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Our family relocated to Maine 17 Years ago to get to a simpler way of life after the birth of our daughter. We decided to document everything we do about six years ago so we could share our projects with people who are also looking to slow down a little. This site developed from that goal of sharing knowledge.
Simple Pig Pen Design
Here is a simple pig pen design we had built one year when we decided to get some piglets at the last moment. A friend of mine raises them and had asked us earlier in the...
DIY Solar Dehydrator
One afternoon my wife and daughter were going to see the latest twilight movie and asked if I wanted to go. I politely declined. So after they had left to head to the theater...
Homemade Blackberry Wine
There is nothing better than homemade blackberry wine. We have a very large patch on our property and last year we had a abundance of fruit. Time to make some nectar of the gods!
I...
Dehydrating Jerky
After letting the meat marinate all night it was time to start the process of dehydrating jerky. So this morning I grabbed my dehydrator and all twelve trays.
I grabbed the marinated meat out of...
Sweet and spicy beef jerky recipe
Here's a beef jerky recipe I like to use, a little heat and a little sweet. We normally use hanging tenders but we had received a case of flank steak by accident, by the...
