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Vermiculture: How To Build A Worm Bin the Cheap and Easy Way

Have you ever heard of vermicomposting? It’s the process of using worms to create compost. The reason why people love it so much is that it’s tidy and clean and does not take up a lot of space. It’s perfect

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Wild Edibles: How to Eat Common Milkweed

Did you know you can eat common milkweed? Well you can. And although it’s been said that to render this plant palatable and that it required multiple (three or more) boilings in order to remove the toxins and “bitter” taste,

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How To Make A Homemade Wasp Trap For Pennies

Ok… this is kind of gross, but clearly it works. Once the wasps go in the bottle they can’t figure out how to get out so they get trapped and die. This will minimize wasps, but the only way to eliminate

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How To Make Your Own Rain Barrel For $40

This DIY rain barrel costs less than $100 and works just as well as the expensive one you can buy. It’s pretty easy to build your own rain barrels from plastic drums or trash cans. Get complete how-to instructions and

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10 Uses For Wood Ash

Before you dispose of those wood ashes sitting in your fireplace or your wood burning stove, try using your wood ash these 10 different ways: 1.   Use wood ash to add nutrients to your compost. Contains potash and calcium

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How to Make A Solar Powered Water Pump for Water Barrels

If you have a rain collecting water barrel system or planning on having one, you’re going to love this. This couple got tired of filling up buckets and carrying them all over, so they built a solar powered water pump

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26 Steps To Self Sufficiency

If you want to become more self sufficient, then you should start following these 26 steps to living a more self sufficient lifestyle. Start with one or two things and expand your skills from there. There’s a saying that goes,

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Now Free On Kindle: 7 Secrets To Grow Delicious Herbs Indoors

NOTE: The Kindle books we share may only be free for a limited time. If you click the link below and this is not free then I’m afraid you missed the author’s special offer this time around. To make sure you

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How To Build A Self Watering Rain Gutter System To Grow Vegetables

Have you ever seen a self watering rain gutter system? Well it’s pretty self explanatory in that it allows you to grow vegetables in gutters using rain to water the plants without you having to do any watering yourself. Pretty

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5 Herbs That Repel Flies

With warm weather in the air, we are all looking forward to grilling out, swimming pools, sun bathing, and just generally spending time outdoors. We’ve waited all winter for spring to get here. But those first few really warm days

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