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I have 3.5 acres in a "green" zone (agricultural). No business other than farming allowed, no subdividing, number of dwellings limited to those that already exist. If a dwelling is eliminated, you...

I'll second dummy's plug for Scientific Sales. I too bought my Davis Vantage Pro from them. If you decide on this one, buy the data logger - I couldn't imagine owning the station without it.

I've...

The old way was to boil them in the pot. Two things I don't like about this method: 1) if you let them go too long you get that green/grey yolk thing happening. I'm pretty sure it's only a cosmetic...

I recently changed methods: Put the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil, remove from heat, cover and leave for 10-15 minutes. No ugly grean stuff around the yolks this...

In Quebec, after tagging the animal, you must register it. They take your personal info, the time and location of the kill, etc. They then give you a document that you must keep as long as you have...

I use a very simple recipe that was given to me by a chef at what was once a very popular steak house up here:

Rub with black pepper and coat with hot mustard. Let it sit in the open for about an...

Went through the mattress buying experience earlier this summer.

One thing that became clear early on - up here it would seem that the manufacturers attach different model names to their...

Dave, It's tricky to ID native vegetation without pictures, but it's do-able. However, my knowledge of ornamentals is right around zilch - even with pictures.

Maybe there's an aspiring...

It definitely makes it more interesting without pics.

First, is this a wild tree/shrub? Is it on your front lawn or in the back 40? How long has it been there?

There are a few terms to describe...

Ok, so ten days later, things are starting to come together. Tuesday, I picked a ripe one. Wednesday, 2 more. Yesterday, 5. I'm estimating that by the end of this weekend, I'll be bringing them in by...

Oh my, you just made me think of one - the super-duper sandwich (what my family calls it):

Toast, olive oil, big thick slice of tomato, salt, pepper, more olive oil, another piece of toast on top,...

This page has them. Mine is a lot like the white one except that it is stainless. No way would I pay more than 30 or 40$ for one. I use mine to make mashed potatoes, too.

I use a food mill (what I grew up calling a "passa tutto"). Seeds and skin will stay behind.

For a basic sauce:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
~28oz of the now-pureed...

I have some (contraband?) beef steak tomatoes from Italy. My grandmother brought the seeds over in '76. Every year my dad kept the first one to ripen and then gave the seeds to the local nursery. In...

Neighbors use some kind of old-fashioned water tank - about 12" in diameter cut in half lengthwise - making it similar to what Cindi mentions.

My father and I slaughtered a Simmental steer a few years back. It wasn't the most pleasant thing I've done.

We tied it with short rope to a stake behind the barn. We shot it between the eyes from...

Where are you?

I wouldn't use anything but cedar up here - 2.50$ (CDN) per post, sharpened (minimum 4" diameter).

A neighbor got his hands on some maple 4x4's. He soaked the ends in oil for 2-3...

The left over cut material will not harm the pasture. You don't need to collect it.

Gregg,

Mowing and baling an "overgrown pasture" will be for naught unless it's decent quality hay.

I would rent a tractor and brush cutter (bush hog) and do both the pasture and corn field. It...

We did kind of like both on a deck up at my parent's old country place.

We dug 20" x 20" holes below the frost line, put in some forms that protruded about 6" above grade and poured the concrete....

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Trust me - you don't. Luckily no one was hurt, but man did I feel like a moron chasing my lawn tractor as it took...

Any aftermarket item that is stuck to either the windshield, driver side front, or passenger side front window is illegal here. It must be factory tint (in the glass) for it to be legal.

I had...

That method will decrease the amount of weeds. However, the quality of the hay that will grow won't nearly be as good as spraying and reseeding. Farmers around here usually go 5 years before spraying...

This varies all over the place. Some people pay to have it cut, others get it cut for free, and still others get paid for the opportunity.

If it's good hay, around here , you'll either get it done...

Hoping to get mine in this week - piece by piece in between rain showers. Up here we have a national holiday on the third weekend of May - Victoria Day. That's usually when people plant seeds in...