GARDENING: Five Tillage Tools & Techniques That Really Work
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, shows you how to get the most tillage garden work done with the least amount of effort with handy garden tools.
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PASTURING: See Water Troughs & Special Hose in Action
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…
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OUTDOOR LIVING: Non-Spray, Homeopathic Way To Stop Bugs From Biting
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…
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TILE DRAINING FARMLAND: Watch & See How We Improved 27 Acres at Our Place
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…
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KITCHEN GARDEN: How We Dry Herbs at Home
It’s herb harvest time on Manitoulin Island! Watch how homestead wife Mary harvests, bundles and dries this year’s herb bounty.
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VIDEO PASTURE TOUR: See a Closeup View of What Our Cattle Eat
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…
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Flagpole Maintenance: Tips for Longevity and Performance
A flagpole is more than just a pole in the ground. It’s a statement. A symbol of pride. And, often, a centerpiece in front of homes, schools, and offices. But here’s the thing—flagpoles need care. Just like cars need oil…
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HOME ENERGY: See a Simple, Safe, Legal House-to-Generator Connection Option
Are you thinking of connecting an electric generator to your house to provide backup power? There are different options – some simple and some not so simple. One of the easiest, most flexible and most economical uses something called a…
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COTTAGE PLUMBING: Priming Your Seasonal Water System The Easier Way
Pressurize your water system, not your blood pressure. Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, discusses seasonal water system solutions for cottagers.
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BETTER TARPING: See a Better Way to Tie Down Than Just grommets
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, explains a handy product called Grabbits that make tying down tarps much simpler and easier.
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RURAL WATER: Watch a 100+ Foot Well Being Drilled in Solid Rock
Watch a water well being drilled from start to finish, including an unexpected ending. This video is from my online course KEEP IT FLOWING. It covers all the details for makingand fixing rural water systems. Click here or below to…
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DIY HOOP HOUSE PLANS: Build Your Own Economical Backyard Greenhouse
A hoop house is a simple greenhouse, and if you’d like to build one for yourself, you’ve come to the right place. This simple, inexpensive, portable, solar heated garden structure that turns a little bit of hands-on effort and simple…
