Mike and Eric talk more about cycling, with Mike's first group ride with a bunch of people older and healthier than he is. If you wnat to find a cycling group in your area, we suggest a web search for 'cycling club' in your area. Keep in mind that we all start from somewhere, so...
Simple Loft Bed Plans DIY
This is a loft bed a friend of mine made for his kid's room. The bedroom is narrow, so building a loft bed with a desk underneath made the best use of a small space. You could use these plans for a loft bed in your tiny house plans as well. The crossbeams that support...
Arduino Controllers, Pinball, & Burritos GF Radio
Mike and Eric talk about how to use arduino controllers in pinball and beehives, how easy it is to use them and program them. Repairing a shower mixing valve without cutting a hole in the wall, be sure to turn off the water before you replace the mixing valve cartridge. Eric did put in a...
Inside the Hive: Views from a First Year Beekeeper (Scene 19)
After eight days in the wonderful state of Maine on a much needed vacation, I did a quick "hey howya doin'" on the hives this afternoon. As a first year beekeeper, I've resigned myself to the fact that the best thing I can do for the hives is not rob them of honey so instead...
Update: Podcasts & BlueTooth Stereo Headsets
Speaking of listening to podcasts: back around the holidays I wrote about some stereo headsets for gardeners I thought were pretty kewl. Those were the Tags from Outdoor Technology. While the idea was good, I ended up having some problems with them. First of all, I sweat like a Mississippi plow mule--it's a family trait, what we...
rhkennerly: Podcasts I Listen To
Hi, Eric. This is really more of a question for Rick. Rick mentioned that he listens to a lot of podcasts. He is such an interesting guy and I'm always looking for new podcasts to listen to (I'm the one who spends a lot of time with my headphones while trainingfor marathons :)). I would love to...
Well Water Pump Repair! GF TV video
The electric pump that pumps water to our drip irrigation system broke down, so its time for some electric motor repair. This pump supplies water to our drip irrigation system for our vegetable garden. We use soaker hose watering system for the garden, you can watch our how to make a DIY drip irrigation system...
Season Cast Iron How To with Gary House
This is the third of a series of articles about how to cook in a dutch oven, dutch oven recipes, and how to season cast iron and dutch ovens by Gary House, of Cooking-Outdoors.com. A big thank-you to Gary for contributing this. The good news is that almost all new Dutch ovens come pre-seasoned direct...
NYFD in action
I was walking down the avenue to the hardware store when I saw the black plume of smoke and heard the fire engines coming. There was that burning tar smell of a roof on fire. Like half the neighborhood, I walked a few blocks closer to watch. What stuck with me was the orchestration of...
Inside the Hive: Views from a First Year Beekeeper (Scene 18)
The last half of June and the first week of July 2012 have been HOT here in Virginia. I live in the Piedmont region and... Stop. Geography Time! I'm doing the MC Hammer shuffle dance right now. It ain't pretty, folks, but I try to imagine that it looks good. Humor me. I have almost...
Lose Weight, Eat Yogurt, Be Better GF Radio
Mike talks about how to lose weight by reasonable dieting, cycling, and a new outlook on his health. photo by kcconnors
Self Watering Pots for Rooftop Garden
A friend made these DIY Self Watering Plant Containers for his green roof, and I wanted to share them with you. He built a small deck on the roof of his building in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY, and watches GardenFork to learn how to do stuff. neat. These self watering planters are homemade, he stacked...
Worm Composter Barrel by Rick : GardenFork Radio
Rick's homemade worm composter; we learn more about how rick made a worm composter out of a barrel. Rick also posted a how-to video on our site here on how you can make worm composter, and gives us some more pointers. How to make kefir: Producer Sarah tell us how she made kefir, a fermented...
Energy Saving Lights in the Food Store
I rarely go to large grocery stores, between the local food coop, and our locally owned grocery store, I avoid them. But this week I had to go to the DMV, and afterward I wandered around the shopping mall nearby. I went into the large store that sells all sorts of stuff, including a large...
Inside the Hive: Views from a First Year Beekeeper (Scene 17)
Having the right tool for the job makes all the difference. You can try to drive a nail into the wall with your shoe to hang that picture and it might work but even a crappy dollar store hammer will make that job a cinch because the hammer is specifically designed to accomplish that task. Those...
Surfcasting with Lures How-to GF TV Video
Surfcasting, saltwater fishing from shore, is easy to do, and a great way to learn how to catch fish. In this how-to video we use lures at the beach to fish for striped bass and bluefish. Ocean fishing like this is not complicated, and i'm all about simple is good. We went surfcasting at Fort...
Inside the Hive: Views from a First Year Beekeeper (Scene 16)
When folks talk about beehives - average, non-beekeeping folks, that is - they'll probably mention honey, honey comb, the queen bee, maybe pollen. Those are things most folks would know. Today I want to talk about something that few folk outside the beekeeper community would know about - propolis. In this image you can see...
Inside the Hive: Views from a First Year Beekeeper (Scene 15)
The bees in hive #2 (the hive formerly known as "the nuc hive") have been very productive. Three weeks ago we put a medium super with new foundation atop this hive and when we checked it on Father's Day, we found not only drawn comb but drawn comb filled with nectar in the process of...