Articles: diy

solar oven

Building A Solar Oven: A Weekend DIY Project

Want to cook your food for free? By building a simple and affordable solar oven, you can use the power of the sun to slow-cook beans and…

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shoe

Make Your Own Shoes: When Technology Fails

Matthew Stein’s book, When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, offers this quick guide to making your own shoes. The book…

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cooling box

Evaporative Cooling Box: A DIY Project

Learn how to make an evaporative cooling box from home this weekend with these helpful & simple tips! The following is an excerpt from The Carbon Free…

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Cold frame with lights being vented

Build Your Own Cold Frame, Part 3: Get a Jump on the Planting Season

For a cold frame to really work, the light has to be just right. It creates the perfect climate to grow your food when the temperatures make…

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cold frame with sprinkler system

Build Your Own Cold Frame, Part 2: Get a Jump on the Planting Season

The design of the cold box is the most important thing to keep in mind if you want it to be an effective tool for growing crops…

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