Frill Free Zone

The Frill Free Zone is where we get to the nitty gritty of living simply; eliminate all the unnecessary, useless, frivolous or giddy; it's where you get serious about creating your unique life that suits you to perfection.

  • Feel the pride of salvaging a piece of architectural molding and using it in an innovative way;

  • get off the recycling train and learn ways of using your packaging, instead of filling the landfill.

  • Find natural materials close at hand that make a vernacular building style work perfectly in your climate.

The world is at the cusp of stopping waste in its tracks - what did our grand parents say? Waste not, want not...

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Homesteading Blog - The Frill Free Zone
Mar 18, 2024

Composting; Tips, Tutorials and Troubleshooting e-Book

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How to make perfect compost, customized to your specific garden and it's conditions with the Composting: Tips, Tutorials and Troubleshooting e-Book......

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Mar 17, 2024

Wheelbarrow Buyers Guide - choose your perfect wheelbarrow

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Use this Wheelbarrows Buyers Guide to choose your perfect wheelbarrow...

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Mar 16, 2024

Why Do My Chickens Have Scaly Feet? What do I do about it?

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If your chickens have scaly feet, there are a few things you can do, but don't treat them with strong chemicals...

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Mar 13, 2024

My Growing Set Up - how I grow my plants under lights

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Information on how I grow my plants, their containers and the system for moving them around

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Mar 13, 2024

Permaculture - permanent cultivation, symbiotic synergy

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How to get started on your Permaculture journey - start small...

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Mar 12, 2024

How to Teach Dogs to Volley a Balloon - sounds like fun...

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How to Teach Dogs to Volley a Balloon - Stupid Dog Tricks...

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Mar 11, 2024

Tree Pruning Tools - sharp is best

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Tree Pruning Tools - sharp and well maintained...

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Mar 10, 2024

Red Clover - nitrogen fixing plant

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Fix nitrogen from the air and put it in the ground with Red Clover; glean the precious nutrients right out of the air - it's almost magic...

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Mar 08, 2024

Extending The Growing Season - use these methods to get more growth

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Extending The Growing Season - ways to get more plant production, even in frost...

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Mar 07, 2024

Super Easy Spaghetti Sauce - pantry recipe

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Super Easy Spaghetti Sauce - a pantry recipe using canned food...

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Mar 06, 2024

Fall Leaves - a nutrient rich source of organic matter

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Collecting Fall Leaves gives you a great source of exercise, and nutrient rich organic matter for your garden...

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Mar 05, 2024

Growing Geraniums From Seed - start at the beginning

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Growing Geraniums From Seed...

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Mar 05, 2024

Raised Bed Gardening - raised beds, intensively gardened

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Raised Bed Gardening gets those plants up close and personal; find out the benefits of warmer, faster drying soil...

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Mar 04, 2024

Growing Vegetables In Pots - small container garden

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Growing Vegetables in Pots - small container garden

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Mar 03, 2024

How To Compost Horse Manure

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How To Compost Horse Manure - one of the most valuable composting tips...

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Mar 02, 2024

Intercropping - the art of growing multiple crops simultaneously

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Intercropping; the art of growing multiple crops simultaneously in your organic garden for support, shelter and shade for each other...

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Mar 01, 2024

Do Not Waste Water - conserve a precious resource in the home & garden

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Do Not Waste Water; this precious resource is not infinite, and we need to conserve water in homes and gardens; learn how to effectivigly minimize water waste...

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Feb 29, 2024

Make your own Masonry Stove - ways to enhance the reliability...

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Make your own Masonry Stove and enhance the reliability of wood heat...

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Feb 28, 2024

Tomato Plant Problems; diagnose, treat and grow tomatoes

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Tomato Plant Problems are sometimes easy to treat, but diagnosing the issue and dealing with diseases, cultivation or pest problems can be tough...

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Feb 27, 2024

Mulch Comparisons - which is best for what purpose?

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Which mulch is best for what purpose - Mulch Comparisons...

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