Emergency Weather Radio- 5 Key Features to Consider
Emergency Weather Radios are an important tool that can help keep your family safe. Here are the five key features that any emergency radio should have.
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Howto Video posted- Making Homemade Beef Jerky
This is the first in a series of “How To” videos covering an assortment of food preservation techniques. In this video I walk through preparing and dehydrating beef steak strip jerky using a prepared cure/spice mix. Please leave a comment with any questions, comments or suggestions. Here’s the dehydrator I use- I’ve been using it…
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Homemade Blueberry Jam!
I LOVE blueberry jam! For several years I’ve wanted to try making my own but never tried- until now. Every year when fresh blueberries are in season I’ll buy ten pounds of fresh Michigan blueberries. In past years I’ve either eaten them fresh or froze them for the long-cold winter. This year is different. Not only have I dehydrated them…
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vlog Container Garden Update video- 18 July 2010
Here’s the weekly vlog update for 18 July 2010 … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaOv5ZUeLdE
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Vlog Garden Update on YouTube 10July2010
I finally shot a video update of the container garden and posted it on YouTube. I’ve been adding new containers almost weekly and plan to continue through the growing season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcD0kqO3nV8&feature=player_embedded
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Quick container garden update
It’s been a while since an update… Strawberries and raspberries are ripening about a combined (small) handful per week. Just enough for a nice snack every now and then. The blueberries are growing but not producing, but I didn’t really expect anything this year. The lettuce blend is doing great. We’ve harvested salads for two…
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Tinder around the landscape
With the spring cleanup of the landscape underway, I’ve realized that there is an abundance of good fire starting tinder all around. The river birch out front drops a lot of small twigs all winter (actually year round). It also provides an amble supply of loose birch bark which I can save for months worth…
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New to my Podcast Rotation- Outdoors Aloud!
I’ve recently stumbled upon another really cool podcast, Outdoors Aloud! The podcast is available on iTunes or via the Woods Monkey website. This is a relatively new podcast, with just eight published weekly episodes (at the time of this writing). The podcast is hosted by Garrett Lucas of Woods Monkey.com and Adam Francis of Equip2Endure.com. They have…
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The Mora has arrived!
I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the mailbox today to find the package with my new Mora Clipper. I finally have a Mora in my knife collection! I’ve been thinking about adding a fixed-blade bushcrafting knife to my collection for months. As a novice bushcrafter, my first choice could be none other than a Mora. After making a…
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Heirloom Seed Swap- Free online resource for seed savers
This spring, while acquiring seeds for the container garden, I was quickly reminded just how expensive this undertaking was going to be. Along with nearly everything else, it seems like seeds are either more expensive or the size of the packets are shrinking. I settled for ‘mix’ packets for things like lettuces, hot and sweet peppers, and a few other packets of middle of the road…