Expanding Our Little Orchard
We cleared a little more land around the existing orchard in the back. It’s not really much to look at this early into Spring, but we’ve added a few more plants too.
Easy Honey Bee Watering Station
We needed a way for bees to access water. It’s pretty simple: just a 2.5 gallon galvanised poultry waterer and some multi-colored glass marbles. The bees use the glass marbles or beads to land on and drink from, and it keeps them from drowning. The decorative glass beads or marbles are available at almost any
Grief & Love
“The grief of time passing, of life moving on half-finished, of empty spaces that were once bursting with the laughter and energy of people we loved.As long as there is love there will be grief because grief is love’s natural continuation.It shows up in the aisles of stores we once frequented, in the half-finished bottle
Decrystallizing 5 Gallon Buckets of Honey Using a Sous Vide Machine
The natural sugars in honey will eventually bind together and form little crystals, which will make the honey harder. The pollen in honey contributes to this binding process. Small pollen particles provide a platform for the crystals to form. Bee pollen is packed with vitamins, minerals and healthy amino acids. We don’t extend shelf life
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DIY Gas Generator Shed
We built a 20’x20′ workshop that is mostly powered by a gas generator. We needed a place to run the generator and keep it securely locked and out of the weather. I built this generator house years ago and it has worked great. The generator shed is framed with cedar 2″ x 2″ lumber and
My Setup For Splitting Firewood
In the past, splitting firewood was sure to make my back sore. I was constantly bending over to pick up the split wood after the pieces fell on the ground. I saw YouTube videos of people using an old tire to keep the firewood on the splitting log and thought I’d try it out. It
Restoring Brent’s Old Craftsman Tool Chest
My brother, Brent, had a Craftsman tool box from the 90’s that was in pretty bad shape. I wanted to put it back into service at our place, but it needed some work first. The drawers had quite a bit of rust, and some of the drawer glides were bent. I wanted to restore it
Comfrey Poultice for Fractured Wrist
After a few years of mostly vegetable gardening, I got really interested in growing medicinal herbs and plants as a way to naturally treat whatever may be ailing us. After reading and researching in many of my favorite books on herbs, I knew I needed to add comfrey to our medicinal herb garden. We found
Elephant Garlic Harvest
4 years ago we planted 4 cloves of elephant garlic that my parents gave us. We kept replanting most of each years harvest and this year we had an entire raised bed planted out.
12×12 Off-Grid Cabin Started
I started a small cabin in the woods. It will be tiny at 12′ by 12′ with a 12′ by 6′ covered porch. I should get the roof mostly done next week. Then I’ll switch back to building the main house.