HOW TO SAVE TOMATO SEEDS

Picture- Marie Iannotti

I thought you just dried them and that was it- Turns out there's a bit more to it -here, Marie Iannotti shows step by step how to save tomato seeds

How (and when) to plant Garlic

How to Plant Garlic

How to plant Tomatoes in a pot

I was perusing the interweb thingy and found a video explaining how to plant tomatoes in pots:

Growing tomatoes in pots

How to make a popcorn popper from a soda can

Carrying on with the emergency stove theme here is a vid on making a popcorn popper from a tin can , or to qoute the author Alan Parekh

"Learn how you can build a simplest popcorn machine made from a soda can. You can
use this in camp fire ,or on top of a candle or simply on your oven."


DIY : 1$ Popcorn Machine - video powered by Metacafe

More rocket stoves

Here is a video on making a 16 Brick Rocket stove. This is super easy. No stove pipes or metal to mess with.

HOW to Re-Use a pizza box as a solar oven!

Another great way to cook during an emergency is solar ovens. My friend Chile has a great solar oven, but if you want to make one and try it for yourself, here is a video showing how to make a solar oven from a pizza box

How to make a Rocket Stove

I found a video that gives good instruction on building your own rocket stove . A rocket stove heats the air and makes a fast cooking camp stove. Great thing for camping or power outages and such, and cheap too! A great way to re-use some materials that would just go to the land fill!

POST SCRIPT NOTE: I made mine out of a popcorn tin, some old stove pipe a grate and some sand

I built a Rocket Stove out of an old Popcorn Tin, some stove pipe and some other things hanging around the house
get a hot fire going using only twigs and some end pieces of cedar shingles from the addition project

The burn box-note the resembulance to the original bat mobile from the tv series? totally unintentional.

The stove out on it's test drive. I decided to see how long it takes to boil 2 cups of water.

Success- the whistle started to blow in about 15 minutes! I see a few improvements to make but I would say it was a success. Next I will try a meal on the rocket stove but first need to find a griddle- wait I have some from the George Foreman! or best to check the thrift shops! Or Could use my cast iron skillet!

I am told you can make a rocket stove out of a large tin, like those shitty popcorn tins everyone seems to think I need at Christmas (like in this case), and instead of stove pipe, you can use tin cans for the chimney and a coffee can for the burn box. Or there is a version made from a coffee can and two tin cans for the burn box. Now I have a use for all those twigs and scrap wood from around the yard and house!