Eric reads viewer mail, and we hear about how us talking about our dog's cornea scratch, and how we treated it, helped a listener. We also talk about keeping bugs out of your mouth. Then we read more viewer mails. This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but I earn a...
How To Make Banana Bread With Mom's Recipe
Moms shows us how to make banana bread with a recipe she has used for years. If you want moist banana bread, I suggest using riper bananas and more of them. You will have to bake the banana bread a little longer. Banana bread is one of those comfort foods from childhood that still work....
Ramen, Wolf Hall, & Your House On Batteries GF Radio 375
It's 8 pm, its eric, and a glass of wine. So we talk about making ramen, of course. Cause that's what we're probably having for dinner. Then we segue to the PBS show Wolf Hall, and then Elon Musk's new battery for your house. Get our email newsletter: www.gardenfork.tv/news
Washing Machine Valve DIY Repair
Here's a washing machine valve DIY repair I did when I had to move a washing machine last week. I took some photos of how I did it to show you all. Behind most washing machines is a set of valves called the washing machine shutoff valves. This makes it easy to hook up a...
Daniel Delaney on Pie Crusts and more - Archive Show
Archive show with Daniel and Mike talking cheese curds and more, here is the info from the original show: Daniel Delaney of The Hungry Pedaler and Vendr TV joins us to talk about apple butter and pie crusts, Maritime Donairs, and we discuss Anne Raver's NY Times article about using newspaper to smother weeds in...
Food Smokers and Skype Calls - Archive Show - GF Radio
Archive Show! Eric wings it solo, as Mike is busy with the real world of work. We talk about salt water fishing inspired by an article by Keith Wagstaff of EdibleBrooklyn on East River Fishing & Ben Sargent of brooklynchowdersurfer.com . A lengthy honeybee & beekeeping update, Daniel Delaney's new venture, EatersDigestNYC.com a weekly email...
Easy Birdhouse Plans Video
Here's our easy birdhouse plans video, this is based on a few designs, and uses common pine lumber. This birdhouse is a good children's woodworking project, as you can use hand tools to build it. I'm big on using scrap wood to build birdhouses, and this house can be made with scrap or recycled lumber...
Squirrel Proof Birdhouse How To - DIY Project
Have big holes in a birdhouse? Here's how to make a squirrel proof birdhouse or repair an existing one. Early spring means its time for birdhouse repair in our yard. The yard is dotted with birdhouses made from our how to make a birdhouse video, and some of them have had squirrels chew open the...
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Polenta Recipe Video
When you buy too many of those cherry tomatoes at the big store, make this roasted cherry tomatoes and polenta recipe. This recipe takes tired, older cherry tomatoes and concentrates their flavor, drop them on top of a quick pot of polenta, and you have dinner, or part of a big dinner. I had bought...
Easy Maple Baked Beans Recipe Video
We just finished the maple syrup season, so its time for our easy maple baked beans recipe. You can use canned beans for this or cook some beans in your pressure cooker. There aren't a ton of ingredients to this, but the few ingredients combine to make this perfect for a BBQ side dish. A...
How To Build A Maple Syrup Evaporator - GF Video
I figured out how to build a homemade maple syrup evaporator because I was burning through a lot of propane when making maple syrup. I don't make enough syrup to warrant buying one, but a DIY maple syrup evaporator was just what I needed. Watch the 2 videos below and step through the photos of...
Homemade Maple Syrup Evaporator Plans
This is a homemade maple syrup evaporator made out of a metal filing cabinet. It is brilliant and works really well for how simple it is. Using free or almost free stuff, you can make a DIY evaporator. Most of the items I had around the garage or shop. Couple of things first: • Use...
Starting Seeds, Boiling Sap, & Bees - GFR 374
Rick and Eric talk about starting seeds and gardening, because its finally spring, at least for a few days. We then move on to boiling sap with the new DIY Maple Syrup Evaporator, and Eric tells of his trail run with the new rig. We segue to getting rid of stuff, and talk about a...
Troy-Bilt teams with GardenFork this summer!
Back in the middle of winter I got an email from Troy-Bilt asking if I would like to work with them this year. I've known Troy-Bilt for their rototillers, which are the Mack truck of garden power equipment, for as long as I can remember. My neighbors have Troy-Bilt equipment from 40 years ago that...
First Time Gardening with Mike - GF Radio 373B
Mike joins Rick and Eric to talk about first time gardening again. Mike has been without a vegetable garden for a few years and we talk about raised bed gardening, straw bale gardening. There's some info on RootSimple.com about straw bale gardening. As an example of how to dial back expectations and bite off more...
Outdoor Dusk To Dawn Light Install
At a friend's house, they had a broken motion sensor light over the back door. They wanted to repair or replace the motion sensor, and I suggested getting rid of the motion sensor light and install do an outdoor dusk to dawn light install instead. Motion sensor lights always seem to break. And the light...
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe Video
This Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges recipe is one of those overlooked but super easy dishes that makes me realize how simple it is to cook with what's already in the kitchen. These sweet potatoes are dusted with a bit of cinnamon to give them even more of a earthy warm flavor that offsets their natural...
Tap Maple Trees Update Video
A new how to tap maple trees video for you. We just tapped our sugar maples, getting ready for maple syrup season, and we made another video about how to tap your sugar maple trees. We have more great how to make maple syrup videos below this video. We use tubing and tree saver taps...