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The Backyard Homestead Edited by Carleen Madigan - Storey Publishing Learn how to plant seeds, make butter, bake bread, and keep chickens, in 8 minutes! This video showcases just a few of the ways you can live close to the land in your own backyard, as compiled by Carleen Madigan in Storey Publishings The Backyard Homestead. AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

Path to Freedom - Homestead Growing Your Own Food Urban Garden Growing Your Own Food Anchor Val Zavala visits an urban farmer in Pasadena whose family-run farm allows them to harvest enough not only to feed themselves but also to sell to local restaurants. Resources: Path to Freedom - Everything you want to know about urban homesteading, from the Dervaes Family. Comment: Clay-pot irrigation for saving water in America's dry regions, what an amazing idea! This idea alone makes this video-clip worth watching. As you may know, water is tomorrow's gold, and clay-pot irrigation may well be worth a ton of gold.

The Urban Homestead California Heartland (PBS) Jules Dervaes and his three adult children all live and work together on their family farm in Pasadena, CA. They call themselves, eco-pioneers. They say its a homegrown revolution that's taking place, a way for them to get back to a more natural, organic and better way of life. Their mission? To change the world one urban backyard at a time. California Heartlands Jennifer Quinonez visits the Dervaes home where at the helm is Jules, a man whose vision wasn't so clear 23 years ago when he bought the 1917 California bungalow for his family. All he knew was that the cost of keeping of a green, but barely usable front yard, was a waste of money and resources. He began taking action and made a shift in the way he lives in an urban city. By clearing out the grass and planting an edible garden, the change began. In 1991, Jules discovered a way to profit from his garden. Area teahouses were in need for his edible flowers, and that's when he realized he could make money out of his hobby. But biggest change in his life happened in 2001. When buying organic food became too expensive and difficult to find, and genetically altered food started hitting the market, Jules took matters into his own hands and began Path to Freedom. At this little urban homestead in the big city, the family produces 6000 pounds of organic produce a year. Its amazing that their home is on a 1/5 acre and their garden is only on 1/10 acre! The front yard is 95% edible and the rest of the main planters are in ...

Homestead Resort Crater - Swimming and Scuba Diving Learn more about the unique geology of The Crater at the Homestead Resort, in scenic Midway, Utah. This naturally heated water formed an impressive dome over a 70 foot deep sinkhole, providing year round warm water. Swim, snorkel, or scuba dive with your own equipment, or rent some during a lesson at The Crater.

Ruger Mini-14: Homestead Defender Pt 2 PART 2 OF 3: The Ruger Mini-14 is everything that Ruger says it is: light, fast handling, and durable. Right or wrong, Ruger has always marketed the Mini-14 as ranch and varmint rifle. However it also is a viable, high-value defensive rifle choice that makes a lot of sense and thousands of good people have purchased a Mini-14 with that exact use in mind. Nutnfancy has had a lot of trigger time behind Minis and can attest to their durability, reliability, and indeed impressive handling characteristics. For those users wanting customization, the Mini-14 can be outfitted with folding stocks (Butler Creek folder being the best) barrel shrouds, flash suppressors (older Minis), normal capacity magazines, and optics. In recent years the Mini-14 was finally improved by Ruger: thicker, more accurate barrel, an improved synthetic stock, and improved iron peep sights. Nicely done. The Mini-14 represents a good value in tactical carbines that can serve well in the defensive/offensive role as needed by law enforcement, select military users, and good ole civilian sheepdogs. But it has some definite downsides that a potential buyer should consider. First, its touted lightweight will be worsened by the fitment of optics using the heavy steel Ruger rings (included). And the normal capacity. quality magazines for the Mini-14 (like ProMag brand and Ruger factory mags) are usually made of steel and will add even more weight to your loadout (compared to AR-15 alternatives). Other downsides ...

Ruger Mini-14: Homestead Defender Pt 1 PART 1 OF 3: The Ruger Mini-14 is everything that Ruger says it is: light, fast handling, and durable. Right or wrong, Ruger has always marketed the Mini-14 as ranch and varmint rifle. However it also is a viable, high-value defensive rifle choice that makes a lot of sense and thousands of good people have purchased a Mini-14 with that exact use in mind. Nutnfancy has had a lot of trigger time behind Minis and can attest to their durability, reliability, and indeed impressive handling characteristics. For those users wanting customization, the Mini-14 can be outfitted with folding stocks (Butler Creek folder being the best) barrel shrouds, flash suppressors (older Minis), normal capacity magazines, and optics. In recent years the Mini-14 was finally improved by Ruger: thicker, more accurate barrel, an improved synthetic stock, and improved iron peep sights. Nicely done. The Mini-14 represents a good value in tactical carbines that can serve well in the defensive/offensive role as needed by law enforcement, select military users, and good ole civilian sheepdogs. But it has some definite downsides that a potential buyer should consider. First, its touted lightweight will be worsened by the fitment of optics using the heavy steel Ruger rings (included). And the normal capacity. quality magazines for the Mini-14 (like ProMag brand and Ruger factory mags) are usually made of steel and will add even more weight to your loadout (compared to AR-15 alternatives). Other downsides ...

Bullock Brothers Homestead - A 25-Year Permaculture Project Peak Moment 68: Take a tour with Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course. Using nature as their model, they create edges and wildlife habitat, move water through the landscape, promote diversity, and raise an astonishing variety of plants from sub-arctic to tropical -- a wise investment in these climate-changing times.

Ingalls Homestead Welcoming Video This video is shown to each visitor when they arrive at Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, SD, the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" stories. For more information about De Smet, visit and

Stress on the homestead A few weeks ago we had a number of varying difficulties that made it hard to function on the homestead. Most of the issues resolved themselves however, the winter continues here.

Homestead Series How To Can Cherry Pie Filling It is cherry season!! My favorite way to buy cherries for canning is prepitted in 5 kg buckets. Its cheaper and saves a lot of time. Sorry the recipe wont fit well in the sidebar. The first amount listed is for 1 quart jar, the second is for the 7 jar batch. I have included the link to the website with the recipe. CHERRY PIE FILLING web1.msue.msu.edu Quantities of Ingredients Needed For 1 Quart 7 Quarts Fresh or thawed sour cherries 3-1/3 cups 6 quarts Granulated sugar 1 cup 7 cups Clear Jel 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp 1-3/4 cups Cold water 1-1/3 cups 9-1/3 cups Bottled lemon juice 1 tbsp + 1tsp 1/2 cup Cinnamon (optional) 1/8 tsp 1 tsp Almond extract (optional) 1/4 tsp 2 tsp Red food coloring (optional) 6 drops 1/4 tsp QUALITY: Select fresh, very ripe, and firm cherries. Unsweetened frozen cherries may be used. If sugar has been added, rinse it off while the fruit is still frozen. YIELD: 1 quart or 7 quarts PROCEDURE: Rinse and pit fresh cherries, and hold in cold water. To prevent stem end browning, use ascorbic acid solution (see ascorbic acid). For fresh fruit, place 6 cups at a time in 1 gallon boiling water. Boil each batch 1 minute after the water returns to a boil. Drain but keep heated fruit in a covered bowl or pot. Combine sugar and Clear Jel in a large saucepan and add water. If desired, add cinnamon, almond extract, and food coloring. Stir mixture and cook over medium high heat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring ...

Homestead Series Oil Lamps Basic instruction on how to use oil lanterns.

Homestead Base camp Here at Keeper of the mountain we have been talking about the homestead for some time now. Now we are doing our own.

Timber Frame Cabin Off-grid Homestead Project Sills Fitted Timber framing is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with various joints, but most commonly originally via lap jointing, and then later pegged mortise and tenon joints. Lengthening scarf joints. Diagonal bracing is used to prevent "racking", or movement of structural vertical beams or posts.[2] Originally, German (and other) master carpenter would peg the joints with allowance of approximately an inch, enough room for the wood to move as it seasoned, then cut the pegs and drive the beam home fully into its socket. To cope with variable sizes and shapes of hewn (via adze or axe) and sawn timbers, two main carpentry methods were employed: scribe carpentry and square rule carpentry. Scribing was used throughout Europe, especially from the 12th century to the 19th century and subsequently imported to North America where it was common into the early 19th century. In a scribe frame, timber sockets are fashioned or "tailor-made" to fit its corresponding timber; thus each timber piece must be numbered (or "scribed"). Square-rule carpentry was developed in New England in the 18th century. It used housed joints in main timbers to allow for interchangeable braces and girts. Today, standardised timber sizing mean that timber framing can be treated incorporated into mass-production methods as per the joinery industry, especially where timber is cut by precision CNC machinery. To finish the walls, the spaces between the timbers (in German called ...

Becky's Homestead: Chicken Nest Box In this episode of Becky's Homestead, Scott shows you how to build a recycled chicken egg laying nest box for your backyard poultry. Becky talks about insulating her log cabin roof deck with icynene spray foam insulation. THIS IS SHOW # 201

Trees To Timber Frame Cabin Off-grid Homestead Project Floor Joist What size lumber mill attachment do I need? How big are your trees? How wide of a board do you want to cut? These are questions we can help you answer. Granberg'sAlaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill comes in five normally stocked sizes; 24, 30, 36, 48 and 56 inches long and all of them will clamp on any size chain saw bar(except one shorter than 5 inches and some narrow bars). We recommend large displacement saws for more effective ripping. However smaller saws will work but are less efficient and some of the bars on the smaller saws are too narrow to mount the chainsaw mill's clamping brackets, without pinching your chainsaw bar's rails. How much power must my chain saw have? The general rule is, the more power your saw engine has, the faster the cutting speed. Almost any engine that runs, will cut, it just depends on how much time you want to spend milling your lumber. - How do I make first my first cut? With the Alaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill Attachment, you need to have a flat surface for the mill to ride on to get a flat even cut. You can nail a 2x10 to the top of the log or you can buy our Slabbing Rail Bracket Set How long are your Slabbing Rail Brackets? Our Slabbing Rail Brackets are about 15 inches long and there are two of them in the set. They attach to two 2x4's that you purchase locally. Attached with the hardware provided, the two rails provide a flat surface to guide your first cut with the Alaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill. Can I use my regular chain for ripping ...

Homestead Act of 1862 Ever wonder how we got the land to the west? Ever wonder how they claimed the land for personal use? This video descibes the Homestead Act in Halo 3! Another school project by Corey Branigan! :D

Ruger Mini-14: Homestead Defender Pt 3 PART 3 of 3: The Ruger Mini-14 is everything that Ruger says it is: light, fast handling, and durable. Right or wrong, Ruger has always marketed the Mini-14 as ranch and varmint rifle. However it also is a viable, high-value defensive rifle choice that makes a lot of sense and thousands of good people have purchased a Mini-14 with that exact use in mind. Nutnfancy has had a lot of trigger time behind Minis and can attest to their durability, reliability, and indeed impressive handling characteristics. For those users wanting customization, the Mini-14 can be outfitted with folding stocks (Butler Creek folder being the best) barrel shrouds, flash suppressors (older Minis), normal capacity magazines, and optics. In recent years the Mini-14 was finally improved by Ruger: thicker, more accurate barrel, an improved synthetic stock, and improved iron peep sights. Nicely done. The Mini-14 represents a good value in tactical carbines that can serve well in the defensive/offensive role as needed by law enforcement, select military users, and good ole civilian sheepdogs. But it has some definite downsides that a potential buyer should consider. First, its touted lightweight will be worsened by the fitment of optics using the heavy steel Ruger rings (included). And the normal capacity. quality magazines for the Mini-14 (like ProMag brand and Ruger factory mags) are usually made of steel and will add even more weight to your loadout (compared to AR-15 alternatives). Other downsides ...

Homestead Series How To Make Bread This video shows how to make a basic white bread. You can also use the same recipe to make whole wheat bread or half and half. For a printable recipe please visit us at: www.homestead-

TreehuggerTV: Urban Homestead Roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with the urban homesteaders Path to Freedom. The Dervaes family shows us how they coverted a 1/5 acre city lot in Pasadena, CA into an eco-oasis that has reduced their dependence on electricity by 2/3 and increased their goals of living sustainably and self-sufficiently. From installing solar panels to brewing biodiesel, Path to Freedom has started a what they call a "homegrown revolution. . .using their hands as weapons of mass creation."

Homestead Series How To Can Ground Beef Canning ground beef is so easy to do and very convenient to keep on hand! For more please visit www.homestead-

Homestead Series Cast Iron Pots And Pans We use almost all cast iron pans and pots now. Wouldn't go back. We show how to maintain them and there advantages.

"The Big Saw" Timber Frame Off-grid Homestead Project Large Cutting Capacity for Beams and Timber Powerful 15.0 AMP motor delivers 2200 RPM for enough power to cut through pressure treated lumber Large capacity blade cuts 6-1/4" at 90° and 4-3/16" at 45° Electric brake for maximum productivity Low noise level at only 87dB for quiet operation How big are your trees? How wide of a board do you want to cut? These are questions we can help you answer. Granberg'sAlaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill comes in five normally stocked sizes; 24, 30, 36, 48 and 56 inches long and all of them will clamp on any size chain saw bar(except one shorter than 5 inches and some narrow bars). We recommend large displacement saws for more effective ripping. However smaller saws will work but are less efficient and some of the bars on the smaller saws are too narrow to mount the chainsaw mill's clamping brackets, without pinching your chainsaw bar's rails. How much power must my chain saw have? The general rule is, the more power your saw engine has, the faster the cutting speed. Almost any engine that runs, will cut, it just depends on how much time you want to spend milling your lumber. - How do I make first my first cut? With the Alaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill Attachment, you need to have a flat surface for the mill to ride on to get a flat even cut. You can nail a 2x10 to the top of the log or you can buy our Slabbing Rail Bracket Set How long are your Slabbing Rail Brackets? Our Slabbing Rail Brackets are about 15 inches long and there are two of ...

A Day on our Homestead (Part 1) The Morning This is a set of 9 videos that chronicles a full day on our homestead from morning until night. This first video includes letting the animals out, feeding them and preparing for the morning milking. There is also a visit from a large flock of birds.

Alaskan Chainsaw Mill Off-grid Homestead Project What size lumber mill attachment do I need? How big are your trees? How wide of a board do you want to cut? These are questions we can help you answer. Granberg'sAlaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill comes in five normally stocked sizes; 24, 30, 36, 48 and 56 inches long and all of them will clamp on any size chain saw bar(except one shorter than 5 inches and some narrow bars). We recommend large displacement saws for more effective ripping. However smaller saws will work but are less efficient and some of the bars on the smaller saws are too narrow to mount the chainsaw mill's clamping brackets, without pinching your chainsaw bar's rails. How much power must my chain saw have? The general rule is, the more power your saw engine has, the faster the cutting speed. Almost any engine that runs, will cut, it just depends on how much time you want to spend milling your lumber. - How do I make first my first cut? With the Alaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill Attachment, you need to have a flat surface for the mill to ride on to get a flat even cut. You can nail a 2x10 to the top of the log or you can buy our Slabbing Rail Bracket Set How long are your Slabbing Rail Brackets? Our Slabbing Rail Brackets are about 15 inches long and there are two of them in the set. They attach to two 2x4's that you purchase locally. Attached with the hardware provided, the two rails provide a flat surface to guide your first cut with the Alaskan Mark III Chainsaw Mill. Can I use my regular chain for ripping ...

micro homestead small space living enthusiast inspired by tiny house sub culture this is my project based on what I have learned.....see more on my blog on this project.

The Urban Homestead - "Water Wise Gardening" February 2007 - Urban eco-pioneer, Anais Dervaes, demonstrates an ancient & efficient method of irrigation using ollas (unglazed clay pots) which are gradually making a comeback in our water challenged world. The principle behind the olla is that unglazed terracotta is porous, and when buried in the ground will slowly seep moisture to the surrounding soil and spread via capillary action. Any plants nearby have access to a steady stream of water. Apparently ollas have been used by the Spanish for centuries and were brought to the arid American south-west by the colonisers. The system also developed independently in China, Zimbabwe, Iran and Pakistan, and the Romans were known to irrigate their grape vines using this method. Ollas (pronounced OH-yas) virtually eliminate the runoff and evaporation common in modern irrigation systems, allowing the plant to absorb nearly 100 percent of water. If you would like to purchase an olla for your garden you can buy them in different shapes and sizes at /shop For more about their revolutionary urban homestead project urban sustainable living and homesteading check out their website at [Footage courtesy of Larry Frank of LPG Productions a pitch tape for Hallmark Channel's 'New Morning']

Homestead Series Building A Greenhouse part 1 Building a custom greenhouse from used building materials.

Homestead Series Root Cellar We are digging up our potatoes and storing them for the winter. Thought we would show how we do it.

Urban Homestead - Self Sufficiency Wrap Up w/ Jules Dervaes To live as simply as possible, to live in harmony with nature. All things are possible to a certain extent. The modern technological world has made its people its subjects; it has made them ignorant and keeps them in ignorance. We are basically ignorant, ignorant of the basics–where does our food come from? Where does our water come from? And importantly, where do our wastes go? We live cut off from ourselves because of this lack-of-touch with the natural things. And our foundation is weakened, and there is no way we can build onto the self in such a state. So I must go back as far as I can. I must find out where to get water to drink. Can I afford to wait any longer to begin this back-track? Should I gather more accessories and build up a secure foothold first in this world? What do I need? I need only land and water–so I can live. Why do other people Want more, and why do other people want me to have more. I want less and less. If I am alive and learning, what more? I need to learn how to grow food. How long should I wait to do this? I am 25 1/2 Jules Dervaes Jr, 1973

Homestead Series How To Can Beef Soup For more information and recipes please visit us at www.homestead- Canning your own soups is so easy to do. They are also much more healthy then store bought soup, with out the additives. Follow the same basic steps to can chicken soup. Do not add rice or pasta to your soups when canning. The long canning times turn them to mush and it's not recommended as a safe practice. Instead add it when you are heating the soup to eat. Enjoy!

Noreen's Homestead: Canning Tutorial - Bread and Butter Pickles Greetings! Today I am sharing with you, how I make bread and butter pickles. I have been making this recipe, or one like it for over 20 years. They are divine! I add carrots and cauliflower to the mix to make things more interesting and in fact have thought about doing nothing but the cauliflower in a separate video because it is just so wonderful. Canning is easy if you know where to start and should be approached without fear but with respect, cleanliness and understanding of the recipe. It is not rocket science, but it does require some aplomb. I will be soon, starting a canning series that will fulfill a number of requests from people who are subscribers and viewers of my channel who have personally contacted me for help with the topic. I hope to begin soon with a primer on the history of food preservation and move on to the equipment necessary for canning in general. I will begin with simple water bath style canning and move on to pressure canning for meats, soups and stews. I look forward to sharing what I know and hope to inspire some of you who have a desire to begin this lifelong journey and love of mine, canning, Thank you all for your support and friendship. I truly appreciate each and every one of you. I hope you try this and I hope you enjoy it. Until Next time, Happy Canning!

Noreen's Homestead How-To: Yogurt Greetings! Since I was making yogurt today, I thought I would share how I do it with you. So simple and so easy and requires so few ingredients you will not believe it. Now, most of us love yogurt. I know I do and my kids do too. It's a great source of protein and when you make it yourself you can add protein to it and you can control everything else that goes into it as well. I used sugar this time, but have had success with honey, maple syrup and agave nectar as well. I would refrain from using the artificial sweeteners, but that is your choice. I first learned how to make yogurt from a video put up by Yankeeprepper as well as Michigansnowpony. They both inspired me to do it myself and I hope that I can inspire you to make your own now as well. I have posted links below to the other videos that were my inspiration. Simple formula for this yogurt is as follows: For each quart of milk you need 1/2 cup of dry milk and 1/3 cup of sweetener of your choice. If using agave nectar cut this amount in half and go by taste, you can always put more sweetener on the prepared yogurt when it is served, but you cannot take it out. ALSO: You can choose to leave the sweetener out all together should you wish to use this as a sour cream substitute or make yogurt cheese. I will show you how to do that in another video soon. Bring the milk, sugar & dry milk and 1 tablespoon of gelatin (if you choose) to a temperature of 160 degrees, don't boil! Place into sterilized jars and allow to come ...

Homestead Series How to Make Chicken and Dumplings To make stock place chicken bones in a crock pot, fill with water and turn on low over night. If you don't have a crock pot use a stock pot and simmer all day. Strain out bones, set broth in the fridge to cool over night. The fat will rise to the top and form a hard white layer. Skim this off. Bring the stock back to a boil and add chopped carrots, potatoes, meat and any other veggies you like. Add salt, pepper, garlic and other seasonings to taste. Mix up dumpling recipe and drop on top of the soup. Cover and simmer for 15 min. Dumpling recipe 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup butter, lard or shortening 1/2 cup cold water Mix the dry together, cut in butter. Add water, stir until it just sticks together.

Homestead Series How To Can Tomato Sauce Sharing my way of canning tomato sauce. Wash tomatoes, then cut in half squeeze out seeds and water. Then trim off stem and blossom ends. Puree in a food processor. Then bring to a boil on medium heat, turn down and simmer until its as thick as you like. Ladle into jars, add 2 TBS of lemon juice per quart, 1 TBS per pint. Remove air bubbles, wipe jar rims add lids. Can in a water bath canner for 45 min.

Off-grid Homestead Timber Framed Cabin Fast Mortise Timber framing is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with various joints, but most commonly originally via lap jointing, and then later pegged mortise and tenon joints. Lengthening scarf joints. Diagonal bracing is used to prevent "racking", or movement of structural vertical beams or posts.[2] Originally, German (and other) master carpenter would peg the joints with allowance of approximately an inch, enough room for the wood to move as it seasoned, then cut the pegs and drive the beam home fully into its socket. To cope with variable sizes and shapes of hewn (via adze or axe) and sawn timbers, two main carpentry methods were employed: scribe carpentry and square rule carpentry. Scribing was used throughout Europe, especially from the 12th century to the 19th century and subsequently imported to North America where it was common into the early 19th century. In a scribe frame, timber sockets are fashioned or "tailor-made" to fit its corresponding timber; thus each timber piece must be numbered (or "scribed"). Square-rule carpentry was developed in New England in the 18th century. It used housed joints in main timbers to allow for interchangeable braces and girts. Today, standardised timber sizing mean that timber framing can be treated incorporated into mass-production methods as per the joinery industry, especially where timber is cut by precision CNC machinery. To finish the walls, the spaces between the timbers (in German called ...

Homestead Series How To Dye Wool Yarn With Kool-Aid A new hobby of mine is dying yarn. You can easily dye wool with kool-aid or food coloring. In this video I'm using kool-aid. Step 1. Put 1 to 2 inches of luke warm water in your crock pot and a "glug" of vinegar. Place your skein of yarn in the crock pot. Step 2. Turn the crock on high and cover. Leave it until steam it starts steaming, try not to let it boil. That could cause it to felt. Step 3. Place kool-aid into a heat proof container. I like measuring cups, they are easiest to pour from. Cover with about 1/2 a cup of boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Let the kool-aid cool until close in temperature to the yarn. Step 4. Pour the coloring on top of the yarn in the pattern you like. They will mix a little were they touch. The more dye/liquid you have in the crock the more likely they are to mix together. Step 5. Turn the crock down to low and cover. Leave it until the yarn has absorbed all the dye and the water is clear. Step 6. Turn off the heat and let yarn cool completely. Step 7. Remove yarn and rinse well, until the water rinses clear. Step 8. Drain and gently press out as much water in the sink as you can. Lay yarn on a towel, roll up and press out the rest of the water. Hang to dry. This is a great site to check out to learn more about color mixing.

Homestead Grays: Gone But Not Forgotten The story of Washington DC's Negro League baseball team. I was the producer and co-editor on this film.

Homestead Series How To Save Tomato Seeds Saving tomato seeds is a little different from other plants, but so easy!

The Great Village #5: How to Homestead Giselle takes a journey to Northern California to visit Melinda Stone's homestead and talk to her about what homesteading is. When she returns, she uses a video from to teach Vinvin how to make a vermicompost bin to show people that urban homesteading is possible and totally awesome!... You'll also find questions and comments from seesmic users. Enjoy!

Homestead Series Wood Stoves A little bit about how wood stoves work, that not everyone might know.