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How to Build and Use a DIY Composting Toilet

A DIY composting toilet is a great solution for temporary disasters or long-term off-grid living. Here’s how to build one and how to use it.

While you can reuse plastic grocery bags for more trips to the store, there are plenty of other off-grid uses for plastic grocery bags.

If the grid goes down for good, people will have to learn Amish skills to survive. Here are some important skills we can learn from the Amish.

If you’re into saving money and upcycling old items, you should know that wire coat hangers have all sorts of off-grid uses.

Self-sufficiency skills make kids confident in their abilities, and that gives them a sense of pride. Here are 11 chores to help them learn.

A food co-op is kind of like a grocery store that’s owned by the people who shop there. Here are the benefits and drawbacks of a food co-op.

There’s no need to buy all sorts of cleaning supplies. You can clean your entire home with baking soda, vinegar, and castile soap.

Gardening can be very expensive if you don’t know how to be frugal. Here are some frugal gardening tips to save you money.

Milk can spoil easily, but there are many ways to use it after its spoiled. It’s good for baking, feeding animals, and nourishing your skin.

In a disaster, the Internet and cell phone towers might not be working. If that happens, try one of these alternative ways to communicate.