If you buy a home that’s on the older side, then maybe it’s what people call a “fixer upper.” You may also hear the seller use a term like “handyman’s dream.” It probably means you will have plenty of DIY…
Watch a video tour of one of my own skylight installations and see for yourself why modern skylights are so reliable. They make your whole house feel better, too. It’s not just about adding natural light to your life, but…
Click below for a video tour of the way we deliver water to our grass-fed cattle on pasture. Drinking water-safe hose, water troughs and a little patch of well-used limestone bedrock are what you’ll see. I think you’ll enjoy this…
Question: What should I keep in mind as I make arrangements to have my asphalt roof reshingled? I’m hoping you can help me to make the right choices regarding asphalt shingles and underlay. Our current roof was done with 25…
Conventional Bug Options My earliest memories of mosquitos, black flies and biting insects goes back to May 1970 and my first trip to a seriously rural area as a boy. Since then I’ve learned that dealing with these pests involves three conventional…
Crops need water, but too much water in the soil is bad. That’s because excess water restricts plant growth and encourages shallow rooting that’s susceptible to drought as the season dries out. A little more than half of our farmland…
Canada’s Handiest Man, Steve Maxwell, lists the top 6 tools he swears do-it-yourself homeowners will never regret owning for home maintenance.
Why buy new furniture that everybody else has when you can make your own highly individual pieces? Furthermore, making your own furniture can often be more environmentally friendly than purchasing items that are manufactured and transported from overseas. So, here’s…
It’s herb harvest time on Manitoulin Island! Watch how homestead wife Mary harvests, bundles and dries this year’s herb bounty.
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, discovers the wood finish that keeps Canada’s Bluenose II sailboat shining: Helmsman from Minwax.
From a distance, pasture just looks like a green field, but there’s more going on than meets the eye on managed pastures. Join me and our dog, Kate (gone now I’m afraid), as I explain some of the plants that…
Video watch time = 2 1/2 minutes June 17, 2011 was not a great day at our house. Or at least it didn’t seem to be at the time. That was the day I discovered my septic system was toast….