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Herb Elixirs – Mind Support

By |2023-12-13T22:46:29-07:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: Alchemy of Herbs, Self Reliance|Tags: |

This elixir mix is designed to be helpful for a grounding, anxiety-relieving, depression-alleviating. spirit uplifting experience. This is good for emotional support all the way around. The basics when you are looking to put Elixirs together are: The organic plant ingredients can be fresh or dried, the sweetener of honey should be raw, and the [...]

Herbal Extracts Series Part X – Elixirs

By |2024-03-10T16:13:45-07:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: Alchemy of Herbs, Self Reliance|Tags: |

What on earth are herbal extracts? There are certain health promoting compounds that can be found in the plants around us, whether they be wild or cultivated. Herbal extraction is the process of drawing out the therapeutic components of a chosen herb or plant. In many cases, the beneficial compounds we want are tucked away [...]

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Items to Look for at Thrift Stores and Flea Markets

By |2023-12-07T13:18:18-07:00December 11th, 2023|Categories: Life Hacks - General, Planning, Self Reliance|

Country antique shops, thrift stores and area flea markets are where it's at if you are looking to load up without breaking the bank for your goods you need for tomorrow's every-day living! All are just a step better than a good garageĀ  or estate sale. Scouring for hidden treasures and exploring memorabilia of the [...]

Top Powerless Kitchen Tools to Acquire

By |2023-12-07T13:02:25-07:00December 6th, 2023|Categories: Self Reliance, Food|

There is nothing worse when you are famished and you are not able to get to the food (whether it be from lack or being prevented by its container). That is even more so, when you are looking to grab a bite, and because there is no electricity to run the appliances that would facilitate [...]

The Right Way to Grow Your Garden Indoors

By |2023-03-08T10:21:39-07:00March 10th, 2023|Categories: Aquaponics, Creation Hacks, Self Reliance, Systems|Tags: , |

Let There Be Light! One of the few things that are needed in the growing of plant life is light, sunlight or UV rays. Starting and growing your plants indoors is a great way to change up your gardening efforts and to extend your growing season year round. However, providing the proper lighting best for [...]

Self Reliant Mindset a Way of Life Part III

By |2023-03-07T17:43:19-07:00March 9th, 2023|Categories: Planning, Self Reliance, Storage|

For anyone who has been unemployed, when you are low on funds there is a myopic view that comes over you that tunnels your vision to getting the job or the money flowing again. All other considerations are put on hold, or ignored until the most pressing matters are taking care of. The same can [...]

Must Do List for Your Gardening Prep

By |2023-03-07T13:02:02-07:00March 7th, 2023|Categories: Aquaponics, Design, Permaculture, Seed, Self Reliance, Systems|Tags: , , |

Now is the time to get your "rows" in order! Pardon the pun, but for us gardeners late winter early spring is an exciting time of year. Whether you plan to plant indoors or out, this time of year will be a busy one for the likes of your plants you have planned to grow [...]

Easy Winter Tasks for an Abundant Spring Garden

By |2023-03-07T14:04:38-07:00March 4th, 2023|Categories: Food, Permaculture, Seed, Self Reliance, Systems|Tags: , |

For most parts of the US, this has been a banner year for storms, and precipitation that was sorely needed after years of drought. In fact, at the time of writing this we have several inches of snow that we are dealing with as we speak, When looking out over a snow-covered yard, the last [...]

Self Reliant Mindset a Way of Life Part II

By |2023-02-11T09:49:59-07:00February 22nd, 2023|Categories: Planning, Self Reliance|Tags: |

Coming to terms with the survival mindset is often the first hurdle that newbie Self Reliance Adherents (a.k.a. preppers) must overcome.Ā  Getting beyond that shock that we all are scarcely prepared for incidents that had happened in the past i.e. wars, economic depressions, long lasting famines, etc., we can get our feet underneath ourselves and [...]

Diseases We Have that the Pioneers Didn’t

By |2023-02-12T08:37:56-07:00February 21st, 2023|Categories: Alchemy of Herbs, Life Hacks - Medicinal, Self Reliance|

Modern advancements have been a literal God-send to all who live today. Inventions, knowledge acquirement, and technical capabilities are miraculous in all aspects of looking at them. We have certainly been blessed with these developments that was not possible a mere 100 years or so ago. That, notwithstanding these advances, we as a population suffer [...]

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