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
Feb 06, 2026

Build Your Own Sawhorse out of scrap lumber

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Build Your Own Sawhorse out of scrap lumber; a rustic carpentry project...

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Feb 05, 2026

Hot Bed - how to start your seedlings early

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A Hot Bed gives you a jump on the season for starting vegetable seeds; learn how to use compost for bottom heat and get started early...

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Feb 04, 2026

Earth Shelter Root Cellar with Cordwood Walls and a Living Roof

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The Earth Shelter Root Cellar was a trial to see how exactly to build into a hillside, and the cordwood walls and living roof were also experimental; the lessons learned...

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Feb 03, 2026

How To Compost Horse Manure - take a waste product, increase the value

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

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Feb 02, 2026

Tree Pruning Tools - sharp is best

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Tree Pruning Tools - sharp and well maintained...

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Feb 01, 2026

Pruning an Old Apple Tree - Rejuvenation Pruning

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Rejuvenation pruning to bring a tree back into production - Pruning an Old Apple Tree...

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Jan 30, 2026

Chicken Tractor - a moveable pen for your birds

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Build a moveable pen for your birds - a Chicken Tractor will keep them safe from predators...

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Jan 29, 2026

Wood Chips From a Sawmill - a renewable resource

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Wood Chips From a Sawmill - valuable, renewable and easy to use, store and access...

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Jan 28, 2026

How To Make Money Homesteading - work from home - never leave the farm

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Work from home - Making a Living Homesteading...

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Jan 27, 2026

Gluten Free Scones - comfort food from Lancashire UK

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What a treat - the comfort food, remembered from childhood in a form I can eat - Gluten Free Scones

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Jan 26, 2026

Methods of Organic Farming - how it all comes together

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Methods of Organic Farming...The ways and means of pulling the separate pieces into a cohesive whole...

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Jan 25, 2026

Spring Garden Planning - the devil's in the details

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Finally; it's time for some Spring Garden Planning. Time's a-wasting, so let's get started...

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Jan 24, 2026

What Is No Plow Farming? Is it better than other methods? Why?

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Is No Plow Farming better than other ways to grow plants, and if so, what are the benefits?

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Jan 23, 2026

Heating with Wood; cozy and snug, burning wood is the softest heat

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Heating with Wood is economical and old fashioned; the heat produced by a woodstove is soft and snug - there's nothing like it...

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Jan 22, 2026

Propagating Begonia rex, the king of begonias

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Propagating Begonia rex, the king of begonias with the most amazing foliage...

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Jan 21, 2026

Homesteading Crafts - projects for your homestead

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Projects for your homestead; Homesteading Crafts add more personality, more uniqueness...

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Jan 20, 2026

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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Jan 19, 2026

Cover Crops - keep that soil warm and cozy

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Planting Cover Crops on garden beds and around plantings keeps adding valuable organic matter to your soil; this crucial step of soil building is a continuous process...

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Jan 18, 2026

Feeding Chickens - keep them happy and healthy

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Keep your poultry flock well fed - Feeding Chickens in winter, summer and year round...

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Jan 16, 2026

Cooking on a Wood Stove; magic, or mystery?

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Cooking on a Wood Stove; is it magic, or a mystery? It's neither, in my tiny house - learn the tips of primitive cooking...

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