I thought I’d share with you the pellet catcher/trap I made for my air rifle. An air rifle really is an essential tool for every homestead; you can keep your rifle skills sharp for cheap without having to leave your backyard, you can repel pests from your garden and even harvest small game. I must [...]
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Website of the Week: Freecycle.Org The website of the week for this week is Freecycle.Org. Freecycle.Org is an online community that gathers people together with the goal of reusing and recycling. One thing I like about Freecycle.Org is that there are so many participants and sub-communities that there is one just about everywhere. It is unique as [...] I first got into juicing (vegetables, not steroids, LOL) after seeing the documentary, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” by: Joe Cross. Juicing, is just what it sounds like, you use a machine called a juicer to extract the juice from fruits and/or vegetables. My wife and I were fortunate enough to catch a screening of “Fat, [...] This is an easy tutorial on how to make a fish hook from a soda can top, specifically from the tab. This is a good skill to have for many reasons; one, it saves you money on hooks, two, in an emergency situation you could use this to feed yourself as cans are everywhere since [...] USDA Plant Hardiness Map
I already linked to this site on my Facebook page one day last week, but I think it deserves its own place here as website of the week. This map is an invaluable tool to every gardener as it helps one determine which plants will survive within a certain area. [...] Coleman Two-Mantle Propane Lantern
I am a huge fan of this lantern and have a couple of them as part of my emergency preparedness kit as well as camping supplies. I love things like this which serve more than one purpose. Also, the lantern is a Coleman, which has long been a [...] Ingredients: 4 Bananas (preferably ones that are over-ripe) 1 Stick of Butter 1 Egg 1 Cup of Sugar 1 1/2 Cups of Flour 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract 1 Teaspoon of Baking Soda 1 Pinch of Salt
[...] It has been a while since I did an update on things around the homestead, so I figured I would share a bunch of photos and show people what’s going on. We had a pretty mild winter here and a lot of vegetables made it through. Also, my wormbin has been doing really good. Recently, [...] This is a great little project that you can do in about a minute and is great at removing wasps and annoying flies. Basically, you just cut the top off a bottle and invert it. Then put a sugary liquid at the bottom. Bugs will fly in, attracted by the sweet smelling liquid. However, they [...] Website of the Week: Download.com Download.com is our website of the week. This is a really cool site for downloading all kinds of software and apps… for FREE. Be it Windows, Mac, Browser or even Mobile based there are tons of free downloads to choose from. However, I will add that not all the downloads [...] |
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