How To Build Your Own Home Without Nails

Can You Build Your Own Home Without Nails?? Every time we build or repair anything in our home or yard, we’re always amazed at the cost of nails. We built our entire chicken coop for free, except for the $50 we spent on screws! You can find scrap lumber and old pallets aplenty to build […]
How to Make a One Stick Instant Fire – VIDEO

Can you really start a fire with just one stick? If it’s fatwood, then the answer is YES! Even a tiny pile of shavings from a stick of fatwood will instantly ignite with the smallest spark, as shown in this video! Fatwood, also called rich lighter and heart pine, is typically found in the stumps […]
This is Why Your Compost Stinks

You started out with good intentions–wanting to create richer soil for your garden and reduce your waste. Maybe you even bought the pretty compost crock so your old food won’t ugly up the counter-top. But alas, creating compost (aka gardener’s gold) in the backyard isn’t always as easy as it looks. You know there’s supposed […]