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Simple Solar Projects Alternative Energy

Simple Solar Projects

By Jenny Flores
Solar power is sweeping the nation and for good reason.  Solar energy is a renewable resource that has no negative environmental effects.  It also allows…
Cheap-off-grid-options Alternative Energy

You Can Spend as Much (or as Little) as You Want to Go Off-Grid

By Wren Everett
Off-grid living has begun to grow in popularity, as the many websites, magazines, TV shows, and YouTube channels featuring the lifestyle can attest. And wherever…
heating with a woodstove Alternative Energy

The Homestead Woodstove

By Tony Colella
One of my favorite homestead assets is our woodstove.  There is nothing quite like heating with a woodstove on a cold winter’s night.  Knowing that…
There are a few different ways to grow hydroponically, but here we will look at the three most popular systems for Gardening with Hydroponics Alternative Energy

Like Water for… Tomatoes? Year-round Gardening with Hydroponics

By Laurie Charpentier
Imagine plucking a ripe, round tomato right from the stem and sinking your teeth into its juicy flesh.  There’s nothing tastier than a fresh tomato,…
Staying-Cool-Without-Air-Conditioning-on-the-Off-Grid-Homestead Alternative Energy

Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning on the Homestead

By Wren Everett
The cicadas are rasping out a mid-summer melody.  The air is still, the heat on the road wavering the image of distant grass in a…
Heating with Wood Alternative Energy

Heating with Wood on the Homestead

By Doug Smith
Heating with Wood I wake early on a Saturday morning to a chill in the air, the thermostat on the wall showing a cool 56…
roof-top wind farms, using wind generators Alternative Energy

Roof-top Wind Farms: The Symphonic Sounds of a Lifestyle

By Chris Devaney
Is a roof-top wind farm for you?  They’re not for everybody, but it could very well be, for some, the first step toward a greener…
Mysteries of Fire Alternative Energy

The Mysteries of Fire (Including How to Sustain One in Your Woodstove)

By Kathy Kish
How did man discover fire?  I used to assume that a caveman was just sitting around rubbing a couple of sticks together one day because,…
windmill wind generator Alternative Energy

Living Six Years Without an Electric Bill: Wind Generators on the Homestead

By Chris Devaney
I like to tinker.  I like things mechanical.  A little music is good too, especially if it is creative.  And I love things that are…
Making Alcohol Fuel Alternative Energy

Making Alcohol Fuel

By Lynn Doxon
Our bodies quickly make energy out of alcohol.  Our engines can do the same thing.  Of course, our engines will not go blind or die…
Solar-or-wind-power Alternative Energy

Sunny or Windy: Which Suits Your Alternate Energy Needs?

By Casey Calouette
Each homesteader reaches a point in his research where it is decided that an alternate energy source is necessary due to location, thrift, or the…
Alternative Energy

Darkness Tomorrow — No Electricity for A Year

By Anthony Okrongly
"Honey, did you pay the electric bill?" "Yes, I paid it." "Then why did the electricity go off?" "Look outside and see if the streetlamps…

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