During the winter when many of us would like to heat with wood, it can be tricky to know what to use for fire starter. Some of us will buy fire starting bricks from stores. However, there’s a few much cheaper ways. Here’s five things to use for fire starter: 1.Sycamore Sycamore makes great fire …
Ever run into these spiky seed balls in the grass and wondered if there’s a use for them? These are sweet gum seed balls. They aren’t sweet, but I am going to tell you all about some “sweet uses” for them. I also want to tell you a little bit about the tree itself. I …
The air has gotten a little chill to it on the farm. Wood cutting season is here. This past weekend, dad and I went in search of dead wood in the woods near the farm. Why dead wood? Won’t just any tree do for heating your home with wood heat? There are a couple advantages …
Accidents are never planned nor expected. This is a maxim I came up with, back in 2003, after I had a serious accident with a knife. That accident forever changed my life and… my perspective on safety measures taken to prevent accidents. One of the decisions I’ve come to is that I don’t cut down …
We heat our homes with wood on our homesteads. One of the things that I have noticed with getting my own stove and with having several friends get fire places or wood stoves recently is that many people haven’t ever been taught the skill of fire starting. So, today I’m going to go through …
Four basic chainsaw tips for the would be chainsaw operator: Many people who want to pursue a greater degree of self sufficiency and a simpler lifestyle eventually find themselves considering the purchase of a chainsaw. Chainsaws can be extremely handy, saving loads of time on various chores, even making some tasks possible, which might otherwise …
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