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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How about when a lamp stops working? I’m guilty as well. Typically, the sponsoring organization arranges for a place to gather, a set of experts to be on hand, tools available for fixing things as well as the publicity and communication to the community to bring folks in with their items to be repaired.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many families remember a time, not too far gone, when their ancestors lived in a rural community without the benefit of electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, central heat or air conditioning. Instead they had a well, an outhouse, a wood burning stove for heat and another for cooking. As President Heber J. We no longer know how.

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7 Ways Preparing for Emergency Survival can be Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Without power, nothing works – for most of us – no lights, no heat, no air conditioning, no entertainment, possibly no communication, maybe even no running water. They had a well, with a hand pump. Residents of developed nations are dismally dependent on electricity to make it through their days.

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