How to build a cold frame for the salad table

How to build a cold frame for the salad table

by | Mar 4, 2011 | Featured, Garden

In 2009, when winter just seemed to be dragging on forever, we decided to build a cold frame for our beloved salad table so that we could extend our growing season just a bit. We’ve actually had lamb’s lettuce and spinach growing (oh so slowly) in there...

Build Your Own Tortilla Press

by | Jul 21, 2008 | Food

So I was thinking about various gadgets that are great to have in your kitchen and came down the list to the tortilla press. I know for many this would be an absolute waste, but we eat a lot of flour tortillas here (almost weekly taco nights) and at about 25 cents a...

New toys for the woodworking shop

by | Oct 2, 2007 | Homesteading Life

There was a high chance of rain in the forecast today so we decided to try out Jake’s chairs finally and use it as a sort of test project. We have big plans to construct the bedroom furniture in our guest house so we wanted to start with something not so huge to...

A new woodworking project coming up

by | Jul 26, 2007 | DIY, House & Home

If you read our houseblog, you probably saw that we were working on the chicken coop last weekend and made some progress is re-plastering the wall which was destroyed after years of exposure to chicken nitrates. This weekend we’ll be putting in a wooden tile...