A survival list for rough times

If you're wanting to save some big grocery bucks, it's time to start thinking about things to stop buying and start making yourself. I'm talking about making your own pantry staples and household essentials!

Recreate the classic Heinz Ketchup flavor at home with this quick and easy recipe using simple pantry staples. Perfect for burgers, fries, and more!

These flavored butter recipes are fantastic! They’re sweet, savory, creamy, and you 'butter' believe they'll add a new level of yum to your meals.

Did you know that many trees besides sugar maples can be tapped to make syrup? This post will teach you how to tap black walnut trees to make syrup.

Discover these time and money-saving kitchen and food hacks such as freezing leftover herbs with olive oil or using lemon juice or vinegar to revive wilted vegetables. Simple but brilliant!

Make your own solar heater

A safe room is a location in your home that you can retreat to in case of a threat. Here's what you need to know before building one.

Did you know that black walnut trees produce sap that can be boiled down into a delicious syrup? Black walnut syrup has a unique, nutty, earthy flavor, different from maple syrup, but just as tasty! Use black walnut syrup on pancakes, as a dessert topping, or just eat it by the spoonful! #blackwalnutsyrup #backyardsugaring #syrup

For people in rural or remote communities, septic tanks and subterranean discharge are the most prevalent ways of treating wastewater.

In this video, I clearly show you Exactly how a septic tank works and how to build a septic system.I've summarised an easy method on how to build a septic t...

Long before refrigerators, people stored their food using time-tested methods like larders, root cellars, canning, drying, and smoking.

Solar Water Bulb Light bulbs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and wattages. The type of light bulb you need depends on the fixture and the desired light output. Incandescent bulbs are the most common type of light bulb, but they are being phased out due to their inefficiency.…

This DIY solar furnace can keep a single room nice and warm on a sunny day. This would be great if the power went out in the winter.