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Skills vs. Gear – What to do first? Part 1

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00June 20th, 2020|Categories: Life Hacks - General|Tags: , , |

When you are looking to become more self-sufficient from outside factors in your neighborhoods and communities, there will be a time when you look at all that can be done and needs to be done and feel a bit overwhelmed. Rest assured, there is now way you will be able to master all the skills [...]

Planning Your Aquaponics System

By |2021-09-13T19:43:53-07:00June 18th, 2020|Categories: Planning, Systems|Tags: , |

Before you get the greenhouse up and the water in the tubs you will need to think out how you want to accomplish building, maintaining and harvesting your Aquaponic Farm. The following is what you need to consider and plan out carefully for a smooth integration of your system: Location – You either own [...]

Edible Backyards

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00June 16th, 2020|Categories: Food, Planning|Tags: , , , |

Many of us have seen the green grass, the rose bushes and the trees with their nuts or pine cones laying about in the ideal backyard. For those of us Sub-Urbian Farmers who have one, we spend a lot of time mowing, trimming and cultivating what has been set as the American ideal backyard. What we [...]

A Unique Take on a Greenhouse

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00June 12th, 2020|Categories: Structures|Tags: , , |

The greenhouse in the designs of ThatAquaponicsGuy is designed to be portable. That you Sub-Urbian Farmers who may be renting or in temporary situations can build and take down with ya when you go to your next place of residence. However, if your situation is more of a permanent nature you may want to consider doing [...]

Homemade Cold and Cough Lozenges

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00June 10th, 2020|Categories: Life Hacks - Medicinal|Tags: , |

It may take a bit longer to do than running to the store, but we are all about doing it the right way and knowing how to do it as if there weren't any CVS around so here goes. Get yourself the following ingredients: 1 cup of sugar ½ cup of water 1 tablespoon [...]

Geodesic Dome in Norway

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00May 22nd, 2020|Categories: News, Systems|Tags: , , |

When you think about living in the Arctic Circle you often imagine a modern structure with modern facilities. Truth be told, architecture has a long history of keeping a good idea over the years. That is why this cob house under a geodesic dome is all you need in order to have a good life even [...]

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Natural Sweeteners Provided by Providence

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Food, Life Hacks - Food|Tags: , |

Sugar cane is hard to grow even in those climates it does. And if you aren't in a tropical area where the rain and soil content are conducive to sugar cane, there isn't anything you can do to get that sweet taste of sunshine. Save that you get a Stevia plant. Yes, stevia is [...]

Things Lost to Technology

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00March 7th, 2020|Categories: Life Hacks - General, Self Reliance, Trends|Tags: , , , |

First and foremost, this isn't at all a hit piece on technology. Working better, faster and more efficiently is the goal of every Sub-Urbian Farmer. Rather all that we have lost or become out-of-practice is what we want to highlight and bring back to the consciousness of all those around us. We can download an app [...]

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Your Garden Tools Can Last Forever… Well, Almost Forever

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00February 20th, 2020|Categories: General Interest|Tags: |

You and I don't usually have money growing on trees (unless we are a commercial orchard) and when it comes to garden tools it is good to know that you have what you need to assist you in the work and that it will last for more than four or five uses. Taking care of them [...]

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Foraging In Your Own Backyard

By |2021-09-02T17:20:56-07:00February 9th, 2020|Categories: Life Hacks - Food, Life Hacks - Survival|Tags: , , |

So you have seen those National Geographical documentaries that have the local natives taking the baskets they weaved and go into the deep forests and jungles to forage for any type of food they could find. You, however, have never thought that the same could be possible for you in your own backyard?! With most of [...]

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