FEAR CAN BE A GREAT MOTIVATOR
By Christopher Nyerges The world is full of dangers and threats to our existence, both real and imagined. How we respond to “fear’ is everything. One option is to ignore…
SOME POISONOUS PLANTS OF THE U.S.
SOME POISONOUS PLANTS OF THE U.S. By Christopher Nyerges The diverse chemistry of the natural world makes many plants good to eat, but others not so good
FORAGING AS A LIFE-STYLE
By Christopher Nyerges For several years, I have conducted a field class called Seasonal Foraging, which consists mostly of beginning students who want to know how
SOL ” Explore” Plasma Dual-Arc Lighter
By Allan Smith When you live off-grid as we do, the ability to get a fire started for cooking or heating is vitally important. When we were introduced to the…
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN NICOTINE-FREE SMOKING MIXES
By Christopher Nyerges For the most part, I am not a smoker. Clearly, smoking
Guardline Wireless Driveway Alarm
By Allan R. Smith Living on a homestead with a long driveway in the woods, we were looking for a good off grid long range wireless sensor for added security.…