Every time we harvest fruit or veggies from the garden we record the weight, and at the end of the year we type everything into a spreadsheet. In 2021 we grew 1,436 lbs of food. Below is a list of our top crops and the harvest weight. We had 2 full freezers, and shelves full […]
I set up a swarm trap today less than a hundred yards from our bee yard/orchard. Last year I put them up about 12 feet high. The traps were so heavy (with bees) that it was quite a challenge getting them down while on the ladder. This year I’m going to try a few traps
Finally got the roof done with my dad’s help. The T1-11 siding is installed. I need to mill some cedar for a small deck (with stairs) off the front. I still have to install fascia and soffits (with vents) as well as trim. Oh…and I need to build a door, then lots of painting. I
Sarah started pruning the elderberries in the garden. She sold over 500 cuttings so far, and is planting the rest to sell in the Spring once they start growing. Here are some of the planted cuttings waiting for warmer temps to root and leaf out.
We have been using a free software program from www.sweethome3d.com to plan out our little off grid cabin and absolutely love it. It is mainly used for planning room dimensions, windows, doors and all interior elements. You work with the program in 2-D, but it allows you to pan around in 3-D as well. It is so
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Since our upcoming house will be off-grid, we need a place to run & store a generator near the build site. We also need a secure place to store building supplies, and tools that we can keep out of the weather while building the house. So, a small shed adjacent to the house seemed like
We’ve been making our own sauerkraut for years, but we haven’t really tried many other veggies. This post is really just a reminder to ourselves to try our hand at fermenting other veggies. Here is a link below to many other fermentation recipes. https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/ferment-vegetables/ Sarah making sauerkraut in 2015.
I’ve had to do quite a lot of repairs on our Stanley CH7 Chipper since we bought it new in 2015 from Lowe’s. A couple years ago we bought another Stanley CH7 off of Facebook Marketplace that was lightly used. The intention was to use one as a parts machine. Since buying the 2nd chipper
We decided to clear a few more trees close to the new cabin site. Some of the cedars, pines and sweet gums are big enough to mill. I’ve got a nice stack of dimensional lumber ready for building with. I should start building soon…finally! Using a Haddon Lumbermaker attached to a chainsaw to make 6×6
We have already had our first frost, but a really hard killing frost is coming soon. So, it’s time to harvest our peppers, ginger, turmeric, sweet potatoes, and parsnips. We still have kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic and onions that we will be overwintering to harvest in the Spring. The cold weather strains of shiitake