Richness in a Wood Stove
Sharon Peterson
December 10, 2010
As the fire caught and the flames grew bigger one of my sons exclaimed, “Are we rich now? I feel rich!”
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Water from a well even without electricity
Galen Lehman
April 7, 2010
Where will you get your water in a power failure? In rural America, most homes get their water from a private well. We have everything you need to get water from that well even without electricity.
Ways to Work Smarter This Year!
Melinda Hill
February 18, 2010
We all have the same amount of time in each day, so how is it that some people get so much more accomplished than others?
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lrose
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North America and many other places have been deluged with weather emergencies. It has been happening since there was life on earth, but
Bringing In The Harvest and Other Necessary Things
lrose
September 16, 2008
Greetings from Land’s End in Nova Scotia, Haying is behind us for this year and the mower is still not repaired. It seems
Wild in the City
Pat Veretto
August 25, 2008
When I moved to town from the country a few years ago, this backyard was one of those pristine, closely clipped lawns with a lovely flower garden in the midst of it. Not anymore. The flower garden this year grew corn and beans and squash, and wild sunflowers graced the back of the garage. Smaller oil type sunflowers grew on the south side of the patio, mixed in with millet and whatever else was in that cup of birdseed I scattered there. So now you’re thinking I must be some kind of nut, else why would I purposely let my backyard go to weeds?
Is Vermiculture The New Vitaculture?
BeeSmith
May 28, 2008
Wineries are hip, hot and profitable properties these days, but could vermiculture, otherwise known as worm composting, become the wriggly new trend? With
Into every life a little humus must (or should) come
BeeSmith
April 30, 2008
Composting your kitchen scraps is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to reduce waste and bolster your garden’s yield. If you haven’t discovered its amazing benefits, Irish gardener Bee Smith offers some easy ways to get started.
How to Shop Green (part 2)
Glenda Lehman Ervin
April 10, 2008
Let’s face it, we are all consumers to some extent. So how do we make smart choices for both our families and the environment? Glenda Lehman Ervin offers some easy tips that are kind to your budget, too!
Of Trees and Table Cloths
Pat Veretto
January 25, 2008
Gene Logsdon said one time that the way he planted walnut trees was to put walnuts in the ground and cover them. That
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