DIY Archives

13 Survival Crops to Grow After the Apocalypse

If the stores ever shut down, your garden becomes your grocery store. Here are 13 reliable, nutrient-dense survival crops worth growing now.

Digging your own well means water independence. Here’s how to get started, from choosing a spot to the tools involved.

Papercrete is lightweight, insulating, and easy to work with. Learn the basic recipe and even an off-grid version using natural materials.

Learn how to make homemade healing salves using herbs, oils, and beeswax just like our ancestors did a century ago.

Grow fresh fruit at home even without a yard! There are lots of fruit trees that thrive in five-gallon buckets, both indoors or on a patio.

Learn how to make a DIY Altoids tin candle lantern. Holds 3 candles and matches. Perfect for camping and emergency kits.

Learn how to make 4 types of bricks from scratch—clay, soil, papercrete, and concrete—with step-by-step instructions and pictures.

Build a DIY rainwater collection system for under $100 using a 32-gallon trash can, a brass spigot, cinder blocks, and gutter tubing.

Learn how to grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in 5-gallon buckets, a portable, space-saving way to produce your own food anywhere.

Learn how to build a bean teepee for your pole beans. It’s a simple, space-saving support structure that’s easy and fun to make.