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Why water-saving shower heads are a good investment

November 13, 2009 / Sven Masterson / Leave a comment

Many people might not think to look at their showers as being a source of potential energy and cost savings. That's unfortunate, because there's money to be saved in the shower along with natural resources too. Consider the following scenario: Here's the simple math for a family of four each taking a 7 minute with … Continue reading Why water-saving shower heads are a good investment

Kefir: The dairy “swiss army knife”

November 8, 2009 / Sven Masterson / 1 Comment

One if the things we're interested in doing is maintaining a good variety of healthy foods, but in a way that is affordable and sustainable. At this time, due to where we live, we cannot  get a cow or goats for milk. Despite this, we still want to be able to produce simple dairy products … Continue reading Kefir: The dairy “swiss army knife”

Backyard Garden Chicken Coop

October 13, 2009October 13, 2009 / Sven Masterson / 5 Comments

We get quite a few questions about our chicken coop from time-to-time, so we thought we'd put together a post with some pictures of our chickens in their home environment. Choosing the location We thought long and hard about where we wanted our chickens on our property, and in what kind of place we wanted … Continue reading Backyard Garden Chicken Coop

Harvesting Broccoli

October 13, 2009October 13, 2009 / Sven Masterson / Leave a comment

Today we pulled our first head of broccoli out of the garden for our dinner. We thought it would be a good topic to cover. Knowing when the broccoli is ready There are a few ways to determine when broccoli is ready to harvest. First, it must have a head of broccoli of course! Second, … Continue reading Harvesting Broccoli

Finishing the Root Cellar

September 28, 2009 / Sven Masterson / Leave a comment

When we moved into our house years ago, we had no idea that we had a root cellar. From our point of view, we had a wet, nasty closet area off our foundation that needed to be cleaned up and made to stop leaking. Needless to say, as we came to understand the value of … Continue reading Finishing the Root Cellar

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Ever wanted to clean your own chimney but the idea of climbing up a ladder and doing it yourself frightens the bejeezus out of you?
Zelda shares with viewers how we turn our leftover roasted chicken dinners into healthy, nutritious, and easy-to-make bone broth. Doing so, we're able to reduce our waste and use more of our pasture-raised chickens to feed our family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp7lFnvoJI
Sven speaks about pasture-raising Cornish Cross chickens using solar fence and fence chargers including some tips for troubleshooting low fence voltages.
Sven reviews the Fill-Rite FR211 fuel tank pump and speaks about why and how he will use it with a free fuel tank for gasoline storage on the homestead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D32uLuv-4io
Zelda and Assy work to harvest some of the Eva potatoes grown in grow bags and encounter disappointing results. What was the cause? How should such times be handled? Is gardening always this discouraging? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyZNWV7tKKw

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Mentoring Men

Sven Masterson - Mentor for Men

Mentoring for Masculine Life and Relationships

Of Jots and Tittles

Primeval Pursuits

Hunting, Fishing, Foraging

Looking Out the Window

sights, sounds and thoughts that come when looking out the window

Sun, Rain, Earth

A Journey in Self-Sufficiency

NLI Ministries

"I have been crucified with Christ. It is No Longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

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