Detailed replacement of the alternator on my daily driver.

Making space on the homestead for some old canning jars, using some old junk.

Making space on the homestead for some old canning jars, using some old junk.

Solar update

A detailed repair of some seized brake caliper slide pins.

The Salinas Valley, 20 miles south of my home Hello fellow garden nerds of Hive! I have been patiently waiting to get things going in the garden for the new season, and it is getting very close to where

Reusing old deck boards, lumber from the sawmill, and other bric-a-brac from around the house to make a new chicken coop.

The Results Are In!!!

Some pros and cons of container gardening.

Corn is one of the things we've struggled to grow for years here on the homestead. This year we actually managed to grow a pretty good crop, but it was almost entirely eaten by wild animals!

A quick recap of my last 5 months at ArborVilla.

This month's PUD pushed me over 2000 HP!

If you're a regular reader, you've probably seen this post I made about acquiring and assembling my sawmill. If not, and that sounds interesting to you, go ahead and click that link now, we'll be here

Hello again, homesteaders of Hive! The title pretty much summed up what today's post will be about, so I think this short paragraph will be enough introduction. Let's move on, shall we? Since my last real

Hello, Homesteading Community members, and other curious clickers! I like to get straight to the point, so here it is: The Homesteading Community on Hive has been taken under the generous wing of OCD's

This old buzz from a year ago turned out to be very prescient.

Increases the nutrients already present. Preservation without refrigerators. No external energy additions...

Welcome back, curious readers, to another recap of my after work activities on the homestead! I've been doing a much better job at keeping up with the property this year. Part of the reason for that is

May has been a busy month for me, which is good because it means I'm making money (that I quickly spend!) and that I've gotten to see a lot of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region of NY during a wonderful

I haven't talked about it much, but a new chicken tractor has been on my wish list for a long time. My first chicken tractor is in need of a few repairs, and is a bit too heavy to really move around frequently