Poor Man
Survival
Self
Reliance tools for independent minded people…
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only
necessities.
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde
Healthy Kitchen-Healthy
Garden
The Green Cycler website
does a wonderful job of providing resources for the gardener who is learning the
value of composting. According to their site, using kitchen scrap compost is
not only great for the garden, but it also reduces the amount of waste you
throw out, and it makes your fruits and vegetables taste better too! Creating
compost from kitchen scraps is beneficial for the garden, and it helps garden
plants stay healthy too.
The
Green Cycler is an easy to use product designed to grind up kitchen scraps to a
perfect usable size for compost. It can go on the counter, or it can easily fit
in a cabinet and taken out when needed. It has suction cups on the bottom, a
crank arm on the side to grind the scraps, and a drawer at the bottom to catch
the ground scraps. The ground food scraps in the drawer can then be emptied
outside to an outside composter or hole in the ground, so that rich compost can
develop.
Odds and Ends…
The Farmer’s Almanac site provides a handy chart for when to plant what based on when the
last frost is for your area. And the USDA has a map to help you find your hardiness zone. Another resource I like is Burpee. This seed
manufacturer lets you enter your zip code and then provides growing advice for
each seed type you’re interested in based specifically on where you’re located…
Urban gardening survival
secrets: How to grow food in ANY
city:
http://www.naturalnews.com/045691_urban_gardening_survival_secrets_grow_food.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/045691_urban_gardening_survival_secrets_grow_food.html
Mylar Blankets Reflect Energy Savings
We have a couple of unused upstairs bedrooms that face due
west, bake in the summer, and radiate heat to the rest of the upstairs. I took
a Mylar blanket ($1.27/each on Amazon.com) and covered the window of one room behind
the curtain. When I went up there the next day, the room with the covered
window felt air conditioned, while the other bedroom felt (as usual) baked. I'm
going to cover most of the west-facing windows for the rest of spring, summer,
and half of fall. I believe it will make a world of difference keeping the
house cool.
More Kitchen
Storage
An easy way to make more space is to hang a towel rack
high on your kitchen wall. Attach s-hooks to it. Hang lightweight pots, pans,
and utensils on them.
Making Laundry
Easier
I line my clothes
hampers (one for whites and one for colors) with a large green trash bag. When
it is time to go to the laundromat, I just pull out the bag and off I go. I
also leave the bottle with my liquid soap in the hamper. Everything is in one
bag! >>Monique
Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, and Solar Panels-DIY Plans
Don't Get Hosed by Your Water
Bill
Most advice on saving water requires replacing toilets, visiting several hardware stores, or calling an expert. Here are some cheap and easy ways to save on your water bill.
Most advice on saving water requires replacing toilets, visiting several hardware stores, or calling an expert. Here are some cheap and easy ways to save on your water bill.
Natural Weed
Killers
We have found that boiling water will kill the weeds just
as effectively as those expensive weed killers. Every time you boil the kettle
for a coffee, walk outside and pour the remaining hot water onto a weed or two.
In a few days, they will have shriveled up and died!
Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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