Learn how to make a dog tug toy in this DIY GardenFork Video. Our dogs tear through store bought toys, maybe the toys are made for smaller dogs, not sure. So I bought 100' of rope and now we make our own dog rope toys. This video is one of several we are working on...
Eric Tries the Gluten Free Thing - GF Radio 355
We follow up on Leda Meredith's fermentation how to book, and why Rick buys his how-to books in hardcover and not an ebook. Rick likes Leda's book finding it easy to follow. Links are below. We read some mail based on our podcast about dog allergies, its seems a raw food diet helps some dogs...
Easy Fermentation Recipes & Foraging Tips with Leda Meredith - GF Radio 355
New Fermentation recipes are here in a new book by Leda Meredith. Leda, a foraging and food preservation expert joins Eric today to talk about fermentation, making cheese, and foraging. Leda has two new books out, Preserving Everything: Can, Culture, Pickle, Freeze, Ferment, Dehydrate, Smoke, Salt, that has a bunch of easy fermentation recipes and...
Grilled Tomatoes with Spinach and Cheese, an Easy Tomato Recipe - GF Video
An easy tomato recipe to use up some of those giant beefsteak tomatoes that doesn't involve making a salad or a BLT. Grill big tomato slices, make a cream sauce, add in spinach, top with cheese, and you've got a nice appetizer or side dish. This recipe comes from GF viewer Marcus, who sent us...
Changing Your Headlight bulbs & When to Call the Professionals GF Radio 354
Rick tells of how he tried to change the headlight bulbs on his Toyota Prius, and how it all ended up a the mechanic's garage instead. We learn when its time to call the professional and walk away from a DIY repair. Eric has been watching great car repair videos by Eric The Car Guy...
Pet Allergies & Basement Flooding Solutions GF Radio 353
We talk with Monica about her dog's pet allergies and behavioral problems, and her basement flooding problem. Monica has a 2 yr old mixed breed rescue pup that has developed food allergies and has been become aggressive towards squirrels and rabbits. Rick talks about his experience with pet allergies with his Cairn Terriers and how...
BBQ Rub Recipes And Fix Your Air Conditioner - GF Radio 352
A few ways to fix your air conditioner before calling the AC repair person and BBQ rub recipes on the show as Mike joins us. Mike talks about BBQ rubs and tells us a few simple things you can do to fix your air conditioner, and if those don't work, its time to get the...
Cherry Tomato Recipe: Make Pesto! - GF Video
A cherry tomato recipe that is a new one to me: Cherry Tomato Pesto. I heard about this from Lidia Bastianich, who was interviewed on ATK Radio and mentioned it. I was surprised at how well it turned out, never had I thought of making pesto this way before. What fun to have a new...
Go Out And Dig Post Holes - GF Radio 351
Eric tells you to go out and dig post holes, stop procrastinating about it, its easier than you think. And once its done, he tells you how to fill the holes with cement. Its easy. Then Eric segues into more stream of conscious stuff. There you go.
Backyard Stump Removal
The large mulberry tree had to come out. The neighbors complained about the berries that littered their yards each year, and got tracked into their homes by the feet of kids and dogs. So down came the tree, and what was left for me to deal with was about 5 feet of tree. Time for...
Thaw Meat Quickly How To - GF Video
Learn how to thaw meat quicky, defrost steaks, chicken breasts, fish and other smaller pieces of meat with this simple method. No longer does one have to defrost meat in the fridge overnight. No when you get home from work, you can thaw meat quickly and have it for dinner that night. The information presented...
Apple Tree has lost half of its leaves
Our standard size apple tree has lost half of its leaves for the second year now. Its the middle of summer, and the bottom half of the tree drops its leaves, and we are not sure why. I think this tree may be a Winesap, but I'm not sure. This tree usually fruits bi-annually, every...
Quick Coleslaw Recipe -GF Video
Here's a quick coleslaw recipe that takes no time to put together. This is a perfect addition to one of our pulled pork recipes. The pairing of BBQ and coleslaw is a given in the GardenFork world, so here we go! We use the grater disc on our food processor for this quick coleslaw recipe,...
Dr Pepper Pulled Pork Slow Cooker Recipe - GF Video
Pulled Pork is a GardenFork favorite, and I've heard of adding soda to the slow cooker, so here is our Dr Pepper Pulled Pork Slow Cooker Recipe. I like how the soda adds some sugar-caramel flavor, plus that raspberry taste that Dr Pepper has. Plus it was just fun to put this together to see...
Podcasts we like & cucumbers Rick doesn't - GF Radio 350
Rick joins Eric to talk about new stuff. First off is Eric's favorite weather website, WeatherUnderground.com . Eric's personal weather station is connected to the Weather Underground site, where you can get hyper-local weather data and nice radar. New podcasts Eric has been listening to lately while repairing plaster and drywall. Eric recently found The...
Grilled Pineapple - GF Video
Are you grilling some food tonight? Then try this Grilled Pineapple Recipe while you're at it. I like the idea of making dessert outdoors, one less thing to heat up the house with. We've touched a bit on grilled fruit before, with mixed results, but this one works well and is easy to do. Its...
Love the Podcast! Viewer Mail - GF Radio 349
Eric goes solo and reads viewer mail about Garlic, raised beds, weeding from Matty, & free libraries from Christina. The NY Times article we talk about is here. More info on Bucky Buckaw is avail here. You can watch our how to grow garlic videos here: https://gardenfork.tv/tag/garlic-video
Bear or Varmint takes apart an empty hive
I had been using this empty hive as a bait hive, hoping to catch a swarm from - no luck there - and I had just left this outside the garage. I had meant to put it inside the garage, but you know how that goes. Then that night Charlie Pup was barking at the...