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PASTURE MANAGEMENT: Add Seed to Salt to Improve Pasture ...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
We've been pasturing beef cattle here on our Manitoulin Island, Canada property since 1987, and I've learned that the...Continue Reading
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KEEP IT FLOWING: Video Lesson#8 Getting Lots of Water fr...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 15May2020: Does your water well let you down with chronically insufficient water Do you run out of water...Continue Reading
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SPADE BITS DULL? Learn to Sharpen Them Yourself Easily
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Spade bits are one of my favourite tools for boring holes in wood and most plastics Precision is the reason why...Continue Reading
Home Building & Additions
HOMEBUILDING IN SOUTH AFRICA: See How They Do It in Durban
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 8May2020: Most things in South Africa are different than in North America, and this goes for the way...Continue Reading
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VIDEO Q&A of the Week: How Do I Get Quartersawn Lum...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED + videos below 8May2020 Q: I bought plans to build a workbench and the instructions mentions making the top...Continue Reading
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Q&A: How Can I Fix the Cracked Parging on My Founda...
Updated on May 2nd, 2020
Q: What's the best way to fix the cracked parging on my house foundation I live in a 13-year-old brick bungalow, with...Continue Reading
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SEWING PERIOD CLOTHING: Another Kind of Hands-On
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you have kids, you might have noticed how aptitudes and interests run in the family while also sometimes taking...Continue Reading
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CATTLE PASTURE WATER SUPPLY: See Troughs & Special ...
Published on April 24th, 2020
Click below for a quick tour of the way we deliver water to our grass-fed cattle on pasture Drinking water-safe hose,...Continue Reading
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BUILDING A BARREL SMOKER: A Video Plans Tour
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 24 Apr2020 + plans download: Click below to take a video tour of plan for building a backyard meat smoker using...Continue Reading
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“Viral” Insights from Alberta, Canada: Put a...
Updated on April 22nd, 2020
PUBLISHED 18Apr2020: Yesterday I got an email from a long-time reader and pen pal who always has good things...Continue Reading
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EIFS: A Durable, Weatherproof & Energy-Efficient St...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Stucco is a classic exterior wall treatment that’s being replaced by systems that look identical but perform much...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
DRYER VENT SUPREME: Video Review of the EcoVent
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Ordinary dryer vents and bathroom exhaust vents hardly ever work properly The flimsy plastic internal flap door opens...Continue Reading