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How to Keep your Cell Phone Working During a Power Outage
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted November 8th, 2012Make sure your phone is charged when you need it most
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What it’s Like Raising Children Off-Grid
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted September 27th, 2012We wanted to raise “free-range children”, and learned how much active parenting was required…
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Our Simple DIY Home Solar Power System
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 18th, 2012This basic off-grid solar power system is simple to install and can be easily expanded…
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How to Make a ‘Poor Man’s’ Hot Tub
By Marcella Andrews, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 14th, 2012Enjoy a long hot soak without paying for an expensive hot tub…
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How to Make a Simple ‘Ready-Kit’ for Your Daypack
By Eartheasy.com, Posted January 26th, 2012Be prepared during day hikes with this compact, lightweight ‘ready-kit’ you can make yourself.
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Free Land – Are you Ready to Try Homesteading?
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted October 3rd, 2011Self-reliance is an appealing alternative in today’s economic reality…
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Contaminated Drinking Water Feared in Hurricane’s Wake
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 15th, 2011Flood water is toxic and polluted, and may compromise local water supplies. Here are suggestions for ensuring the safety of your drinking water.
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How to Prepare for a Heat Wave
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 19th, 2011These simple measure you can take to keep cool will also reduce your energy use…
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4 Mistakes to Avoid for the Novice Homesteader
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted May 4th, 2011A few considerations when making the transition to a more independent way of life…
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Listening to life, before it’s too late: an interview with Ellen La Conte
By Robert Jensen, Posted March 11th, 2011Why so much is going wrong everywhere at once and how Life teaches us to fix it.
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A climate-change activist prepares for the worst
By Mike Tidwell, Posted February 28th, 2011“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” – Winston Churchill
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How to Avoid “Death by GPS”
By Eartheasy.com, Posted February 11th, 2011In wilderness areas and remote regions, the suggested GPS routes may be out of date, out of commission, or just plain wrong.
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Using Vegetable Oil to Replace Chainsaw Oil
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted November 11th, 2010When a chain saw is used, virtually all of the lubricant ends up in the environment.
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Composting Toilets for Self-Sufficient Living: Is One Right For You?
By Ellen Bell, Posted October 7th, 2010In an off-grid living environment, composting toilets are ideal because many models do not require water or electricity.
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How to Prepare Your Home & Protect the Environment Against Natural Emergencies
By Eartheasy.com, Posted July 16th, 2010Protecting the environment should be part of homeowner’s strategy when planning for natural disasters and environmental emergencies.
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Water Storage Tips
By Eartheasy, Posted January 18th, 2010In most emergency situations, fresh drinking water is the most important item you can store…
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Food Storage Tips
By Lindsay Seaman, Posted December 14th, 2009Buying food in bulk amounts will save you money, time and energy, while reducing waste. But it needs to be stored properly in order to protect your investment.
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Transition Towns – preparing for a self-sufficient community-based future
By Eartheasy, Posted November 9th, 2009In over 150 cities in 14 countries, ‘Transition Town’ communities are raising awareness of the threats associated with peak oil and climate change, and taking practical steps to prepare for a post-industrial future…
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Canning tips you may not see in the manual
By Lindsay Seaman, Posted September 15th, 2009In over 25 years of canning and preserving foods, I’ve made lots of mistakes. Here are some tips from my experience to help you avoid the same pitfalls.
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What It’s Like Living Off-Grid
By Greg Seaman, Posted June 9th, 2009In the summer of 1980, my wife, three-month old son and I moved “off-grid”. We loved living in San Francisco but wanted to live a simpler, more independent lifestyle…
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