Blogspot - livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com - Living the Frugal Life
General Information:
Latest News:
The New Coop 28 Apr 2012 | 07:32 am
So here's a project that's taken up far more of our spring time than I would have imagined. It's our spankin' new chicken coop. As you can see, it's an A-frame and a rather large one. The seed idea...
Resurfacing 23 Apr 2012 | 11:37 pm
Apologies for the long radio silence. And thanks to those of you who sent kind inquiries about my absence. All is well at the homestead. While spring is always a busy season that gets in the way of...
Repurposing Wool Fibers 31 Jan 2012 | 07:07 am
Despite my interest in frugality, I'm relatively new to thrift stores. Generally I don't enjoy shopping, but there are a couple of Goodwill stores on routes I travel regularly, so I've been stopping ...
Harvest Meal: Roasted Parsnips 14 Jan 2012 | 06:16 am
This winter we have a surfeit of parsnips to harvest, which is wonderful because they are one of my favorite vegetables. But parsnips can be tricky to cook well, because they aren't very dense. So w...
A Few Loose Ends 6 Jan 2012 | 08:13 am
Happy New Year, everyone! My conscience has been nagging at me to follow up with results from several things I've written about over the last year or so. I'm not good about getting around to posting...
PASA Conference Coming Up 14 Dec 2011 | 02:43 am
Here's my annual publicity for PASA's Farming for the Future Conference. I've been attending this conference for the last four years, and have always come away excited, energized, and having learned ...
More Hoop House Details 11 Dec 2011 | 08:01 am
I promised another post on the features of our hoop house. Despite the fact that it's still not quite complete, the hoop house is doing well and demonstrating its productivity. Typically, protected ...
A Nice Barter Arrangement 15 Nov 2011 | 02:40 am
With the beginning of cold weather, I've been reaching for canning jars of homemade chicken stock a lot lately. So much so that I'm completely out, not only of chicken stock, but of any stock whatsoe...
Back in the Loving Arms of the Grid 1 Nov 2011 | 11:00 pm
The freak Halloween storm that visited the northeastern US left us without power for most of the weekend and Monday. On Saturday we watched as heavy flakes of snow fell, and kept falling all day. Th...
Giveaway Winner 22 Oct 2011 | 12:25 am
The randomly chosen winner of the giveaway for The Small-Scale Poultry Flock is Alexis, Baron von Harlot - an Aussie reader who blogs at Lexicon Harlot. Congratulations, Alexis! Please leave your co...
