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»Study: Junk food tax could make us healthier - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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»Oil Falls for the First Time in Three Days as Dollar Gains - BusinessWeek
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Date published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:55 GMT+00:00
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»Making EcoCents, Pittsburgh's green guide to living - Pop City
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»HCC Alumni Association Flower & Garden Show this weekend - The Herald-Mail
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»Be victorious - Odessa American
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Date published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:56 GMT+00:00
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Happy New Year!
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It started as a dream for MOST of us, so don't feel bad if that's the stage you are in, just come aboard and learn and share what you can!
New Year Blessings to you and your family from all the friends at TMH!


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That you can add events (if your a member, which is free) to the calendar on the right hand side? We will even post reminders about your event for everyone to read!

Seasonal Reminder: Maple Sugaring.
Now is the time of year to begin preparing your maple sugaring equipment. It's a time to review the previous years production, make purchases, and dream a little bit as you stare out the window into the snow, cold and general dreariness that January brings with it. Here is a list of items you may need to produce Maple Syrup:
  • Maple Sugaring Book.
  • Maples Trees (If you are a hobby sugarer, almost any Maple will do, if you are a commercial producer you will be best served by the Acer saccharum or Sugar Maple. It has the highest concentration of sugar in it's raw sap.)
  • Maple Taps (you can make your own also)
  • Buckets or Milk Jugs
  • A storage tank of some sort (A galvanized or plastic trash can [new of course] are commonly used)
  • Evaporator (for small amounts you can use your stove inside, but be aware that you will put large amounts of moisture in your house)
  • A Hydrometer and Hydrometer cup.
  • Candy Thermometer (or a refractor if your producing larger amounts)
  • Smaller Pans (To finish boil the syrup)
  • Wool, Orlon, or Other Type of Filter
  • Containers or Canning Jars.
For you're reading pleasure: Hobby Maple Syrup production, a bulletin from Ohio State. Make Your Own! A Mass Maple website. 2006 Maple Production Report. Maple Syrup Supplies. * Please note, although we try to check out the websites we do not necessarily endorse them.

You can see a video of tapping a maple tree here: http://www.themodernhomestead.com/comment.php?comment.news.55
seedspreader on Friday 29 December 2006 - 19:00:00
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Tapping a Maple Tree.




A short video tutorial for tapping a maple tree.
seedspreader on Friday 29 January 2010 - 22:59:31
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Cooking with a Wood Cookstove.
cookstove.jpgKatlupe added this fine piece on cooking with woodstoves, make sure to check it out!



One of things I love about country living is the smell of wood smoke! I had never been around woodstoves very much until I got my own. So I had to learn alot! How to start a fire, how to clean my stoves, how to keep my fires going, how to open and close the dampers and when to open and close them. I can go on and on with all the things you have to learn. As living with a fire inside your house, safety must be your first concern. So take the time to learn all the basics of fire safety as well.



Read the rest here.


* Picture from this post on Lehman's Country Living Blog.  Good people at Lehmans, check them out.

seedspreader on Saturday 20 December 2008 - 23:08:23
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Build Your Own Greenhouse for around $140.00
Greenhouse PictureWe've just recently finished (well 90%, because do you EVER really finish a project?) the greenhouse addition.  We spent $100.00 to do it, but had some of the electric plastic conduit sitting around. I figure you should be able to build this for around $140.00.
We've got a lot to learn about growing in the greenhouse, but I must say that we love it so far. We've had nights in the 20° range but no freezing in the greenhouse yet.  We haven't supplemented any heat to it as of yet (beside the heat that escapes when we go into it from the house.

 

Read all about the build over here.
seedspreader on Wednesday 12 November 2008 - 10:25:25
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Are We Recovering Economically?



No, this is the last hurrah.

Not yet, but we will soon.

Maybe, it's too early to tell.

Yes, the recovery has begun and it's safe to invest again.

NO WAY, if you think Gold is "High" now, wait a few months.

Heh... do you have a bunker handy?



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