Are you ready for spring? I can’t hear you. Are you ready for spring?! I know I am. To beat these chilly blues, I’ve been planning my garden. Right now I’m deciding what to plant where. Last year, I made a few companion planting mistakes I’ll be sure to avoid this year. We’ve built our raised beds, and…
Installing an automatic chicken coop door is easy, but it’s not always super straightforward. Here’s 7 sneaky hacks to install an automatic door for your chicken coop that the pros don’t always tell you (and I learned the hard way). First, in the video below, we show you how to install the automatic chicken coop…
It’s ButcherBox time! This month, I learned that you can customize your box and I ended up getting 6 pounds of BACON! Of course it’s sugar free bacon (keto diet, thank you very much). And I got some other things besides bacon, but you’ll have to watch the video to find out what else I…
Thinking about researching stock tank pools and maybe even DIY-ing one this summer? Well, you have good taste, my friend. Country living is all about finding fun, creative ways to use things other people might not even think about. In a hot summer when all you can stare at is your large backyard, wouldn’t you…
Necessity is truly the mother of invention and such is the case when we set out to make DIY horse feeders out of barrels. For those who follow this blog but didn’t know, in addition to our myriad chickens, we also have horses. Horses that like to spill their grain and paw at ground feeders…
Ready to start your garden, and wondering when to start seeds indoors under lights? Well, I got answers for you. And it won’t even cost you a dime. This article is an excerpt from my best selling book, Organic By Choice: The (Secret) Rebel’s Guide To Backyard Gardening. You can buy it on Amazon or…
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