Food

Compost is easy to make but it happens much faster and easier with a compost tumbler because you need to turn compost regularly to get oxygen into the mix. You ...

So, just what does that mean? I can tell you from personal experience and from the responses I have received from people over the years that it definitely has d...

The world’s first portable, containerised vegetable garden is set to be delivered in April. The scientifically developed  “vegetable factory”,...

Slow cooking is the best way to eat off the grid. Here is the philosophy for successful slow stews. It’s an icy winter’s day in west London and Alle...

This site does not talk enough about the great new gadgets and technologies which make off-grid living ever more comfortable.  Here are two – your favorit...

No, I’m not talking about your last job… I’m talking about canning. It’s all but becoming a lost art. But it doesn’t have to be a ...

This is the third book I received from Paladin Press to review. I appreciate the chance to read and review these books, I have enjoyed them immensely. This book...

Reading, learning, it’s what I enjoy doing. Before the internet, I would go to the three local libraries in my hometown, I would check out as many books a...

Precise details of how much you save from having a dishwasher, and why....

Remember those silly little Chia Pets? Little did we know then that those strange little seeds painted on those cheesy terracotta pots shaped like animals were ...

I notice all of the ready made, easy to use, premixed, God only knows what is in it foods and drinks. There probably isn’t anything wrong with it, until y...

Retained Heat CookingHave you heard about hot box, hay box or cook box cooking? It’s the new-old way to cook that saves energy, improves flavor and increases th...