Frill Free Zone

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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Homesteading Blog - The Frill Free Zone
Feb 20, 2025

Construction Blunders - What Went Wrong?

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The dreaded Construction Blunders, and how to learn from them...

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Feb 19, 2025

Permaculture - permanent cultivation, symbiotic synergy

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How to get started on your Permaculture journey - start small, build on success...

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Feb 18, 2025

Wheelbarrow Buyers Guide - choose your perfect wheelbarrow

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Use this Wheelbarrows Buyers Guide to choose your perfect wheelbarrow...

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Feb 17, 2025

How To Use Frozen Tomatoes - garden produce, saved for winter

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Save the taste of summer to enjoy in the winter - FrozenTomatoes are just as good as fresh...

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Feb 16, 2025

Growing Streptocarpus From Seed - the gorgeous Cape Primrose

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How to Grow the gorgeous Cape Primrose - Growing Streptocarpus From Seed

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Feb 15, 2025

Pest Control in an Organic Vegetable Garden, using natural methods

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Pest Control in an Organic Vegetable Garden - no chemicals, no bugs...

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Feb 14, 2025

Seaweed as Fertilizer - benefits and disadvantages

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If you live near the ocean, you may be lucky enough to try using Seaweed as Fertilizer...

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Feb 13, 2025

Why Do My Chickens Have Scaly Feet? What do I do about it?

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If your chickens have scaly feet, there are a few things you can do, but don't treat them with strong chemicals...

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Feb 12, 2025

Guest Post - Pet Friendly Gardening

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Guest post; How to Make Your Garden Safe for Your Pet - Pet Friendly Gardening...

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Feb 11, 2025

Planting Seed Potatoes - growing spuds

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How to grow spuds - Planting Seed Potatoes...

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Feb 10, 2025

Pagoda Pruning | Fruit Tree Pruning

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Pruning fruit trees in a particular shape for added benefits - Pagoda Pruning...

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Feb 08, 2025

Language of Birds; do garden birds understand what we're saying?

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Learn to understand the language of birds - it's not just noise, it's communication...

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Feb 07, 2025

Terracotta Clay Pots - why I use them for growing

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Find out why on earth I prefer such old fashioned terracotta clay pots when there are so many other options...

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Feb 06, 2025

Worm Composting - utilize the lowly but mighty earthworm

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Worm Composting makes nutrient rich natural fertilizer by harnessing the power of the might earthworm...

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Feb 05, 2025

Golden Dragon Teriyaki Sauce Hack - what to do if they discontinue it

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Some secret ingredients are a necessity; like the Golden Dragon Teriyaki Sauce Hack...

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Feb 04, 2025

How To Grow Streptocarpus, the beautiful Cape Primrose

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The name means 'twisted seed pod' but first they have to flower - How To Grow Streptocarpus

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Feb 03, 2025

Canadian Seed Catalogues - seeds for your climate and conditions

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Canadian Seed Catalogues - seeds for successful growing in your climate and conditions...

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Feb 02, 2025

How To Propagate Peperomia 'Hope' - super fun and easy plant

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One of the most beautiful draping plants - make more of them - How To Propagate Peperomia 'Hope'

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Feb 01, 2025

Hugelkultur, under ground - moisture control and much more

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This method of using Hugelkultur under ground holds more moisture and is a heat sink as well...

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Jan 31, 2025

A Hedge is more than just a row of bushes, it's a real live ecosystem

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Planting a Hedge is a long term project, with the growth and maintenance ongoing...

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