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Updated on July 23rd, 2020
UPDATED 23Jul2020: Sharpening a chainsaw properly can take more time and more skill than meets the eye Electric...Continue Reading
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VIDEO FEATURE: Raising Leghorn Chicks into Homestead Chickens
Updated on July 17th, 2020
UPDATED 17Jul2020 + video below: My youngest son, Jacob Maxwell, is 20 years old now, and he kept our flock of...Continue Reading
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PORTABLE GENERATOR: How to Choose One Wisely
Updated on July 18th, 2020
As far as I can tell, there are two reasons more and more people are interested in buying portable generators One is a...Continue Reading
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QUALITY & MORALITY: Build Unto Others As You Would Have Them Build for You
Updated on June 6th, 2020
If you do anything at all creative with your hands, you need to understand an idea I call "the challenge of a thousand...Continue Reading
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CATTLE PASTURE WATER SUPPLY: See Troughs & Special Hose in Action
Updated 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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RURAL LIFE SKILLS THAT MATTER: A Dozen Tips for Water Wells, Septic Systems, Electricity & Food
Updated on April 25th, 2020
UPDATED 23Apr2020 + video: Water wells, septic systems, electricity supplies and food storage – these are four of the...Continue Reading
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Q&A of the Week: Young Man Seeks Advice on Mortgage-Free Home Strategy
Updated on April 18th, 2020
UPDATED 17Apr2020: A while back I got an email from a young man who reads my newspaper columns regularly and visits...Continue Reading
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BUILD A BOOMERANG: Download Free Plans & Instructions
Updated on June 19th, 2020
Boomerangs are the kind of toy that adds a lot extra fun to an afternoon, both in the making and the throwing You need...Continue Reading
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FROST SEEDING IN CANADA: See How to Plant in Winter and Why
Updated on March 21st, 2020
UPDATED 20Mar2020: Frost seeding is the practice of broadcasting certain kinds of seeds on frozen ground...Continue Reading
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HOW TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFECTIONISM: Too Much “Sustainability” Isn’t Sustainable
Updated on February 11th, 2020
Are you feeling guilty about the environmental impact of your life Are you having trouble reconciling your ideals...Continue Reading