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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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Nov 20, 2024
Building Inspections - be a friend to your inspector
Luckily, the building inspector for our area has quickly become a welcome visitor on his Building Inspections; we pick his brains for new and innovative techniques...
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Nov 19, 2024
Composting; Tips, Tutorials and Troubleshooting e-Book
How to make perfect compost, customized to your specific garden and it's conditions with the Composting: Tips, Tutorials and Troubleshooting e-Book......
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Nov 19, 2024
Make Compost Tea - safe fertilizer to make at home
Make Compost Tea cheaply and easily; a source of valuable nutrients for your garden...
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Nov 18, 2024
Pearls Place; the excavation of the footings
The excavation of the footings for Pearls Place is a crucial part of the process (aren't they all?)...
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Nov 17, 2024
Five Fathom Farm - 100 Year Old Farmhouse
100 Year Old Farmhouse - Five Fathom Farm...
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Nov 16, 2024
Passive Solar Home; use the power of the sun for heat and cooling
A Passive Solar Home is designed around the angle of the sun to utilize the power of solar to heat and cool your dwelling...
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Nov 14, 2024
Companion Planting - mysterious plant affiliations for best growth
Companion Planting is a mystical growth enhancer; why would planting certain crops together have this beneficial effect?
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Nov 13, 2024
Hot Compost - thermophilic composting to kill weed seeds and pathogens
Learning how to get your compost pile really going is important; Hot Compost is best for killing weeds and pathogens so you don't reinfect your garden...
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Nov 12, 2024
Building Bliss - a movable storage shed with skid foundation
Building Bliss, a movable storage shed made of recycled building materials on skid foundation; the methods to our madness...
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Nov 11, 2024
Alfalfa Facts - interesting information about this valuable legume
Learn some Alfalfa Facts; what is this valuable leguminous cover crop? How to add the nutrients from alfalfa to your garden...
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Nov 10, 2024
Solitary Bees - pollinators with a difference
Pollinators with an important difference - Solitary Bees live alone, not in a hive, and pollinate many many plants...
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Nov 09, 2024
How to Grow Organic Fruit - the guidelines
Follow the guidelines here - How to Grow Organic Fruit...
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Nov 07, 2024
Homestead Christmas - rustic and country merry and bright
In times gone by, Christmas on the homestead was ruled by the make it yourself philosophy...
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Nov 06, 2024
Behind the Sheer Curtain - make them useful again
Behind the Sheer Curtain - more uses for old curtains...
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Nov 05, 2024
Footings - what else would Pearls Place stand on?
Footings are the next step after excavating the holes; Big Foots and Sonotubes are the easiest and simplest of all footings...
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Nov 04, 2024
The Crew and Volunteers on Pearls Place project
Many thanks to the Crew and Volunteers on Pearls Place project - we couldn't have done it without you!
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Nov 03, 2024
Lady Bugs - the most useful predator for your organic garden
The most useful predator for your organic garden - Lady Bugs...
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Nov 02, 2024
Bio-diversity - the intricate web of life in an organic garden
Bio-diversity; the intricate web of life in an organic garden; you don't have to choose between bugs and plant life, it's all good; the more the merrier...
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The Composting Tips, Tutorials and Troubleshooting E-Book
Having problems with your compost? Use this guide to get your compost back on track!
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