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Dude, you don't need a barn. I harvest Bouteloua/Buchloe hay for my tortoise herd (seriously) & I store it in an old fashioned haystack. You only think you want to build a barn cuz you've been ind ...

Good advice. My wife & I have been canning since the mid-'70s following the advice in the Ball & Kerr pamplets, & botulism ain't killed us yet. Common sense prevails. Nothing fancy. Store ...

You are fortunate to still have your grandmother and her advice. Take advantage of it, and learn all you can from her. She should have much to share, having been born in the 1930's. My grandparents an ...

This is what I'm imagining, given the land I'm on . . .

I've seen a million barns more or less, designed like your sketch, (having grown up in PA), the front is typically used to store tractors, ...

Thanks Gothor. Once the pond fully fills, I'll post fresh pictures and the improvements should be dramatically visible.

I do think netting is necessary. Otherwise the pond fills up with autumn le ...

The only response I could muster to this post is: who cares? The whole scene reminds me of people tyring to run stems through a screen to get enough pot to roll a joint. It's all just stems and seeds ...

This idea is so radical; timely; genius...now who's gonna pay to convert my 6 year old car to NG? 'Cause I ain't buying a new one.

I agree with your last paragraph...unless you have a particular use for this water...let nature dictate how life envelopes your project. The netting is a bad idea. [edit] I forgot to say: what an incr ...

I did not know this but stoves that have soapstone sides will radiate heat better.

look into soapstone.

I highly recommend this option as well...soapstone is a wonder.

This is what I'm imagining, given the land I'm on . . .

I've seen a million barns more or less, designed like your sketch, (having grown up in PA), the front is typically used to store tractors, ...

Opium Poppy seems to bring much needed capital to certain parts of the middle east. You would enjoy CIA drones (forget about chicken hawks).

Mother Earth News did a comparison of organic fertilizers in a recent issue. They used N as their standard and found that the best bargain was grass clippings, at $0/#N. The best commercial source w ...

Four Republicans voted for it. Obama, McCain, Kennedy, and Stevens did not vote.

The reason generally given is the Democrats are saying you will do the energy stuff the way we want to or you can g ...

There's Gem, Ball, Atlas and maybe another old-time that I can't remember right now. These 3 all adhere to a common standard I believe (lids, rings are interchangable). Just be careful of some spage ...

I hope to get some yacons and see if they will grow here. Smile

OK what's a yacon?