William Gurstelle, author of the newly updated DIY book Backyard Ballistics, joins Eric today to talk about what makes us want to make stuff, how William came to writing DIY books, and how civilized we are today compared to just a few hundred years ago. Eric and William talk about catapults and how they may...
Get Rid Of Slugs with this homemade slug trap
Here's a great way to get rid of slugs organically in your vegetable garden. This DIY slug trap was sent to us by Laurel who has slugs on her vegetable plants. Great way of practicing organic slug control. I enjoy what you do, and love the dogs... Now that strawberries are ripening, there are always...
Supersedure Queen Cells - Beginning Beekeeping Video
I found these supersedure cells, sure sign of a queenless beehive, yesterday. Supersedure cells are a beehive's way of raising an emergency queen. Something has happened to the queen, either it died, or the workers killed it because it was injured or not laying well, and the honeybees are raising a new queen. There were...
Grease Trap Back Up! GF Radio
Rick and Eric talk about the power of the individual, arduino controllers for beehives, and why Eric was offline for a week. And what to do when your friend calls about his flooded basement. Plus viewer mail! Show Notes: Grease Trap: The Beehive Weight Project: Arduino controller...
Roast Cherry Tomato Pasta Recipe GF TV Video
Easy Cherry Tomato Recipe served over pasta, rice, or quinoa. Here's a recipe for all those ripe cherry tomatoes in your garden. Roast the tomatoes with some garlic and the like, and its amazing. My friend Bill gave me this cherry tomato recipe; he's been making it a few times a week. Its a great...
Buttermilk Orange Scone Recipe
Who doesn't enjoy a hot a flaky, buttery scone with jam? This recipe uses orange essence to complement the tart flavor that the buttermilk lends to this British party. Much like a good southern biscuit, it's important not to overwork this dough. It's best eaten within a few hours after baking. Frankly I don't know...
Easy Native Pollinators
Just a short "bonus" video from Rick this morning on Easy Native Pollinators. He's been guarding his dill and fennel patches in the front yard from the Perfectionistas' in the neighborhood (and inside his own house) all season long. The result is this somewhat seedy but extremely prolific butterfly habitat, a Motel 6 for Monarch...
Making Hard Cider, Brewing Beer, Making Soap GF Radio
How to make hard cider, how to brew beer, and how to make your own soap are the topics on GF Radio. Ben joins eric to talk about hard cider and how homemade hard cider is made, and what not to do when making hard cider. what yeast should you use when making hard cider?...
DIY Grow Light PDQ
We don't have a lot of space at Casa Cairn, so we have to make a lot of stuff do double duty. And why not? Most of our stuff is really used very infrequently. I'll bet it's pretty much the same at your house. Today we'll take a two bulb florescent light from the garage...
Beet Smoothie Recipe
In our honey tasting episode, I described one of my favorite smoothies – one made with beets– that subsequently caught some Twitter flack. I should have noted that the beets should be roasted, and since this is a snack I really do love, I thought I’d elaborate on the recipe and perhaps provide a disclaimer....
Viewer Mail, English, and Aquaponics : GF Radio
We read a nice note from Alice and reflect on what is GardenFork? And a big thank you to Christina of FelineDesignInc.com , check out her site if you need web and graphic design work. Kevin takes us to task for mispronouncing words like Propolis, for Rick, english is a second language. Gardening for the...
DIY Solar Beeswax Melter Video by Rick
Solar Wax Melter plans here. Rick built this DIY solar beeswax melter out of a cooler and stuff you probably have in your garage. Beeswax is made by the honeybees, and when you harvest honey, the cappings on the cells of the honeycomb are cut off, and you can save these wax cappings, melt them...
Melissa Bee Farm Honey Tasting GF Radio
Producer Sarah and Eric do a honey tasting in Brooklyn of Rick's Melissa Bee Farm Honey . and a thank you to Christina of Feline Design for designing Rick's honey label. you can get the Vitamix Sarah has here:
Porchetta, Roast Pork Shoulder Recipe
This Porchetta recipe is a great use for a pork shoulder or pork butt. I fell hard for porchetta after having the porchetta sandwich at the amazing Porchetta restaurant in the East Village in NYC. Then I got Anne Burrell's cookbook, Cook Like A Rockstar, and right there was a recipe for Porchetta. yum. I...
Sweet Potato and Kimchi Fritters
This recipe is one many that I'm developing for an cookbook project called Kimcheelicious. It’s about home-fermentation and cooking with kimchi that you make in your own kitchen. I’m raising funds on Kickstarter.com to get this book off the ground. If you like this recipe please support Kimcheelicious on Kickstarter. Fundraising ends on August 28,...
Braised Italian Meatball Recipe
My friend Elaine’s mother is the consummate southern Italian cook. Mama Lena shared her meatball recipe with me over the phone, but I had to figure out the proportion of ingredient. After a few batches I think I came close. Lena’s meatball recipe makes roughly 50 small meat balls. 2 spicy Italian sausages (remove casing)...
Rice Noodles & Green Beans with Tamarind-Almond Butter Sauce Recipe
To curb a budding takeout addiction, I learned how to make Pad Thai at home. Although some recipes call for a substitute of lime juice, the dish traditionally relies on tamarind for its acidity, so I purchased a jar of tamarind paste. I have since become smitten with its sour-sweet bite and am experimenting with...
Intelligent Puppies, New Cars, Stolen Plumbing GF Radio
Monica joins Eric to talk about what Monica has been up to lately. We talk about her new rescue pup, and the trouble the younger dog can get into, but also the fun too. Monica uses the laser pointer to exercise her dogs, its a good exercise tool when its too hot to go outside....