and now for the redneck version of a Kelly Kettle. “…volcano kettle is complete. It weighs 42g or 1 1/2oz and the stove weighs 31g or just over an ounce. I just finished and tested my first customer’s kettle and it boiled 2 cups (16oz 474g) of 17C tap water in 3 mins 30 seconds …
Have you seen this? What a great idea! “The Kelly Kettle®, also known as the Volcano Kettle, has been an essential piece of kit for Irish fishermen for generations. Quickly boiling water using virtually any fuel, the Kelly Kettle lets you enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea or coffee in minutes rather than the …
Now this is some team work! “Around 150 Amish men from the Kalona area help to carry one of four pieces of a large barn Friday morning along Highway 22 east of Kalona. The men moved the barn by foot to the homestead of Paul T. Miller, who purchased the structure at an auction from …
“Mother Earth News” never disappoints. Another interesting article. “Expert advice on how to establish self-sufficient food production, including guidance on crop rotations, raising livestock and grazing management.” via Start a 1-Acre, Self-Sufficient Homestead – Modern Homesteading – MOTHER EARTH NEWS.
Someday I’d love to try have a little Bee & Bee. 🙂 “Once you’ve harvested your natural honeycomb from your Warré (or other kind of top bar) beehive, it’s time to make get some of that goodness into jars! Fortunately, like many other aspects of natural beekeeping, getting the honey out of natural comb is …
This is the tiny free house that my husband is building out of pallets. It’s been a while since he’s had time to work on it but it’s going to be amazing when it’s finished! Now I need to learn how to do stained glass for those cute little windows! “…a tiny house that’s cross …
Can’t you just picture yourself living here? I know I can! “Cottages houses like what we feature today have been romanticized since the early fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel and have a way of infinitely reminding us of gingerbread houses, and cookies, and sugar! What makes a cottage so …
Incredibly creative architectural design! CORAL REEF, MATRIX AND PLUG-IN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1000 PREFABRICATED PASSIVE HOUSES “Called «The Pearl of West Indies», Haiti was during a long time the most visited country of the Greater Antilles representing the occidental third of Hispaniola Island. Devastated in 2010 by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter …
“…tiny home on 3 acres in the Ozark Mountains” via Pine Top Homestead.
Sweet little homestead for sale in Floyd, VA Our Homestead For Sale Priced to Sell at $139,999 “We will be selling our working organic homestead priced to sell in Floyd, VA. available. 1940 farmhouse has 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, original hardwood floors, wood burning stoves and furnace. Straw bale construction milking barn and hen house. …