Eric does a solo show this week talking about an eclectic mix, as usual. First we touch on a simple medical procedure that saves lives and gets a bad rap. Then we talk about vacuums and how to plant garlic. And meeting up with friends in the minimalist pottery barn style coffee cafe. It is...
Split Wood With A Log Splitter - GF Video
If you have a lot of wood to split, you should split wood with a log splitter. We borrowed our neighbor's wood splitter to tackle a large cherry tree that had died. We made a lot of firewood in a few hours, watch the video: Some safety tips when you split wood with a log...
Split Wood With An Axe - GF Video
Learn here how to split wood with an axe and get some exercise the same time. Using an axe to split wood is one of those zen activities for me. Its very analog and rhythmic, its you, an axe, and some firewood. You can split wood with an axe if you are working on lighter...
Ikea Kitchen Island You Can Build
Here's a DIY Ikea kitchen island I built out of butcher block counter top and base cabinets. The design is simple and does not require expert carpentry skills. If you can use a screw gun, and a circular saw you can build this. How To Build An Ikea Kitchen Island: The first step is to...
How Mike Lost 50 Pounds - GF Radio
Mike and Rick are on the show today to talk about how Mike lost 50 pounds with simple diet. Not a fad diet like eating grapefruit or something like that. Below is Mike's simple diet plan: I’m not going to go very far into how tired and unhealthy I was, I know most people will...
Woodworking with Linn of Darbin Orvar - GF Radio 393
Linn from the YouTube Channel and website Darbin Orvar joins Eric to talk about the maker movement, being inspired by what other people create, and how to apply stain to your woodworking. Eric always sweats the finish process of woodworking projects, Darbin doesn't. We learn that there is more than one way to apply stain,...
Kale Pesto Recipe - GF Video
A new kale pesto recipe, one that is simply and brilliant and why didn't I think of this earlier. Kale pesto. Easy to make and a new way to get more green superfoods into your diet. Here we go. This kale pesto recipe is a classic GardenFork 'Use What You Got' kine of meal. The...
Dishwasher Installation Hooked Up To Cold Or Hot Water?
I often get asked, "Does it make any difference if the water supply line is hooked up to cold water line rather than hot?" To understand this fully, first watch this video on how to install a dishwasher. If you have to pull out the old machine, watch this video on how to remove a...
Letter Writing and Diners - GF Radio 392
Erin of The Impatient Gardener joins us to talk about the lost art of letter writing, she is reading Dear Friend and Gardener, a collection of letters between two friends. We ponder whether we have friends to write to, and then what are their mailing addresses? We touch on Mail Art, which Eric has created...
Mountain Camp Method for Winter Feeding - Beekeeping 101 Video
The mountain camp method of feeding your bees sugar during winter is the best way I've found so far to provide bees with an emergency food source. For whatever reason, honeybees may run through their winter food stores, and need additional food to get through the tough winter months. The mountain camp method provides this...
Natural Weed Control in the Vegetable Garden - GF Video
Want to keep weeds down without spraying? Natural weed control is the way to go using this woven weed fabric. This video is an update to our previous how to control weeds video, showing how the weed fabric has held up to 6 years of New England weather. I'm using the term natural weed control...
Large Scale Farming and Backyard Rain Barrels - GF Radio 391
GardenFork Patron Scott joins us to talk about his career as an agronomist on a large scale farm in Alberta, Canada and his backyard gardening with rain barrels. Scott describes himself as: Agronomist. Husband & Father. Avid gardener. Love to read. Freethinker. Love to learn new technology. After listening to this podcast, you'll see this...
DIY Attic Fan & Stovetop Pizza - GF Radio 390
Erik from the Root Simple Podcast joins Eric to talk about how to keep cool when the power goes out in Los Angeles. He is now more prepared to power outages because of the ham radio he bought here. Buying a cheap box fan, Erik crafted the DIY Whole House for his L.A. home. Erik's how...
Making Sauerkraut Made Easy - GF Video
Making sauerkraut is the gateway recipe to fermentation success. Here's how to make sauerkraut: shred cabbage, add salt, put in jar. Done. In this recipe video i wanted to show that making sauerkraut does not have to involve large fermentation crocks and lots of work. This is small batch kraut made easy. Making Sauerkraut Is...
Drill Into Brick or Mortar When Hanging Something? - GF Video
Do you drill into the brick or mortar when you are going to hang a picture, TV, or shelves on a brick wall? I get this question all the time when people watch our first how to hang shelves on a brick wall video. There are all sorts of experts on the web, with varying...
If You At Least Try, You Won't Fail - GF Radio 389
Eric talks about fear of failure in two recent projects that became successes when he persevered. If you at least try, you won't fail comes from Dr Paul Hirth, a high school teacher in St Louis. GF patron Scott writes in to tell us about his method for cooling down the house using the attic...
How To Harvest Honey - GF Video
Here's a video on how we harvest honey using an uncapping roller. This extracting tool has saved us a lot of time, say goodbye to capping knives. Previous to my friend Rick telling me about this cool too, we would use a capping knife to cut open all the honeycomb to harvest honey. This results...
Honey Harvesting Made Easy With Honey Uncapping Roller
Honey harvesting has always been labor intensive, but with a honey uncapping roller, its a lot easier. This is the second harvest we've done with the comb roller, and its much easier to use than a hot capping knife. With a capping knife, its easy to gouge out large chunks of honeycomb, exactly what you...