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“A man can never have enough shed space”. You can quote me on that. On a recent trip home, I completed this project which has been on the “to do” list for some years with lumber milled on the farm. Trees … Continue reading
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After years of freezing my arse off in the shop in wintertime, I decided to kill three birds with one stone. By taking an old 55 gal. barrel that was laying around and converting it into a woodstove, I’ll be … Continue reading
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If there is one thing that embodies or defines the spirit of summer in the south for me, it is the simple tomato. Gardening is in my blood, a gift from my dad. The same garden plot outside my kitchen window has produced food for … Continue reading
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The Lucas sawmill is first and foremost a circular blade sawmill. Mine uses a 21″ diameter 3/16″ thick 5 tooth blade to rip trees into 2×8″ and smaller boards. However, here I’m using an attachment that Lucas offers called the slabbing … Continue reading
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This years cool spring and regular summar rains have been a blessing to our Mississippi gardens. We were spared the early summer 100+ degree days we’ve seen over the last few years that burned our gardens to the ground before they … Continue reading
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The summer of 2012 here saw lots of Whistling ducks using the wetlands area. Many dozens of these crimson beaked ducks hung around for almost 3 months and were a lot of fun to watch. Unlike most wild ducks, the … Continue reading
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This week was one of the rainiest weeks of the winter with a spring-like tropical weather blast that left 4-6″ of rain around the area and a few tornadoes in it’s wake. It was a perfect time to get trees … Continue reading
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One of my goals for my property has been to not allow any unfiltered rainwater runoff. Unchecked storm-water runoff from farm fields in the Mississippi Delta causes huge amounts of soil erosion and chemical contamination each year. This runoff has … Continue reading
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This is a picture of the woodlot behind my house. It’s supposed to flood this way. I have a control structure (just behind me in the photo) that controls the water levels and creates what we call a “green tree … Continue reading
