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WISDOM & KINDNESS: Lessons I Learned From Grandpa
One thing about being a child is that regardless of your situation, you always regard it as normal – at…
GARDEN TOUR: Visit Our Manitoulin Island Garden By Video
Watch a 5 minute video of Steve’s Manitoulin Island garden. It’s June now, and there’s lots to see and hear…
ONE YEAR TO LIVE: The Mindset That Motivates Towards Virtue
If you’re the kind of person who values the virtues of kindness, patience and selflessness, you probably don’t always live up…
ECONOMICAL HEATING: A Tour of My Outdoor Wood Boiler
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, outlines the benefits of an outdoor wood furnace as an alternative heating option thats energy…
GARDENING: Enjoy the Benefits & Beauty Of Planting In Pots & Baskets
Take an educational tour of container gardening in pots and hanging baskets as Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary do…
FREEZE-PROOF WATER LINES: Watch a Real-World Installation Happen
Got a seasonal water system that you need to protect from freezing? Check out this reliable, economical system I installed…
SENIOR LIVING: Key Home Renovations Side-Step Institutional Care
Beginning back in 2013, I got to see first hand how a lack of household features for senior’s living typically…
PHILOSOPHY: The Real Reason Craftsmanship Matters
Craftsmanship is the extent to which a person aims towards excellence, especially in any venture involving hands-on workmanship. It’s a…
HOMESTEADING: Sane & Sustainable Rural Living Part 1
How to thrive on the land without burnout, despair and failure
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…
ORGANIZATION: 4 Tricks to Keeping a Tidy Home & Workshop
Steve Maxwell, Canada’s Handiest Man, shares his family’s secrets to keeping their home uncluttered and orderly.
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…
METALWORKING: Build a Tractor Toolbox From An Ammunition Box
I recently bought a new-to-me tractor and it did have any handy place to put a toolbox. But a little…
Things to Consider if You Are Planning To Swap City Life For Rural Peace
Homeownership means something different to everyone. For some, it’s the cozy charm of a cabin tucked away in the trees…
ROOT CELLAR PLANS: Eat Better for Less
The ability to store fruits and vegetables long-term at your own house is an idea that will never go out…
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: A Cautionary True Story About Waiting Too Long to Make Things Right
The true story you’re about to read is a warning and a reminder, at least it is for me. It’s…
FROST SEEDING IN CANADA: See How to Plant in Winter and Why
Frost seeding is the practice of broadcasting certain kinds of clover and trefoil seeds on frozen ground near the end…
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…
Budgeting Basics: What Actually Works in Real Life
Budgeting sounds simple on paper, spend less than you earn and save the rest. Yet for many people, building a…
pATIENCE: The Most Important Hands-On Home Improvement Skill
Steve Maxwell explains the importance of how homeowners handle unforeseen problems as they emerge in the home, especially in relation…
ADVICE TO A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Ten Years Later, These Ideas Still Work
A few years ago I corresponded with a 20-something year-old young lady named Erica who asked for my advice about…
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