Good podcasts to listen to? Rick and Eric review podcasts they like, prompted by a listener who asked for suggestions for podcasts, but first a bunch of cool stuff. Rick and Eric recap Rick's talk with GardenFork Scientist Tony about the pro and con of owning an electric car. Battery storage is key here, and...
Eyeboogie copies GardenFork video, uses it in MSN Bing Video
Eyeboogie, a video company in LA, copied a GardenFork YouTube Channel video, and edited it into a video they created for Microsoft's Trendspotting video series on Bing.com . I found out about this by way of a GardenFork fan, who sent me a link to our copyrighted footage being used on Bing.com without our permission....
Benefits of an Electric Car - What's it like? GF Radio 325
Rick talks with GardenFork Scientist Tony about the benefits of an electric car. Tony owns a Nissan Leaf electric car. How do you charge your electric car? Tony tells about charging the Leaf in his garage and remote charging stations at stores he has used. The question many have is when you use an electric...
How to get rid of stuff on Craigslist - GF Radio #324
How to freecycle stuff on craigslist. Eric talks about his experience getting rid of clutter in his basement using the free section. And the GardenFork Labradors have their own YouTube Channel - Link Here. Eric announces the new fundraiser to buy new equipment, its going to be a simple project. On the higher end people...
DIY Greeting Cards - Paper Crafting - GF Video
DIY greeting cards are an easy paper crafting project using lino block printing. You can make homemade cards for Christmas, wedding announcements, birthday cards, you name it. The method we are using is called block printing, or linoleum block printing. Super easy to do, and a great kids art project. Our guest crafts expert is...
Wood Deck Post Repair - Sistering a column
Deck Repair in the winter cold, fun. A friend of mine has a wood deck off his second flooor, its not the most well built deck I've seen, but it came with the house, and its OK for now. But the footings for the columns or posts that hold up the deck are less than...
The Xmas Show, Its not about stuff GFR-322
Rick reads a piece about rubber boots he heard on NPR: Ode to My Sturdy Rubber Boots - by BILL HARLEY http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89130360 Talking more about citizen science, Rick tell us about some neat bird counts you can be a part of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, through first of year. 114 consecutive year, worlds oldest,...
Cook what's in the fridge - GF Radio 322
Viewer mail starts our show referring back to a comment Rick made about electric cars. Then we talk about cooking diner with what's in the fridge instead of going to the store to buy more food. With the basics, you can make all sorts of food. Rick talks about using Consumer’s Report - new vaccum...
Thanksgiving Wrap Up - GF Radio #321
Thanksgiving dinner starts the show, Eric had a french dinner for Thanksgiving, and it was good. Tre Bon, in other words. Rick liked the how to make gravy video, and has subscribed to Erica Wides audio show, Let's Get Real. We digress into other podcasts and Rick also likes Adam Savage's audio podcast, The Adam...
How To Make Gravy - GF Video
Easy how to make gravy recipe for turkey or chicken, for Thanksgiving or Christmas, or just dinner. Really good gravy is not hard to make, watch our gravy video to learn the steps. Chef Erica Wides joins Eric and walks us through the steps, and we learn some cool stuff about deglazing the pan and...
Thanksgiving Tips : GF Radio #320
Rick and Eric talk about the How To Make Gravy for Thanksgiving video that Eric made with Chef Erica Wides. The price of Thanksgiving turkeys drops around the holidays, and Eric talks about why that happens. Rick asks why turkey is just a once or twice a year food. Turkeys provide an economical way to...
Sitting in a DIY Deer Stand
I was walking with my neighbor on some land he owns near my house. He was having the woods opened up by the local sawmill. They were taking oak, beech, ash and pine out of the woods. We came across two deer stands, built probably 10 years ago, and he said I could use the...
How To Build A DIY Pallet Compost Bin Video
Build your own pallet compost bin! Its easy. I'll show you how with these photos and video. You'll be composting in a few hours. Recycled pallets are perfect to make this bin, they are strong, have built in vents, and are free. This bin is also dog proof, our Labradors can't get in it and...
DIY Pizza Oven Tips and Tricks - GF Video
Using our easy brick pizza oven plan, learn these tips for building your wood fired pizza oven and how to cook pizza in it. After using our DIY pizza oven several times, I wanted to share with you all some things I have learned about firing the brick oven and cooking pizza in it. If...
Hoop House Greenhouse FAQ - GF Radio 319
Build your own hoop house greenhouse is today's topic. Matt tells us how to build a greenhouse out of pipe and plastic. He is building a hoop house greenhouse using off the shelf items to save money and its going well. Matt shares what he has learned in building a greenhouse that you can apply...
Travel Tips and Mousetraps - GF Radio 318
Rick tells us about his recent trip to Europe, and his tips for having a good time. Rick took a cruise through southern Europe, and he liked that the boat would travel at night . They used at monasterystays.com to keep some costs low, and they enjoyed it a lot. Rick's takeaway was that after...
Easy Hard Cider Recipe - GF Video
Hard Cider made easy with this hard cider recipe in our DIY video. All you need are a few items from a homebrew supply store, we like to use Midwest Homebrew, click here to visit their site. Watch our how to make hard cider video and then let us know your questions and suggestions below....
Easy Apple Butter Recipe and more with Noreen's Kitchen - GF Radio 317
Easy Apple Butter Recipe made in a slow cooker and making your own pectin start our show with Noreen of Noreen's Kitchen video show on YouTube. Noreen tells us how to make your own pectin, though its ok to buy your own. Noreen says if there aren't many apples near you, you can make peach...