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GARDEN TOUR: Visit Our Manitoulin Island Garden By Video
Updated on August 12th, 2021
It's June and a great time for a Manitoulin Island, Canada garden tour Our place is buzzing and bright with new colors...Continue Reading
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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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WORK GLOVES: 100 Year-Old Canadian Firm Protects Workers...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED 14 Dec2019: In 2018 I discovered a Canadian work glove manufacturer that I’m surprised I hadn’t found...Continue Reading
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HOME-GROWN MULCH: Make Your Own from Garden Waste &...
Updated on September 7th, 2021
My wife and I have been gardening together for almost 40 years and one thing I’ve noticed is the tremendous value...Continue Reading
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BUYING A RIDING LAWN MOWER: Here’s What You Need t...
Updated on June 4th, 2021
Riding lawn mowers can help make your life easier and your lawn beautiful, but there is a lot to consider before you...Continue Reading
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TRICKLE IRRIGATION VIDEO: Better Garden Watering, One Dr...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
The first time I pumped my well dry using a sprinkler to water wilting vegetables, I realized how country life brings a...Continue Reading
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HAND-MILLED FLOUR: Watch How It’s Made By Hand
Updated on November 20th, 2021
Want a little adventure in your food life Consider milling your own flour It's an interesting way to get closer to the...Continue Reading
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4-VIDEO VISIT: Click & Watch Me Install Hand-Forged...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Click below to watch me install a hand-forged door hinge Click below to visit with some chickens as I changed...Continue Reading
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OUTDOOR TIRED: Have You Developed a Taste for This Yet?
Updated on May 7th, 2022
As I was growing up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada in the 1970s, the municipal government in charge of my home town...Continue Reading
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INSIDE THE BOX: Benefits, beauty & tricks of outdoo...
Updated on July 16th, 2022
Growing plants in outdoor pots and hanging baskets is a great thing I know because my wife, Mary, and I have been...Continue Reading
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VIDEO GARDEN TOUR: Manitoulin August 2015
Updated on June 4th, 2021
One of the best ways to learn about gardening is to see what works for other people That's the idea behind the garden...Continue Reading
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HANDMADE GRAIN: How We Grew Wheat By Hand
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Of my five children, Jacob is the one who showed the greatest interest in agriculture He's in vet school now, but he...Continue Reading