Fencing your land: Four options for keeping critters in (or out).
DIY
How to Build Your Own Solar Food Dryer
Preserve fruits and vegetables without electricity.
DIY Potting Bench
Homemade beats store-bought hands-down
Get Primed for Easier Water Pump Priming
A hassle-free way to get your seasonal water system working again in spring
Making the Cut
How to turn trees into fuel the right way.
Sweet…It’s Maple Syrup Time
How to Build a Simple Outdoor Evaporating Stove
Here Comes The Sauna
Most Scandinavian countries have developed their cultures around dealing with cold, long, dark days of winter.
Traditional Smokehouse
Building a smokehouse to preserve your own food is one of those self-reliance skills that can be fancy or simple.
DIY Warm Tile Floors
Why it’s easy to love electric in-floor heating for small installations.
By Steve Maxwell
DIY Fireplace Mantel
It’s that time when you want to cozy on up to the hearth and warm up by the fire. If you find yours somewhat lacking, how about dressing it up with a simple yet impactful floating mantel? Unlike other mantels that require lots of know-how, materials and steps, this...
Curb Appeal – Why a green driveway is environmentally sexy.
Who knew that climate change, biodiversity and curb appeal are synonymous?
Old-House Energy Upgrades
Four ways to spend less money heating your old, cold home.
Understanding Window Condensation
How wintertime window condensation is related to the insulation value of the glass making
Danielle French’s 3 Ways to Use Lavender
Lavender is an herb and we grow it in abundance here on South Pound Farms.
Project Pergola
Canada’s handiest man, Steve Maxwell, demonstrates how to build a great one.