Eco-Wood Powered Emergency/Camping Stoves!!!

With all that is happening on Planet Earth these days, it is really important to have an Emergency back up for cooking/ boiling water, in the event that you lose electrical power or don't have access to fuels or batteries.  Also, in regards to maintaining clean air and a healthy environment, many campers, eco-conscious off the grid/homesteaders and survivalists, are looking for clean, energy efficient ways to cook.  

Here are two stoves I've found, that look like essentials for any emergency kit.  They can also, of course, serve as excellent camping stoves.  Both of these companies put much energy and attention into helping Third World countries have clean, healthy, affordable, safe ways to cook.  So I also feel really good about supporting them, in their innovative endeavors...

 

BioLite CampStoves

This Bio-stove will also charge your phone and other electronics!  It's good to have your solar chargers available as well, especially if you already have one.  But solar can take some time to charge and they rely on sunlight, so this is a good additional and potentially more immediate power source.  

For more infornation, or to purchase, please click here for the: BioLite CampStove Website.

Envirofit G-3300Rocket Stove

I have personally purchased this stove, and although I haven't tried it yet, I look forward to using it and feel good about having it in my emergency kit!  I believe you can safely use it indoors as well, which is a plus during a power outage in winter.

You can purchase this stove at:

For more information on the company click here: Envirofit Stoves.

Check out the ECN Store, for other Emergency and Off the Grid Cooking Stove ideas and for essential accessories!

 

Thanks for reading!  Happy and safe cooking!

El Vuh (Mayan Hip Hop): Featured Artist

Get your 2012 groove on!!!  El Vuh is super special.  Conscious, indigenous, Mayan hip hop to accompany your journey through these introspective, changing times... Deep insights and natural, ancient, ancestral  wisdom, being brought through a modern medium.  Enjoy the ride!!!

 

 

And while we're on the subject,
some relevant reading to accompany you whilst listening:

Lemon Balm Balm

 

I am entering into the magical realm of plant based medicine making!  It is fun and delicious smelling. :) My first balm is...Lemon Balm Balm!  The name is definitely my favorite part.  I was offered a huge harvest of organic Lemon Balm from a local B&B and decided I wanted to use it for a salve.  I made several four ounce jars to start, and am selling them in the Earth Changes Network Store!  Please be the first to try and enjoy. :)

About the Balm: Lemon Balm Balm cools and soothes irritated or inflamed skin. It can be used on cuts, scrapes, wounds, rashes, warts and insect bites.  It has anti-viral, anti-septic and anti-inflammatory herbal properties. Lemon Balm is a natural way to help heal herpes, cold sores, and other viral skin conditions. Lemon Balm can also be used on shingles and chicken pox sores to help them heal more quickly.

For best results dab onto affected area 3-4 times a day. Be sure to wash hands before applications. (If using on herpes cold sores, be sure not to put your fingers back into the container after applying. This may contaminate the rest of the container.)

You can also use Lemon Balm Balm for chapped lips or rub a little on your temples to relax from stress and for help with insomnia. It is calming and eases depression. It smells delicious...like minty lemon meringue pie.  I use it sometimes on my skin, just for the light and refreshing fragrance.  Great addition to any holistic emergency kit or herbal travel kit!

Lemon Balm Balm is made in a base of organic sunflower oil and cold pressed for 6 weeks. This allows the oil to absorb all the herbal medicinal properties of the lemon balm.  I then add beeswax and coconut oil and just a few drops of organic tea tree oil as a preservative.

Ingredients: Organic Locally Harvested Lemon Balm, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Mountain Rose Beeswax, Organic Tea Tree Oil.    

Organic Lemon Balm Balm: 4 oz 

Click Here to Purchase from the ECN Store!!! 

How to make your own Herbal Home Remedies: