There's no better way to become a Rural Independent than to get informed in all the skills and crafts needed to live on your own as freely as possible. Visit our Forums and learn from others and share your successes and tips as well. Among some of our Forum Topics are: Gardening, Cooking, Fi
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I woke up early this morning, around six. It was dark and foggy, and very warm out. Sitting in the yard with the dogs for a few moments listening to the roosters crow, my birthday wind chime sounded like the bell buoy that I used to be able to hear lying in my childhood bed on the island. Such
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Many people say that owning and cooking on a wood stove is like having a temperamental child. In the beginning you will need to give your wood stove encouragement and patience. It will need damping and you will find it hard to start. But after you have mastered the ways of your wood stove, you w
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Talk about amazing technology - behold the "Zeer Pot." The following is excerpted from the website of Practical Action, a non-profit group that helps the Sudanese people construct these amazing devices. "In the hot weather of Sudan, Hawa Abbas used to lose half of her tomato, okra and carro
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Composting with redworms is great for apartment dwellers who don't have yard space, or for those who don't want to hike to a backyard compost bin with their food scraps. Some kids like to keep worms for pets! By letting worms eat your food wastes, you'll end up with one of the b
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We’ve all seen it… or, at least, heard about it… the homeschooled child who wins the geography bee, or the one who graduates at the age of 15, or the one who excels in musical accomplishments… Now, obviously, a student does not have to be homeschooled in order to accomplish one of the
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True Homesteading is a thing of the past but other options do exist. Oklahoma Sooners, the term was given to those who jumped the gun in the race to stake their claim to free land in Oklahoma. On April 22, 1889 people seeking free land lined up on the Cherokee Strip. At the sound of the gun,
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I discovered this powerful video while Googling up on the subject of Homesteading. What a joy it was to have come across it. Being an American, I had never heard of Smoky Dawson, but if you are an Australian you most certainly know of him. Smoky seems to be the Aussie equivalent of our
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We have to admit to being somewhat addicted to those corny old films produced by governments to inform their citizenry about chosen topics. We probably won't post any of those old dating videos, but will try to stay with ones that are more relevant in subject to the genre of our web site.
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