Shipping Container Delivery
The shipping container was delivered on a rollback truck and was aided by a neighbor’s tractor. The poles didn’t work...
Picnic Table and Deck
We built a wood picnic table using a template from a 1970’s magazine. We also built a 16′ x 16′...
Utility Trailer
We purchased a 16 foot utility trailer that we immediately used to get lumber for a picnic table and temporary...
Shipping Container
Next, we decided to buy a used (“new to us” ) 20′ shipping container to use as a temporary cabin....
In The Beginning… Land Purchase
In the beginning… After three years of searching for our “perfect property”, we finally found it. We had looked at...
Life Lessons From My Foxfire Buddy
A recollection from Sandy’s past. When I first moved to Appalachia, one of my closest neighbors, Sam, was a man...
The Importance of Water
Nick attended a military course where a portion of the course was dedicated to the military’s organization of the physical...
Garden Tips & Hints
Your garden site should get 6-8 hours sun per day or more on gentle slope. Keep your garden away from...
Homemade Briquettes
Process in a Nutshell Here’s the process in a nutshell: you take shredded paper and ground up leaves and/or sawdust...
Rights of Way
In our case, there was a shared right of way between the original owner and the subsequent owners – a...