Entry #32 – Solar hot water – Some things we have learned
Solar hot water panel facing south As I shared in my last entry, Nancy and I decided to incorporate a solar hot water system [...]
Entry #31 – The price of becoming energy free
Using the wind & sun It was always our intention to build a home that was both energy efficient and somewhat independent [...]
Entry #30 – Small footprint – Big handprint
Small Footprint Big Handprint Introduction from Vineyard Boise on Vimeo.
Entry #29 – Building a woodburning hot tub
The completed hot tub in action Left photo:Finding the location. Right photo: Building the oven. Left photo:Using a stock [...]
Entry #28 – Discovering “like hearted people”
Duncan said he loves bucking hay Cleaning up Duncan As Nancy and I moved ahead on our vision to develop a sustainable farmstead an [...]
Entry #27 – Making Hay – Part three – Friends to the rescue
Picking up our first field of hay I showed up at old Ray Hawkins place with a flatbed trailer behind my pickup [...]
Entry #26 Making hay – Part two – Gathering equipment
My old Allis Chalmers tractor needed some help until Don stopped by It can be overwhelming and sometimes paralyzing when a person is challenged [...]
Entry #25 – Making hay part one — Introduction
My first morning of baling hay I had been baling hay for the very first time in my life on a ten [...]
Entry #24 – Esther, Eloise & the smell of fresh baked bread
Fresh baked bread from Eloise Eloise's oven held a steady 350 degrees We woke up on New Year’s morning to four inches of fresh [...]
Entry #23 – Sustainable living requires sustainable people
Craig stands with this years harvest of hay Craig stands with this years harvest of hay Living on Timber Butte has given Nancy and [...]
