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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…

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 Posted on June 5, 2017

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New 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…

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 Posted on May 23, 2017

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Ice 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…

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 Posted on May 19, 2017

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What 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…

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 Posted on February 14, 2014

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Q&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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Giblet Gravy Our Way

Cook gizzard, heart and neck with ghee in a skillet till brown*. Add in chicken stock (and maybe a little reduced vermouth) and cook for 30 minutes or until at least half the stock is gone. Reserve stock and chop the browned organs and…

 Posted on November 28, 2013

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 Posted on November 20, 2013

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How Not to Behave in a National Park

I am sure that by now that you have seen the video. If not, take a minute to watch it. 60 seconds are more than enough, but feel free to watch it all. I hope you are appalled by the behavior of the human….

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 Posted on June 11, 2013

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Q&A with a Natural Beekeeper for the New Beekeeper

I am new to beekeeping. A local bee guy set me up with bees and a queen in a Langstroth box at the beginning of May. The bees are very active and 7 of the 10 frames are loaded with eggs and larva as…

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 Posted on May 1, 2013

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May 1st. May Day. Beltane.

Not much celebrated in the western world after the mid 20th century because Soviet Russia aka USSR used it for military parades. Remember those photographs of missiles and tanks rumbling down Main Street Moscow? That was the May Day Parade. The Novelist and Poet…

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 Posted on January 1, 2013

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Starting Over or Getting Started Right as a Natural Beekeeper

It is heart-wrenching to lose a hive. The silence of your backyard when the bees are gone makes you want to cry. But you can also look at it as an opportunity for a fresh start. If you are just getting started it is…

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 Posted on August 15, 2012

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Happy Bees Equals Happy Beekeeper, and How To Treat Bee Stings

Q: What do you do when working the hives to minimize stings? Anything you recommend for bee stings if someone has a minor reaction but nothing life-threatening? What do you do when you get stung? In reality, the answers are all related. A: Don’t mind…

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