My Aunt has the neatest way to keep critters out of your raised beds. She made this simple lift off frame with 1×1 and chicken wire. They let her easily access her Square Foot Garden but keep all the Tennessee critters out of her veggies! Not bad for a Long Island transplant out in […]
A Sheath for Project Trail Hawk
I had a nice package waiting for me when I arrived home from vacation today. I had ordered a sheath for Project Trail Hawk. I ordered it from Walk by Faith, they are homesteading family living in Northern Michigan. Their customer service was top notch and the quality of the sheath is pretty amazing! […]
Spyderco Zip Tie Mod – A Gear Review
The Spyderco Zip Tie Mod is so darn simple and genius at the same time that I wish I could take credit for myself instead of just doing a quick gear review on it. I’m not exactly sure where I first read about this little trick and after some time poking around the internet I […]
Self Watering Containers, The 2012 Version
Last year I built some self watering containers out of 5 gallon pickle buckets, I’ve updated them a little bit and present the 2012 version. This year I was able to score some lids. Last year I had to use garbage bags as my cover, and I wasn’t happy with it. I cut a hole […]
Freezing Stock
Freezing Stock My wife made a nice big pot of chicken soup for dinner, there is nothing quite like a bowl of homemade soup after a cold damp day at work. The soup gave us a few meals and we still had a ton of broth left. I decided to save it for stock in […]
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