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    Off The Grid Up North: 6 Things I Didn't Expect
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    Easy Homemade Oregano Salve Recipe
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    DIY Herbal Healing Salve Recipe
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    How to Season a Cast Iron Pan
  • Dandelion oil and salve in glass jars.
    Dandelion Oil: How to Make and Use Oil and Salve
  • Three green aromatherapy shower steamers sitting on top of a wooden table.
    DIY Aromatherapy Shower Steamers: Eucalyptus and Peppermint
  • Part of our prepper pantry.
    15 Best Prepper Pantries and Tips on Stocking Your Own
  • A collage of DIY handmade christmas gifts, including mugs, plates, and mugs.
    DIY Handmade Gifts for Christmas 2025
  • Tree covered in ice on a sunny winter day
    Off Grid Home Winter Routine
  • A lit wood-burning stove with visible flames and a glass door in a dimly lit room.
    How to Start a Fire in a Cold Wood Stove
  • Beeswax wrap covering bowl
    How to Make Beeswax Wraps
  • several small christmas gifts wrapped in brow recycling paper
    9 Ways to Have a Green Christmas in 2024
  • Sustainable and Eco Friendly Gifts
    21 Best Eco Friendly Gifts
  • A small rectangular plaid sachet eco-friendly hand warmers filled with grains is held in a hand over a wooden surface. Scissors and scattered grains are visible in the background.
    Hot and Reusable: How to Make Eco-Friendly Hand Warmers
  • A hand placing seeds on a paper towel inside a terracotta pot filled with soil.
    How to Save Seeds: A Beginner's Guide to Seed Saving
  • a watering can spraying water over a green vegetable garden
    Low-Maintenance Vegetable Garden: Low-Cost Ideas to Use Now
  • Wooden tray with small black and red blocks marked with X's and O's, arranged on a grid resembling a DIY tic-tac-toe board.
    DIY Tic Tac Toe Board
  • Three people, including two children, walk through a forest with small flames visible among trees in the background.
    National Preparedness Month: Survival Preparedness for Beginners
  • A survival knife stands upright on a wood log, surrounded by small wood shavings, chopped logs, and a coil of red rope against a leafy backdrop.
    Best Prepper Podcasts for Beginners
  • Campfire built on a rocky lake shore.
    20+ Self-Reliance Activities
  • Off Grid home from the lake in summer
    Saving Money to Move Off The Grid
  • a laptop and router on a roof of an off grid cabin
    Internet Off The Grid? Yes! 4 Ways to Get Online When You're Off Grid
  • Lemons with DIY magic eraser in spray bottle and a washcloth.
    How to Make Your Own Homemade DIY Magic Eraser Liquid
  • A jar of lemon beeswax furniture polish on a wooden table.
    Beeswax Furniture Polish Recipe: How to Make Your Own
  • Pine Vinegar Kitchen Cleaner in Jar.
    Pine Vinegar DIY Kitchen Cleaner
  • Homemade DIY Toilet Cleaning Bombs
    Homemade DIY Toilet Cleaning Bombs
  • a picture of three green, un-ripe tomatoes on the vine of a plant in a backyard garden
    Backyard Gardening Basics: What You Should Know
  • Basic backcountry DIY camp kitchen
    How to Set Up Your DIY Camp Kitchen
  • A rustic DIY patriotic wreath swith red, white, and blue accents, adorned with a black and white gingham ribbon, hanging on a blue door.
    Rustic DIY Patriotic Wreath
  • Two glasses sit on a white cloth, one filled with dried flower petals and the other containing salt and small flower petals. Scattered flower petals surround the glasses.
    How to Make Herbal Bath Salts with Wild Roses
  • A jar of coffee granules on a blue and white plate, perfect for making a coffee brown sugar scrub.
    Easy Homemade Coffee Brown Sugar Scrub Recipe
  • A tin of beeswax and coconut oil lip balm with a wooden spoon next to it.
    How to Make Lip Balm with Beeswax and Coconut Oil
  • a picture of an old appliance upcycled into a pot for plants with flowers on top.
    Things to Do With Used Appliances
  • A mason jar with fire cider on a cutting board.
    Recipe: How to Make Homemade Traditional Fire Cider
  • Two bags of chicken feed on a wooden floor.
    How to Make a Handmade DIY Chicken Feed Bag Tote
  • A greenhouse covered in snow.
    Winter Gardening Ideas and Tips
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    25+ Creative Ways to Use Pumpkins and Gourds for 2024
  • A bee hovers near purple lavender flowers, surrounded by green foliage.
    How to Plant a Pollinator Garden in Your Backyard
  • A wheelbarrow filled with grass clippings is positioned on a lawn.
    How to Make Homemade DIY Compost Starter
  • Homemade wood butter made from a recipe.
    DIY Homemade Wood Butter Recipe
  • Microgreens in a jar on a wooden table.
    How to Grow Microgreens in a Jar at Home
  • A group of sprouts growing in a tray.
    How to Grow Sprouts at Home

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Sarita Harbour.

I'm Sarita. My family and I lived off the grid for 11 years in Canada's far north. If I did it, you can too.

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