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 28, 2024

Construction Blunders - What Went Wrong?

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The dreaded Construction Blunders, and how to learn from them...

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Mar 28, 2024

Potatoes in Plastic - don't waste those thick peat moss bags!

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Don't waste those thick peat moss bages - grow Potatoes in Plastic!

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Mar 27, 2024

DIY Dog Flirt Pole - simple design, a great way to exercise your dog

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Give your dog the exercise she needs with this DIY Dog Flirt Pole...

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Mar 26, 2024

How to Get Rid of Slugs (and Snails) Naturally

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Natural methods of slug and snail removal from your garden...

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Mar 25, 2024

Language of Birds; do garden birds understand what we're saying?

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Learn to understand the language of birds - it's not just noise, it's communication...

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Mar 24, 2024

Cooking Over an Open Fire - Shore Lunch Version

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How to make an outdoor lunch | Cook Over an Open Fire and satisfy those pyromaniac urges...

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Mar 23, 2024

Worm Composting - utilize the lowly but mighty earthworm

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Worm Composting makes nutrient rich natural fertilizer by harnessing the power of the might earthworm...

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Mar 22, 2024

Hugelkultur - hill growing method

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How to grow your garden with a moisture sink in the ground beneath your plants using the hugelkultur method...

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Mar 21, 2024

How to Grow Carrots - everyones favorite root vegetable

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Learn how to produce the sweetest, crunchiest root vegetables in your organic garden; How to Grow Carrots organically; for nutrition the carrot can't be beaten...

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Mar 20, 2024

Growing Streptocarpus From Seed - the gorgeous Cape Primrose

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How to Grow the gorgeous Cape Primrose - Growing Streptocarpus From Seed

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Mar 19, 2024

How To Use Frozen Tomatoes - garden produce, saved for winter

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Save the taste of summer to enjoy in the winter - FrozenTomatoes are just as good as fresh...

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Mar 19, 2024

How to Plant Tomatoes; tips and tricks for planting

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How to Plant Tomatoes; follow these easy instructions for growing great tomatoes...

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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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