Archive for July, 2009
Deer Proofing
Part of country living in many parts of the world is those cute but pesky deer. If you are fortunate enough to live in the country or even in one of those ever increasing urban areas that have encroached upon deer habitat, chances are deer represent more than just something pretty to look at a
Deer Proofing
Part of country living in many parts of the world is those cute but pesky deer. If you are fortunate enough to live in the country or even in one of those ever increasing urban areas that have encroached upon deer habitat, chances are deer represent more than just something pretty to look at aro
Straw Bale House
Straw has been used for centuries to build shelter of one form or another. In Europe there are straw built homes still standing after hundreds of years of use. Straw bales provide very dense, strong walls and are extremely impervious to rot and rodent infestation when properly placed and sea
Solar Cookers
If a person is going to "go green" there probably is no better place to begin than with their choice of cooking implements. Cooking over wood pollutes our air, natural gas or propane depletes reserves of natural resources, oil - well what needs to be said about that. All of these options
Potato Magic
Sure potatoes are great mashed and creamy with lots of butter and maybe a dash of horse radish for the more adventuresome among us, but did you know that this versatile food can be used to polish your shoes? How about using a spud as a sleep aid? This inexpensive and always at the ready staple
Potato Magic
Sure potatoes are great mashed and creamy with lots of butter and maybe a dash of horse radish for the more adventuresome among us, but did you know that this versatile food can be used to polish your shoes? How about using a spud as a sleep aid? This inexpensive and always at the ready kitchen s
The Scythe
"I have really enjoyed the scythe and found it a very effective addition to my bushwhacking arsenal. I have chronic low back trouble and scything is very therapeutic! My back always feels much better after a couple of hours at it. The bush s
Cordwood Primer
If you were going to sit down and figure out one of the simplest ways to build a shelter, cordwood would have to be near the top choices you would arrive at. Cordwood construction is the perfect family project and it also offers some of the best insulation values you can achieve. The one
40’s Kid Gardeners
We have to admit to being somewhat addicted to those corny old films produced by governments to inform their citizenry about chosen topics. We probably won't post any of those old dating videos, but will try to stay with ones that are more relevant in subject to the genre of our web site.
Homestead Dreams
I discovered this powerful video while Googling up on the subject of Homesteading. What a joy it was to have come across it. Being an American, I had never heard of Smoky Dawson, but if you are an Australian you most certainly know of him. Smoky seems to be the Aussie equivalent of our
