DIY Wood Pallet Shed There is a time of year when we begin our winter preps. Getting equipment and summer goodies under cover is part of that chore. So is having a place to store the preps and tools for spring planting, home and lawn maintenance If you have outgrown last year’s storage space this is an …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. How To Save Tomato Seeds {Plus Tips} When saving seeds from this year’s harvest for next year’s, you’ll find best results with heirloom tomatoes rather than hybrids Once you make your initial purchase of heirlooms, you’ll be able to do this year after year. For step by step instructions …
Mobile Chicken Coop Designs Now is the time to begin looking at designs for a coop if you plan to start raising chickens this spring! Many people have begun or are considering raising chickens but don’t have the space for a large standard full chicken coop. If you’re planning to raise only a few chickens …
DIY Self Watering Alaska Grow Buckets+ Update These nifty grow buckets wonderful for smaller spaces where having a full size garden isn’t feasible. They also extend the growing season for our Canadian and Alaskan gardeners. Add that they are self watering and they go from being nifty to awesome! For the video instructions, additional pictures and information …
Cheap Solar Power Currently the sunshine is still free! So we should make use of it in powering our homes and businesses. Finding a secondary power source is the first step to moving yourself off the grid. Once you’re off the grid you can say good bye to those ever rising utility costs and use …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Setting up a Fishing Rod Many of us grew up catching fish using the “Huck Finn” method with stick, string and attached bobber and hook! Now there is some really nice gear you can purchase or make yourself to do some serious fish hunting! A necessary skill for all types of fishing although …
9 DIY Garden Building Projects Now is the time to begin planning and preparing for next year’s improvements and additions. 9 awesome DIY building projects for your garden from across the web sought out and shared with us by The Thrifty Couple. Some basic skills, some basic and reclaimed materials and a whole lot of can-do …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Automatic Chicken Watering System The good folks at Pet Helpful designed and built this watering system to ensure their chickens always have access to clean fresh water even when they aren’t able to be there all the time. Just like our pets, livestock require constant care to be …
DIY 1000 Watt Wind Turbine We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home. It’s a permanent magnet alternator, generating 3 phase ac, rectified to dc, and fed to a charge controller. The magnets spin with the wind, the coils are fixed, so no brushes or …
6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …
