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Our Home-Built Archaeology-Style Shaker Sifter

I recently built a garden tool for Michelle’s birthday, an archaeological style sifter. It’s also been called an archaeological sifter, garden sifter, compost sifter, sifting screen, or soil sifter, depending on the use to which an individual puts it. A … Continue reading

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An Alternative to Commercial Cat Litter

Yesterday, in describing our recent haul of goods to the homestead, I mentioned cat litter. I thought that I had talked about that before on this blog, but it turns out I hadn’t. This little tip seems far too good … Continue reading

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