1.
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Milk a
goat, cow, or sheep.
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2.
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Understand
the basics of animal breeding.
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3.
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Assist
with foaling, kidding, lambing, and/or calving.
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4.
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Learn
how to tell if your chickens are moulting.
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5.
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Learn
how to identify and manage a broody hen.
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6.
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Learn
how to candle eggs so you can tell if they are fertilized.
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7.
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Incubate
fertilized eggs and hatch your own chicks.
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8.
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Learn
how to make your own chicken feed.
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9.
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Keep
bees and harvest honey.
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10.
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Trim the
feet of your goats and sheep.
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11.
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Shear a
sheep, process the wool and spin it.
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12.
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Implement
natural pest control measures.
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13.
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Know how
to protect your livestock from predators.
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14.
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Know how
to halter-break and train an animal.
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15.
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Know if
you can doctor an animal at home, or if it needs to go to the vet.
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16.
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Know how
to humanely euthanize an animal.
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17.
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Know how
to properly handle, shoot, and clean a gun.
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18.
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Make
your own ammunition, or reload ammunition.
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19.
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Learn
the laws and regulations regarding hunting wild game in your area.
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20.
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Learn
how to hunt wild game–both large and small.
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21.
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Learn
how to make and set traps.
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22.
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Learn
how to humanely kill, gut, and clean an animal.
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23.
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Know how
to butcher an animal and the proper cuts of meat.
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24.
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Learn
how to kill and pluck a chicken.
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25.
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Learn
how to fish, and to clean, fillet, and cook fish.
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26.
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Make
your own fishing lures or spears.
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27.
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Learn
about aquaponics or fish farming.
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28.
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Learn
how to clear pasture and brush.
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29.
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Master
the art of intensive grazing so you can better manage your
pastures.
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30.
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Learn
how to cut, bale, and stack hay.
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31.
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Learn
how to build and fix fence.
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32.
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Learn
how to sharpen a knife or axe.
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33.
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Learn
how to safely cut down a tree.
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34.
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Learn
how to harvest, split, and stack firewood.
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35.
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Know how
to drive a manual transmission and/or tractor.
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36.
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Change a
tire and change oil.
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37.
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Master
basic mechanic skills so you can fix your tractors and vehicles.
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38.
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Learn
how to back up a trailer.
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39.
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Know how
to build a fire.
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40.
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Cook
over an open fire or on a wood cook stove.
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41.
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Cook
outside with a Dutch oven.
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42.
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Make
basic yeast dough which can be turned into loaves, rolls, buns,
etc.
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43.
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Make the
perfect pie crust.
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44.
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Make
perfect sausage gravy from scratch.
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45.
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Learn
how to cook game meat.
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46.
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Learn
how to render lard or tallow.
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47.
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Learn
how to make butter.
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48.
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Learn
how to cook eggs in a cast iron skillet.
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49.
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Learn
how to make bone broth.
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50.
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Make
your own jellies and jams.
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51.
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Make
cheese – master simple soft cheeses and hard cheeses too.
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52.
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Know how
to dehydrate foods to preserve for later use.
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53.
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Use a
smoker to smoke cheeses, meat, bacon, hams, etc.
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54.
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Make
your own bacon and cured hams.
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55.
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Use a
water bath canner to preserve foods.
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56.
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Learn
how to use lacto-fermentation to preserve foods.
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57.
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Make
your own sauerkraut.
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58.
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Make
sourdough bread and maintain your own starter.
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59.
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Learn
how to make yoghurt.
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60.
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Make
your own vinegar.
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61.
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Master
the art of home brewing.
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62.
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Grind
your own wheat for baking.
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63.
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Know how
to purify water.
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64.
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Store
food in a root cellar or in a cool basement.
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65.
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Forage
for wild edibles in your area.
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66.
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Learn
how to identify edible and poisonous mushrooms.
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67.
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Repurpose
everyday items to save them from the landfill.
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68.
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Learn
how to compost with worms to create nutrient-rich garden food.
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69.
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Put all
food scraps like eggshells, coffee grounds, apple peels to good
use.
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70.
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Compost
both kitchen scraps and animal manure.
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71.
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Tap
trees for maple syrup.
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72.
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Learn
how to chop ice.
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73.
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Grow a
vegetable garden in your climate.
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74.
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Learn
how to save seeds.
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75.
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Learn
how to start seeds indoors.
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76.
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Learn
the art of no-till gardening.
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77.
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Build/use
a greenhouse or cold frame to extend your growing season.
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78.
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Grow a
windowsill herb garden.
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79.
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Understand
how to propagate plants through root cuttings.
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80.
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Know how
to properly prune and graft a fruit tree.
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81.
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Learn
how to make herbal extracts, infusions, poultices, and tinctures.
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82.
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Learn
how to use essential oils properly and safely.
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83.
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Know
basic plumbing skills (like unclogging a toilet!)
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84.
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Master
carpentry skills so you can repair buildings or build basic
furniture.
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85.
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Learn
how to repair a roof.
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86.
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Learn
how to make and apply whitewash.
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87.
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Know how
to use non-electric lighting.
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88.
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Learn
basic metal working skills and welding.
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89.
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Heat
your home with wood or other sustainable sources.
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90.
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Use
alternative energy sources like solar or wind to power your
homestead.
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91.
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Learn
how to install/use a composting toilet
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92.
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Put
together a 72-hour kit for emergencies.
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93.
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Learn
how to tie a variety of basic knots.
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94.
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Learn
how to tan a hide.
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95.
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Make
your own candles.
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96.
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Make
your own paper.
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97.
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Learn
how to weave and how to make baskets.
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98.
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Make
your own cleaning supplies.
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99.
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Make
your own soap.
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100.
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Make
your own skincare items.
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101.
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Learn
how to make natural dyes.
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102.
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Make
your own laundry detergent.
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103.
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Dry
laundry using a drying rack or clothesline.
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104.
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Sew
clothing and fabric items from scratch.
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105.
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Mend
damaged clothes so they don’t have to be thrown away.
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106.
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Knit,
quilt, or crochet.
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107.
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Learn
how to darn a sock.
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108.
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Live
within your means and get out of debt.
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109.
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Work
together with your neighbors to foster a sense of community.
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110.
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Learn
first-aid and CPR.
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111.
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Know how
to clean, dress, stitch a wound in the event of an emergency.
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112.
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Learn
how to prepare for a blizzard.
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113.
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Learn
how to prepare for a wildfire.
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