“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” ― Wayne W. Dyer via Eric's Friend In the cool DIY portion of our...
Tiny House Plans : A - Frame Vacation Cabin
Tiny House Plans for a cheap easy to build cabin from Deek Diedrecksen, who is a brilliant designer and carpenter. This cabin is perfect for that piece of land you have in the country Easy to build with the downloadable tiny house plans Deek and Joe Everson put together. The photos here just say simple...
Refinishing Kitchen Cabinets To Save On Your Renovation - GF Radio 337
To save money on your kitchen renovation, you can keep your existing cabinets and refinish them. Rick and Eric talk about refinishing kitchen cabinets and other money saving tips when doing a kitchen renovation, inspired by a post on The Kitchn, one of Eric's favorite sites. Eric suggests using sponge rollers to paint the cabinets,...
Simple Apple Crisp Recipe : GF Video 12
A simple apple crisp recipe that you can make for a quick dessert with minimal effort. We visited our local pick your own orchard, Riiska Orchard in Sandisfield, Mass, and picked way too many apples! This is our go to recipe for a quick dessert. You can use store bought apples, but we're all about...
Is It OK To Double Dip? Viewer Mail Video #5
Double Dipping, Cranky Comments and more on Viewer Mail Video #5 Karma is boomerang is a big theme in Eric's life, and we talk about that today. I am aware of what I did, so just move on in life. "It's a great time to be alive" is Rick Kennerly's life mantra, and we believe...
Lots Of Reasons To Be Happy - GF Radio 336
Pharrell Williams' Happy song starts our show, as Eric and Rick talk about how they like the song, and as always, its easy to grumble about the world, but there are lots of reasons to be happy. You can buy Pharell's song, Happy, on iTunes here. Eric talks about watching independent musicians doing cover versions...
Eric's Foot Surgery!
I mentioned in a recent GF Viewer Mail Video that I had had surgery on my foot, and while some may not be interested in that, I thought some might, and some have already asked, so here's what's up. I don't know the exact medical term, but the joint of the large toe is arthritic...
Cast Iron, Maple Syrup, & Cake! Viewer Mail Video #4
Here's Viewer Mail Video #4, where we answer questions about Cast Iron, Maple Syrup, and Chocolate Cake.
How To Make Moonshine In Brooklyn
Want to learn how to make moonshine? Here's the book. Its surprisingly simple, as told by Colin Spoelman and David Haskell. I first heard of this book after reading an excerpt in Edible Brooklyn, and then saw it in the local bookstore, so I had to buy it. The bookcover says it all. The prologue...
Cutting Firewood With A Chainsaw - GF Video
We dropped a tree that was dead last fall, of course we made a video about that click here, and we needed to cut the tree up into firewood for the wood stove at the camp, so I had my phone camera with me while we worked. So out come the chainsaws, safety gear, and...
DIY Popcorn Ceiling Repair - GF Radio 335
A viewer mail on popcorn ceiling repair gets an answer from Eric, but first we have to take into account daylight savings time, which Eric did not this morning... Popcorn ceilings are not easy to fix, but Eric takes us through the options and what he would do. Paint solves many home improvement problems, BTW....
Plywood Boat Photos from Juan
Got great email from Juan, he saw our plywood boat video and built one himself. How cool is that? Juan was nice enough to let us post his plywood boat photos here on the site. Here is the email he sent: Just wanted to say thanks for putting up the video on making a small...
Tap Sugar Maples for Maple Syrup with Buckets - GF Video
Its time to tap sugar maples to make maple syrup in our area, and I went out with my neighbors to help them tap with buckets and spouts. This is the traditional method of tapping trees, many people now use plastic taps and tubing. See the links below for our videos on tapping using tubing....
Beginning Snowshoe How To - GF Video
We love to snowshoe and wanted to show you how to snowshoe yourself. When the snow is knee deep, its the best way to get around the yard or go on a hike. Plus its a great outdoor exercise. Watch our video here and read on to learn about snowshoes: We bought our snowshoes at...
Triple Chocolate Cake Recipe - GF Video
Take our chocolate cake recipe, add chocolate chips and chocolate icing, and make a triple chocolate cake! Based on comments viewers made to our original simple chocolate cake video, we added a few things to amp up the cake, and it tastes amazing. I love this cake for its simplicity. But then, I love making...
Your Feet Touch The Ground - GFR 334
Eric tells of his toe surgery, and rick talks about his hammertoe, great stuff to start out a radio show. we then talk about being careful with painkillers, and how its easy to overdose on acetaminophen ( aka Tylenol ) , one has to be careful if you've already taken acetaminophen and then take a...
Restaurant Grade Short Ribs - GFR 333
Eric talks about the pressure cooker short ribs he made, but first we tangent to beekeeping for a minute. Help GardenFork and you'll get more videos! But on to the short ribs. Bone-in Short ribs from Whole Foods go in the pressure cooker with vegetable broth and wine, plus some onions, potatoes, and carrots, and...
Turn Off Social Media - Get Things Done - GF Radio 332
How To Turn Off Social Media, Jump starting your car, seed starting, and can you jump start a car with a Toyota Prius? Listen to GardenFork Radio to find out. Rick and Eric talk about seed starting, and what kind of bulbs to use in your seed starting grow light. We have some great seed...