In the mid-1970s, my mom and dad hired a builder to add a garage onto our cookie cutter bungalow. The man’s name was Andy Steier, a Hungarian Jew from Budapest who had stories about riding on a Nazi prisoner train as a boy during WWII. Mr. Steier created ABP...
Watch this 5 1/2 minute lesson one way to improve pastures in cold climates. It’s called frost seeding, and you’ll see it happening with a 65-year-old classic tractor.
See what happens when a 1/2-ton drives over this tape
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They don’t make things to be repaired like they used to, but every so often I find a company that bucks this trend. It happened most recently as I was researching home generators. These gasoline-powered devices provide electricity during power failures or for building...
Home schooling is increasing in popularity across North America, and over the years we’ve done some home schooling here at our homestead at the end of Bailey Line Road on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. In fact, we’re still doing it. But our approach is different than...
Watch the installation of a unique system designed in the Great White North, the Edge Cutter System
Are you attracted to the idea of stocking up on bulk quantities of wholesome produce at low harvest prices, then enjoying them for months of savings afterwards?
Woodstoves and air-tight fireplaces aren’t exactly a high-tech way to heat your home, but millions of northern people happily rely on them for two reasons. They’re the cheapest source of household heat for anyone who has even the most basic access to firewood, and...