We are frequently hauling around garden soil, firewood, building materials, mulch, bags of feed, etc. There isn’t much of our property that is flat ground, so I’ve been looking into either converting a regular wheelbarrow into a battery powered version (check YouTube) or buying some sort of small elecric utility vehicle like a Llama truck. […]
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We have wanted to add Pawpaw Trees to our place for years, and this year we finally planted 3 of them. My parents are master gardeners and picked them up at their annual plant sale. Thank you! Pawpaw Trees produce the largest fruit native to North America. The fruit has a custardy pineapple, banana and
Building more raised garden beds was supposed to be a winter project, but better late than never, right? We have a little less than 1/4 acre fenced in for a kitchen garden, which includes about 24 raised beds and 2 small greenhouses. We have several garden beds that don’t have hard sides. They are just
A few years ago I was working on a small cabin in the woods. I was on a ladder putting up fascia boards. The ground was uneven so I used blocks of wood underneath the ladder legs to get the ladder somewhat vertical. All was well until the ladder slipped off the blocks which caused
Winter Storm Fern blew through at the end of January depositing a lot of ice and some snow. In our area the grid power was out for about 5 ½ days. Enough ice accumulated on trees and rooftops to cause significant damage. We weren’t spared as we lost several trees, and many large branches. Some
We wanted to heat the off grid cabin with a wood stove, but they do have a learning curve, and require frequent attention. Since this cabin may be used for guests we figured it might be wise to look for some other way to heat the space. A propane heater was the other option, but
We routinely have honey that’s starting to crystallize, and people generally prefer to buy honey that is a clear golden liquid instead of an opaque pale yellow glob…myself included. So, we need to have a good way to decrystallize honey in large quantities on occasion. Honey that’s crystallized doesn’t mean it’s gone bad or spoiled
Our garden fruit and veggies are canned for the year. The problem is that we have to find places to store all these jars. They say you’re not supposed to stack home canned goods more than two flats high, because the excessive weight can compromise the seal on the lids. So, I wanted to build
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Tennessee has had some severe storms producing multiple tornadoes, and we are forcasted for more of the same within the next few days. We spent a couple tense hours at our neighbor’s storm cellar Wednesday night/ Thursday morning. So thankful for their hospitality. We went walking around our woods and found some debris pictured below.
During much of February neither Sarah nor myself were home very much. Sometimes when we are away the dogs remain tied up during the daytime and the chickens are confined to their run. Well, a young male cat started coming around to have a bite to eat and some fellowship with our 3 cats. Frank,