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We are so inspired by those who are so devoted to our ecosystem and love exploring new ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Do you have a photograph or tip of your green lifestyle you’d like to share? We’d love to see it and…
Slow-Carb Pasta Substitute Recipe
For those on low-carb or slow-carb diets, and when have lots of nice summer squash fresh from the garden here is our recipe for using any kind of summer squash as a pasta substitute. You can use this the way you would use any short…
Learn MoreWhat camera do you use? Our Recommendations Part V
Probably the most frequent question we receive. In this new series, we will brave the digital frontier. After all, We suffer so you don’t have to™ is our motto and our mantra. This is Part V of the series. The Nikon D750 is a DLSR camera…
Learn MoreWhat camera do you use? Our Recommendations Part IV
Probably the most frequent question we receive. In this new series, we will brave the digital frontier. After all, We suffer so you don’t have to™ is our motto and our mantra. This is Part IV of the series. The Nikon D7500 is a DLSR camera that…
Learn MoreWhat camera do you use? Our Recommendations Part III
Probably the most frequent question we receive. In this new series, we will brave the digital frontier. After all, We suffer so you don’t have to™ is our motto and our mantra. This is Part III of the series. The Nikon D5600 is a DLSR camera that…
Learn MoreWhat camera do you use? Our Recommendations Part II
Probably the most frequent question we receive. In this new series, we will brave the digital frontier. After all, We suffer so you don’t have to™ is our motto and our mantra. This is Part II of the series. The Nikon D3400 is a DLSR camera that…
Learn MoreCompost 911! One Weed at a Time Edition
One weed at a time is how you change the world. You know you need to. Some days you feel like you grow more weeds than vegetables. You are ashamed to go out into the backyard. You are not ever going to let your…
Learn MoreNew Stuff! Under Construction: Links to be Used in Future Detailed Posts
Lovely to see you today, do you have all your safety equipment? Good, let’s head into the construction zone. Please keep your fingers inside the magic bus. These are recommendations that I have not had time to write a complete post about, and/or things that friends…
Learn MoreIce Options for your Boat, RV, Off Grid Palace, or Tiny Home
Q: How do you have ice on the boat, I thought you lived like a savage? A: I like to think of it as glamping. In between fending off pirates and drowning in the pluff mud* we have to maintain a certain level of…
Learn MoreWhat camera do you use? Our Recommendations Part I
Probably the most frequent question we receive. In this new series, we will brave the digital frontier. We suffer so you don’t have to™ is our motto and our mantra. This is Part I of the series. The Nikon Coolpix p900 is an all in…
Learn MoreQ&A with a Natural Beekeeper: How does natural comb impact production of honey?
Kevin, thank you for your wonderful website! I have just ordered 5 packages of bees I will pick up in the spring from a beekeeping operation in my state. I am working with another local beekeeper who keeps 15 hives on my farm because…
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