I love meatloaf, and not just for dinner, but for the leftovers as well. Yes, its a comfort food, and it tastes even better after spending a night in the fridge. The same thing for meatballs. I'm thinking the flavors meld. That word meld is used a lot when we talk about overnight foods. But...
Charlie Pup recovering after tearing a claw
With 1-½ feet of snow in the yard, we took our pups over to our neighbor's house to play. They have a long driveway that is plowed, so the Labradors would have an open space to run and fetch. After about 30 minutes, we noticed blood on Charlie Pup's paw. Charlie Pup was oblivious to...
Dead Battery, What To Do?
Its been real cold this winter, 7 degrees F this morning, and I go to start the car and the engine barely turns over. On the second try, the engine doesn't turn over, you just hear the dead battery clicking. The battery is just about dead. So the question is, how do you charge a...
Fitness Monitors with Monica - GF Radio 331
Monica joins Eric to talk about wristband fitness monitors like FitBit and Jawbone. Monica has tried several of the monitors, and now has the FitBit wristband. We will keep updated with Monica on how her fitness routine progresses with her fitness monitor. One trick she found was if you are on an exercise bike, you...
Viewer Mail Videos #1, 2, 3 - Seed Starting, Choc Cake, & Labs
This is a new thing for us, answering viewer mail in a video. Here are the first three, what do you think?
Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe - GF Video
Fast and Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe, a perfect last minute dessert or for when you want chocolate cake and want it fast! Mix this cake in the pan, put it in the oven for 30 minutes, and you're done. Nice. This cake recipe is also called screwball cake, or crazy cake. Its a great cake...
Getting To Ready Tap Sugar Maples
Its 7 degrees F in the yard. 1 ½ feet of snow. I strapped on my snowshoes and took the Labradors out back on the woods trail. Charlie Pup grabs a large stick, Henry loses her ball in the snow almost immediately. She digs around to find it. I'm also thinking about the maple syrup...
5 Great Seed Starting How To Videos
How to start seeds? Watch these seed starting videos from the GardenFork video archive. Simple Seed Starting Pots Video Cardboard Pots Video Origami Newspaper Pots Our Super Easy Grow Light How To Video Here's how to build the grow light stand for your cheap grow lights: Some Seed Starting Thoughts from Eric Do Not Overwater...
Bottling HomeBrew Beer - Home Brewing 101 - GF Video
Learn how to bottle homebrew beer and hard cider in our homebrewing 101 tutorial video. Eric show you that bottling homebrew beer is not hard, all you need are brown bottles and a few pieces of equipment. This same homebrew how to applies to bottling hard cider. Get your supplies from your local homebrew store,...
Pressure Cooker Tips - GF Radio 330
Rick uses his pressure cooker and we talk pressure cooker tips on GardenFork Radio. Cooking dried beans, Rick tells us how he made red beans and chili in the pressure cooker in a few minutes. Rick used to use a cooker like this on his boat, where energy use and food storage is at a...
Clear Cloudy Honey - Beekeeping 101 - GF Video
Clear Cloudy Honey with our how to video. Crystallized Honey can be easily decrystallized, watch Eric show you how. Why causes cloudy honey? The most common reason is temperature. The honey has been stored somewhere and the honey temperature eventually lowers enough to crystalize. The moisture content of the honey also causes cloudy honey. How...
Caring For Your Parents - what we've learned GF Radio 329
Tracy and Eric talk about caring for your parents, getting the financial and health matters in order, and the delicate dance to power of attorney. Hear of our experiences in trying the DIY route of power of attorney, and why you do need a lawyer to help you navigate managing your parents. There's more to...
Viewer Mail #1 - Artisan Bread, Dog Treats, Deep Fried Twinkies - GF Video
Our first viewer mail show! What should we call this new series? We'll post a new viewer mail video every week or so. Be good to have a name for it. Links to the videos we talk about in this viewer mail video Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day video Deep Fried Twinkies video...
Eating on the wild side - Learn to Forage in the supermarket - GF Radio 328
Rick interviews Jo Robinson, author of Eating On The Wild Side, The Missing Link To Optimum Health. Rick bought this book - he was not sent a review copy - and like the book so much he invited Jo to be on GF Radio. Rick and Jo talk about how some kinds of foods, like...
How to buy a farm, Tyler buys a small farm - GF Radio 327
Tyler tells his story of how to buy a farm. Tyler recently bought a small farm with a 3 stall barn and house on 2 acres, and he tells us about the house buying process. If you are thinking of buying a small farm or just buying a house with some land, or just want...
Sweet Potato Dog Treats Recipe : GF Video
Homemade Sweet Potato Dog Treats Recipe in this how-to video. We've bought sweet potato dog chews from the store, and they are expensive. Prompted by a GF viewer who sent us some sweet potato dog biscuits, we decided to try and make these. The Labradors Love Sweet Potato Dog Treats As you can see in...
Industrial Style Bathroom Acessory
Came across this industrial style bathroom accessory recently and really liked its simple design. And it's wicked simple to make. Metal plumbing pipe lends itself well to this style of home decor. Industrial Style Bathroom Accessory How To This toilet paper holder is made from ¾" plumbing pipe, which is available from plumbing supply houses...
Easy Cranberry Recipe, Cranberry Jam - GF Video
Bought too many cranberries? Here's an easy cranberry recipe to use up those extras you bought. This jam is a simple cranberry recipe to make and you can store the jam for up to a year in mason jars by canning them. Easy Cranberry Recipe The GardenFork Way These berries are one of those superfoods...