Erin tells us about how she built her amazing raised vegetable beds, which put to shame our DIY raised garden beds. We cover the dreaming, planning, ground preparation, construction, and sealing of the beds. Erin's raised beds are a click above our simple ones, listen as we walk through how she came to this...
Hook Up A Generator To Your House - GF Video
Learn how to hook up a generator your house electric panel safely in this video. We run our house with a portable generator and transfer switch when the power goes out, and here we'll show you how to safely connect a generator to your circuit breaker panel. Watch this video, and read through the text...
Will A Portable Generator Run Whole House AC?
Can a portable generator run whole house AC? I learned the answer in short order the other day. I had just installed a generator interlock switch (video here) on my sister's electric panel, and showed her how to hook up a portable generator to the house. The power went out during a recent storm during...
Some Vegetables Are Healthier Cooked GF Radio 478
Eric and Rick talk about using Firefox's new tool to protect you from Facebook tracking you all over the web. Eric's data drain from Instagram. Vegetables that are better for you cooked. Eric's most recent livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4OuDoCyhVU Check out the GardenFork Amazon Shop: http://amazon.com/shop/gardenfork Get our email newsletter, sign up: http://gardenfork.tv/news Support GardenFork, become a...
DIY Hive Top Vent Board Keeps the Hive Cooler In Summer
Bees on a hot roof in NYC can be a problem in the middle of summer. I built a DIY hive top vent board to keep the hives a bit cooler. This also helps cure the honey in the supers, by the way. On the flip side, if you want to learn how to insulate...
Cheap Solar Panel System Runs Your Cabin or Small House - GF Video
A cheap solar panel system to run most of your small house or cabin. This video walks you through a simple solar installation we did for a friends cabin in the woods. A Cheap Solar Panel System, How We Did It: We talk about a simple solar installation on the GardenFork Radio podcast, in this...
The Best Way To Unsubscribe From Catalogs
Finally a mail order company creates the best way to unsubscribe from catalogs. We get way too many catalogs for people who don't really buy that much stuff. It all goes into the recycle. To me its a waste of paper and resources to print the thing, and get it to my door, only to...
How To Install A Simple Solar Panel System - GF Radio
Will tells us how to install a simple solar panel system. He just finished his solar setup in his barn and we walk through it today. Here is the parts list, these are affiliate links: Solar Panel & Controller: https://amzn.to/2sPEi6c Inverter: https://amzn.to/2M5KSOI Battery: https://amzn.to/2kTHqKJ Kill A Watt meter: https://amzn.to/2sJLlgE Video of Will's version of How...
Air Travel and the Calorie Counts of Muffins and Danish
The Labradors of Gardenfork book The reveal of the new Ford Fiesta at the L.A. Auto Show Air Travel and the calorie counts of muffins and danish Interview with Mandy and Joel of Plugged In Parents http://pluggedinparents.com about their lactose free cookbook, Lactose Free and Loving It Mandy and Joel are also part of Ford's...
Hops are this giant plant that is fun to grow.
I bought some hop plants from Fedco Seeds a while back. They are called rhizomes. Below is what a hop plant looks like 3 years old. When you get the hop rhizomes from the supplier, they look like 6" long brown sticks with some roots sticking out. Get them in the ground asap. Also buy...
No Tomato Talk! + Podcasts We Like - GF Radio 470
Rick and Eric talk about how to properly dispose of a US flag, a new private DNS service, foghorns, and some podcasts we like. Get our email newsletter, sign up: http://gardenfork.tv/news How to dispose of a flag https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/09/08/retiring-worn-out-american-flags/ Cloudflare private DNS https://gizmodo.com/how-to-speed-up-your-internet-and-protect-your-privacy-1824256587 Podcasts We Like Eric was a guest on The Popular Mechanics podcast with...
You Can Weld! My Beginning Flux Core Welding GF Video
I am new to welding, so I call this video Beginning Flux Core Welding. I hope to inspire you to try flux core, and walk you through some tips to get started. After watching this first video, you can see how I have progressed in this welding repair video I did for my neighbor. Full...
Simple Maple Syrup Evaporator : GF Video
Learn how to make maple syrup with this simple maple syrup evaporator. I'll show you how to tap and collect sap from your sugar maples and then boil down the sap. This setup uses propane and 2 outdoor propane stoves. We have used several methods to make maple syrup, watch all our maple syrup videos...
Propane Maple Syrup Boil : GF Video
Our first year of making maple syrup! Learn how to make maple syrup with this cheap evaporator, using a propane turkey deep fryer rig. We have used several methods to make maple syrup, watch all our maple syrup videos here and we have built a DIY maple syrup evaporator out of a file cabinet. A turkey...
Flux Core Welding Success! - GF Video
My first successful flux core welding project, not without an 'oops' moment, but watch and read along here. You may learn something, or teach me something. Let's see. I first heard of flux core welding from Jimmy Diresta, when he suggested to a viewer that it was a good beginning welder to buy. Officially called...
Should You Quit Facebook? GF Radio 469
Eric & Will get an email asking should one leave Facebook. Will and Eric, I respect you both highly and love following you both. That said, I have always been suspicious of FB and was going to pull the plug regardless of the latest news. My only hesitation is being able to continue to follow...
Heirloom Yogurt Starter and How To Make Yogurt With It
Heirloom yogurt starter is exactly what it sounds like. Its a yogurt starter passed down through generations. Here I'll show you how to make yogurt with it. I'm using an instant pot to make yogurt, but this process works for any method. Watch my how to make yogurt in an instant pot video here. My...
Our Labrador Charlie Pup Had A Canine Stroke
One of our dogs had a canine stroke, here's how we found out and the recovery. A few weeks back we noticed Charlie Pup slipping when she ran around corners on our wood floors. This progressed into a general wobbly back end, losing control of her back legs. We thought it might be hip dysplasia,...