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.
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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Building the Walls for Pearls Place is a circus act - everything takes place in the main ring...
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Footings are the next step after excavating the holes; Big Foots and Sonotubes are the easiest and simplest of all footings...
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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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Home Style Potato Pancakes - delicious! Use your harvest for good - leftover mashed potato recipes
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Building Bliss, a movable storage shed made of recycled building materials on skid foundation; the methods to our madness...
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Luckily, the building inspector for our area has quickly become a welcome visitor on his Building Inspections; we pick his brains for new and innovative techniques...
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Many thanks to the Crew and Volunteers on Pearls Place project - we couldn't have done it without you!
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Bio-diversity; the intricate web of life in an organic garden; you don't have to choose between bugs and plant life, it's all good; the more the merrier...
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Building the Roof of the Tiny House is one thing that you don't want to leave in the hands of someone who doesn't know how it all comes together...
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The Trials and Tribulations of building your own house, on a budget, and with limited energy...
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Keep your house warmer and all the precious heat in with an Arctic Entry Way Hack...
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The Tallyman Shack was purchased for a loony - the cost of the transportation was a bit more, and the salvaged materials paid for it all...
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How to Start a Fire, it's a very useful skill to have...
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Keep your garden tools sharp, clean and well maintained - they will last longer and not need replacing so quickly...
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Choose your favorite of these Best Garden Tools; arm yourself with the best tools for the job...
Make Compost Tea cheaply and easily; a source of valuable nutrients for your garden...
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Learning how to get your compost pile really going is important; Hot Compost is best for killing weeds and pathogens so you don't reinfect your garden...
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Follow the guidelines here - How to Grow Organic Fruit...
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