selfreliance Tag Posts Index

Life Is Worth Living: A Reflection on Parents, Children, and Resilience.

Every parent always prays that their children or offspring should be greater than them in everything they do. And in an actual sense, I feel this is the right thing

An Adult Sleepaway Camp for Digital Detox

Camp Artemis: A Place to Reconnect When we dreamed up Camp Artemis, it wasn’t just about building a campground. It was about creating a space where people could

Foraging at a community orchard| cost of living and free food

Foraging at a community orchard| cost of living and free food. Here we are foraging apples, damsons and blackberries for jams and to can apple pie/crumble filling

Guerrilla gardening | Grafting trees to bring down costs

Guerrilla gardening | Grafting bringing costs down on guerrilla gardening We discuss the idea of grafting existing trees and how and why that might be better than

Guerrilla Gardening Part 2.

Guerrilla Gardening Part 2. In this video, we take a walk around a medieval castle gardens. This is Chirk castle in North Wales. I discuss further my thoughts and

The Spark That Keeps Me Going!!!

There is always a reason for whatever action we decide to do. Waking up at 5 am, there is a reason for it. Entering into the kitchen to prepare meals, there is a

Prepping Basics - Water Storage

Being prepared is a great feeling. Water is a top priority. A human can be without food for quite some time and live (not thrive), but being completely without water

Pre-Cultivation of Potatoes in Egg Cartons

This year I’m going to be planting a bit of potatoes. It’s a test run for next year, basically. I’m trying to see if any different potato breed works better or worst

Pre-Cultivation of Tomatoes and Bell Pepper and Chives

Here we go again with some pre-cultivation. Today I’m planting a bit of a mixed bag of seeds, but mainly a bunch of different tomatoes breeds. I love tomatoes. They’re

Pre-Cultivation of Cabbage and Onions

This weekend I’ve started the pre-cultivation of some of this years plants. Some of the plans need pre-cultivation due to our cold climate and short summers. Tomatoes

Vacuum Sealing Day!

I’m preparing some emergency food for long-term storage. Not for the end of the world as we know it, as the doomsdayers would have said. Having a large food storage

Canning a Small Batch of Blackcurrant Jam

Our tiny half-sized freezer was filled to the brim. We needed some space so I cooked and canned up a small batch of blackcurrant jam. The berries are from last year’s

Replacing Broken Boot Laces With Paracord

One of my boot laces broke, so I decided to spruce up the boots with a new set of more colorful laces. In my storage, I have some boxes of materials for repairs.

Dry-Run of the Prepper Kitchen

Food is important. Heating food easily in emergency situations is also important. Eating cold uncooked meals quickly wear down one’s spirit. When I first started

Backyard Of The Biting Horse Flies

Soon springtime is upon us even here in the far north. The meter thick snow is melting into an icy slush swamp during the day, and refreezing during the night, coating

To inspire and NOT to brag. Remain to walk tall no matter what obstacle lies in ...

... our way. #inspiration #motivation #selfreliance #lonewolf #dbuzzph #hiveph

Installation of Solar Panels

A few days back I did mention about the Solar Panels project for my new home. Finally, the Solar panels are installed and they are also connected with the batteries.

Retirement, Ikigai, and a Spark

All images from Dall-E When I was young and foolish I had a dream in high school. I was facing becoming an adult and needed direction. My conclusion: I was going

We Fire Up Our Rocket Mass Heater The First Time Of The Season | Best Off-Grid Heater

Video credit: As we hit the first cold snap of the season, we light up our rocket mass heater to see how it performs. We also make other preparations for the coming

Commonality of the Body, Earth and the Cosmos

Tony Caravan's daily stream of consciousness explores the interconnection of all there is, and the unknowable. It's all about Happiness! Note: This was first aired