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Apr 29

Yo Yo Snare Trap, How to make, set and use it.

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How to use a yo yo snare trap to catch your own food. Sigma3 survival school shows how to make the snare, how to set it up and how to use it.    The second video shows how it worked and what he caught. This could feed you if you ever needed to catch animals …

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Apr 15

Mini Frittatas

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Such a neat idea for weekend breakfasts when everyone wants something different in their eggs. Spoonful has this idea for mini frittatas.    I like it for the variety and also because then I can eat with everyone else instead of after I am done cooking and everyone has already left the table.    If …

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Apr 03

How to Make Your Own Garden Boxes

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Super Healthy Kids website shares a step by step ( with pictures ) how to create a raised garden box. The detailed directions show how this project can be made simply in one afternoon. A raised bed ( box ) can make it easier to reach, raises the temperature of the soil, suppress weeds, helps …

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Mar 29

How to Build a Raised Bed Garden – Video

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Making a raised garden bed is a easy project that we all can accomplish. I encourage anyone who is creating their very first garden bed to look around and view as many projects as you can till you find one that meets your needs.They can be made from lumber, cement blocks, salvaged wood, logs…. I …

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Mar 27

How to Clean a Generator Carburetor

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Prep For Shtf shares how to clean a generator carburetor as part of general maintenance. Purchasing a generator is a good tool in part of an emergency preparedness plan for you home in a short term disaster. It can temporarily power the essential appliances and lights in your home.

Mar 25

Permanent Hoop Chicken Coop Building Guide Project

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Backyard Chickens website is full of fabulous projects and articles about chickens of all ages. I have to say this is a fabulous chicken coop but you could almost use this design with a few modifications to build a greenhouse. 

Mar 18

How To Make A Tarp From Empty Feed Sacks Project

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Instructables website shares how to use empty feed sacks and repurpose them into a handy  useful item…. a waterproof tarp. Everyone can find a use for a waterproof tarp on a homestead, while camping or even in your prepping supplies.

Mar 17

Bicycle Tire Rim Trellis For Your Porch As A Privacy Screen DIY Project

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Instructables website shares a way to upcycle ( re use for a different purpose) bicycle tire rims into a trellis for front porch to create a privacy screen. It can be hung up in the spring and taken down in the fall at the end of the growing season. Once your living blooming plants are …

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Mar 17

Bicycle Tire Rim Trellis Dome For Vertical Gardening Project

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Instructables website shares how to create a easy way to upcycle ( re use with a different purpose) bicycle rims into a 3 dimensional vegetable garden trellis. It can be entered and you can pick from within the dome or on the outside. It can be a fun place for anyone…kids and pets to retreat …

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Mar 14

Making salt – Learn how

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If  you have ever wondered how sea salt is made  Not without salt. This article was very interesting to me. While I don’t live near the ocean you never know where life will take you and some day I might. Doesn’t matter if I ever do or not it is still interesting to see how …

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