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In today’s episode I talk about 10 things you can make from barrels that will benefit you on the homestead. I cover much more in my book The Scrounged Homestead. I cover more projects. How to find barrels and where. How to secure a source. The differences in type. I cover about 70% more in my book plus things to do with pallets, how to find plants for free, etc. The Scrounged Homestead (Amazon Link). Podcast: Play in new window | Download It is my opinion that if you really want a “beyond organic” garden then it behooves you to avoid tilling your soil. Besides lasagna bed gardening I don’t think we’ve given gardeners too many options on how to plant their crops without tilling the soil to death. So today I explain the drawbacks as well as some benefits (short term) of tilling the soil. I also share 5 methods (excluding lasagna beds) that I have used in the past or am using right now to avoid tilling the soil. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ok so now that the title has your attention…Today we are going to talk about cooking with things that you might normally throw away in your kitchen. These are things that are perfectly edible but most people seem to compost them because they require extra processing or they might not even realize they are edible. Here is the website I referenced in regard to the creamed leeks (I think there are a few more “trash” recipes there. Podcast: Play in new window | Download On today’s show I talk about five things in your garden that you can eat but likely aren’t. I didn’t mention some things that are so commonly unlikely edible (like . . . → Read More: Episode 195 Five Unlikely Edibles in Your Garden Today I talk about the “Kitchen Garden”. This is a conceptual garden that works in a way that fits with property design and fresh, real cooking. It’s not necessary to . . . → Read More: Episode 194 The Concept and Execution of a “Kitchen Garden”
“High on the hog” - To live well, to be rich or well off. Because the higher cuts on the pig are less utilized (work less) by the animal they . . . → Read More: Some Common Sayings Related to Food and Origins Today I tackle the subject of chicken tractors. I’m getting a lot of questions about them and since I’ve built several I know a bit about them. I figure if . . . → Read More: Episode 193 Chicken Tractors On today’s show I talk about how useful the much maligned sweet gum tree can be. Some things I’ve found out about it and some otherwise documented uses. Show . . . → Read More: Episode 192 Uses and Benefits of Sweet Gum Trees I recently took some of the best of my YouTube videos along with some of what used to be premium subscriber content and bundled it into a 10 episode DVD. . . . → Read More: The Horticultural Engineer Video Series Now Available on DVD! In today’s show I talk about incubating eggs. Not just my personal experiences but also what studies say about temperature, turning and much more. Also check out my new . . . → Read More: Episode 191 Incubating Eggs No, not the philosophical type lessons. Just concrete things that I did wrong and some right and the things I’m going to change. . . . → Read More: Episode 190 Lessons Learned from Raising Rabbits Have you seen this list? It’s making the rounds on Facebook and apparently has been for some time. I cannot say enough for this list. It is challenging and intriguing. . . . → Read More: The List! 100 Foods to Try Before You Die Today I’m going out on a limb and doing a quick review of the show Chopped. Chopped shows on Food Network on Tuesdays at 10/9 central. This show is, in . . . → Read More: Episode 189 A Review of the Food Network Show Chopped I talk about some common issues one may encounter when trying to start seeds.
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