It is very possible to catch enough rain to supply all your water needs. Even in the desert. For every inch of rain, a 50′ x 100′ tarp can capture 3,117 gallons of water. Run that water into a cistern and you are now building up a sustainable water source. There’s a variety of methods to catch rain. Learn more about this concept in this article.

Living on the road can be amazing and full of adventure, but there are some negatives that most of us who have lived this lifestyle can attest to. Here’s seven reasons it can suck sometimes!

Boondocking is the concept of parking in remote locations without hookups. It’s often confused with “blacktopping”, which is parking on public roads and parking lots. The two are completely different and leave you with different experiences. Boondocking can leave you feeling free and up to explore. Blacktopping can lead to a knock on the door at 2am. Learn more in this article!

Unless you’re retired with a pension or some other way to fund your travels, most will need to work. That’s where workamping comes in. Many companies and government agencies hire people for short; often seasonal, contracts. Some pay you several thousands of dollars in as little as two weeks. Others are 3-6 months commitments. Jobs range from physically demanding work to relaxed and easy labor. Explore your options in this article!

Although challenging, growing mushroom could be a profitable niche with few local competitors. Most mushrooms don’t last long enough for national suppliers to fullfil the market. Finding what your local restaurants and farmers markets are seeking could open a door to a profitable off-grid business.

Jojoba oil retails for $120 a gallon. If you live in the desert, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more profitable crop. Used mostly in the cosmetic industry, this plant’s seed produces up to 65% of it’s weight in oil.

These insects are amazing and most of us don’t pay them much thought unless we plan to go fishing. They play a huge role in healthy soil and produce more options for income than just fishbait. Learn more about how worms can put cash in your pocket!

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