The primary work space available was a horse barn. While being a very spacious area, it has absolutely no expectation of human inhabitance. While the sun in still in the sky, it can be seen clearly between every board along each wall. This boded poorly for my circulation during a harsh winter month that I was to be working ( Read more... )

When last we left our intrepid hero, he was extolling the virtues of recycled building materials...As you might imagine, this was a coup in price and product. Where a custom frame and a piece of plexi-glass would run in time and materials upwards of eighty dollars each, these "lids" were found for less than one-hundred fifty dollars for eight of ( Read more... )

A cold frame, in the most basic of terms, a small-scale greenhouse. Though a number of styles exist, it is typically a rectangular box made of wood. The box is slanted, higher in the back than the front, and angled to face the south in a spot that receives as much sunlight as possible ( Read more... )

There is a community farm located near my house that I learned about through researching the Slow Foods concept. I have volunteered to help there a few hours almost every week. This is the fourth month I've been there, off and on due to weather and health. I decided to update with this space with those adventures to illustrate what I've done and ( Read more... )