@Our Self-Reliant Life
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Off-grid homesteading, water harvesting, solar energy, and self-sufficient living techniques.
6 videos in Food & Water
One Easy Addition Transformed Our Wicking Bed into an All-Season Greenhouse
21-minute walkthrough of a simple modification that extends a wicking-bed garden into winter production, with hands-on demonstration of the build.
When you live 100 percent on rainwater, you love seeing this
40-second look at a rainwater harvesting system in operation on an off-grid homestead.
This is How We Survived on Rainwater for 8 Years... In the Desert!
38-minute walkthrough of a family's rainwater harvesting system and practices that sustained them off-grid in an arid climate for eight years.
Lowering the acidity level of our IBC tote wicking beds
Two-minute walkthrough on adjusting soil pH in wicking-bed systems for improved plant growth in off-grid food production.
How To Convert an IBC Tote into A Self-Watering Raised Bed
32-minute walkthrough converting a 275-gallon IBC tote into a self-watering raised garden bed system for off-grid food production.
We Turn a Cheap IBC Tote into the Ultimate Garden Bed (Self-Watering Raised Bed)
27-minute walkthrough converting an IBC tote into a self-watering raised garden bed, covering materials, assembly, and planting techniques for year-round food production.