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LIFE IMPROVEMENT: Eat Better With a Root Cellar
Updated on May 17th, 2022
Back in 2009 a book publisher called me with an offer to write a book on root cellars and I thought it was the silliest...Continue Reading
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Cash-Only Mentality Ruining Home Improvement Scene
Updated on August 12th, 2021
While television shows constantly reminds us Canadians about shoddy workmanship and unscrupulous home improvement...Continue Reading
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Steve Maxwell’s F-150 Pickup Truck Story
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Do you like old trucks Steve talks about the two Ford F-series pickups he's owned over the last 27 years, and the kind...Continue Reading
Woodworking & Cabinetmaking
How to Properly Sharpen a Chainsaw Blade
Updated on July 8th, 2021
With fall coming up, hands-on Canadians everywhere will be firing up their chainsaws for tree trimming and...Continue Reading
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Personal Responsibility
Updated on July 8th, 2021
The 15-word warning next to a hand hole in a cardboard water pipe carton I came across a while back should make us all...Continue Reading
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Steve and His Ford Trucks
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you’re committed to making good things happen around your home and property, a reliable truck is the most...Continue Reading
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How Much Difference Does Lawn Fertilizer Really Make?
Updated on July 8th, 2021
If you’ve ever wondered whether lawn and garden fertilizer really does any good, let me show you something surprising...Continue Reading
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How Can I Cover a Water Cistern to Keep Dirt Out?
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Steve explains a system that cleans roof water before storing it in a cistern, and offers directions for more...Continue Reading
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Simple, Secure Storage
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Sheltered storage space is always in short supply around rural homes and cottages But as true as this is, it doesn’t...Continue Reading
Heating, A/C & Ventilation
OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE: DETAILED VIDEO TOUR
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Click to watch a video tour of the outdoor wood furnace I installed at his own place for wood heat back in 2011 Learn...Continue Reading
Learning & How-To
How do I get rid of condensation and mold forming in my ...
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Steve offers help on the common cold cellar problem of condensation and...Continue Reading
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How can my husband and I support ourselves financially a...
Updated on May 17th, 2022
On May 25, 2012, a homestead homeowner inquired as to how she and her husband could support themselves financially...Continue Reading