Compost barrels are an excellent way to produce your own compost for your garden and yard. After reviewing dozens of designs, instructions, and videos, this video from Homesteadonomics is my favorite. It’s super easy to build, minimal parts list, no intensive labor, and a leaves you with a good looking composting tumbler. For this project […]
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Organic Fertilizer
Organic Fertilizer Now that Spring is around the corner and the Earth is waking up from it’s winter slumber, it is time to start preparing to plant your garden. Hopefully, you have some seedlings started with the help of these handy tips and tricks but the soil needs to be prepared as well. What should […]
Growing Vegetables Indoors
Growing Vegetables Indoors: Winter Outside? No Problem! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for Spring. It’s been an unusually mild winter here and there hasn’t been much in the way of precipitation. Aside from the worries of a drought the plants are dormant and everything is either a shade of grey or a […]
How to Make Your Own Homemade Vanilla Extract
Homemade Vanilla Extract – a Bakers Best Friend If you’ve never made homemade vanilla extract before here is a recipe you’re going to like. But before you get going there are a few tips you need to keep in mind before you head out to the store. First, what kind of vanilla bean is […]
Couch Safe to protect your weapons
Couch Safe,do you like the idea? Why not a couch safe! For many of us it is the place we spend most of our relaxation time while in the house so it makes sense to have a safe nearby doesn’t it? Well that’s the story you might want to tell your significant other if […]
Canning crushed tomatoes is twice the fun!
Are you a fan of crushed tomatoes? Well we sure are, and if you’re canning tomatoes this year we thought you might like two different recipes your family is sure to like. One is a Mexican style, perfect for all those yummy recipes that require a little bit of spice and the other is […]
diy bookcase project you can do in a couple of days
HERE’S A WEEKEND DIY PROJECT FOR YOU We love DIY projects. We came across this and thought it might be suited for a quick surprise gift for that someone special or an easy upgrade to turn a ho-hum space into something special. This one seems pretty easy and looks like you could really make this […]
How And Why To Plant Fruit Trees In The Fall
Do you love the idea of picking fresh fruit from your own backyard trees? Well if you do, This article well be very helpful. My uncles place has Peach, Pear, Cherry and Apple trees from the previous owners and he just can’t thank them enough. Nothing beats the taste of fresh picked cherries! For those […]
DIY: Basic Cheese from 1 Gallon of Milk
1,2,3, CHEESE! Now, I’m a big fan of many cheeses, especially extra sharp cheddar. I haven’t had the nerve to try making my own cheese but this recipe from a PhD sort of gives me mixed messages: Is it, or is it not, easy to make cheese? Judging from the simplicity & brevity of the […]
DIY: Greenhouse
This DIY won’t build itself…at least in cold weather, but we like it and want you to check it out…for when things get warmer. Go check out more of ThinMan’s blog & I’m sure you’ll get a kick out of the small barn that he made! In case you missed the PVC Seed Planter that […]