Category Archives: Homesteading

Water systems, outhouses, heating with wood – alternative lifestyles that move us toward more self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

Felling Follies

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

As so often happens with my firewood harvesting, a recent felling effort turned into a “situation,” dangerous and frustrating at the time, but not without its humorous aspects after the fact. The birch grew at an angle over a steep … Continue reading →

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Wood Stove Season Ends

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

With the onset of warmer weather, we’ve gone without fires in the woodstove some days lately. If it’s particularly cool or wet, we might have a small fire in the morning or evening, but the season of heating the cabin … Continue reading →

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