Country Tech
4/3/2013 12:33:08 PM
In this age of high tech mowing, it’s time to take another look at the plain old pushmower.
11/8/2012 10:16:03 PM
Soybean and cotton harvesting is in full swing. The dry weather continues. A new generation of cotton picker is out and I got to ride in it.
9/27/2012 3:34:52 PM
Incorporate your own home lumber mill with a portable sawmill — Hank Will shares the joy of using lumber from your land.
8/1/2012 4:29:52 PM
Karen Keb gives a few pointers on what to consider when selecting and installing a wood-burning stove.
2/9/2012 10:53:31 AM
Have limited resources? Learn how to build a picket fence on your property with salvaged materials and these basic knots.
1/4/2012 12:41:00 PM
Hank's kitchen project takes an illuminating turn.
11/29/2011 12:00:29 PM
New old-style walk-behind seeders will save on labor and seed.
10/7/2011 1:42:47 PM
In this article about home meat curing, learn how to make summer sausage, snack sticks, homemade salami and even high-temperature cheese.
10/7/2011 1:33:58 PM
This Jalapeño-Cheese Venison Summer Sausage Recipe will make you thankful you learned the ancient art of home meat curing.
8/9/2011 4:47:38 PM
Here are some useful tips to use when testing garden soil in order to gauge your growing medium and make adjustments accordingly.
4/22/2011 3:25:20 PM
Making sausage with venison, pork and beef ends well, in the form of 10 pounds of summer sausage and 5 pounds of snack sticks.
2/2/2011 10:35:31 AM
Hank reflects on the great Kansas blizzard of 2011.
10/4/2010 3:18:37 PM
From clearing brush to bucking firewood, choose the best chainsaw to meet your needs.
8/6/2010 10:41:35 AM
Electric lawn mowers are the wave of the future.
5/14/2010 9:26:35 AM
A water feature is pretty much useless without a proper pump setup. But the work behind an electrical pump can be arduous. That is unless you choose to harness the power of the sun!
4/6/2010 3:21:55 PM
What things factor in to choosing appropriate compact tractors?
3/9/2010 3:11:44 PM
Win a free chicken coop at Community Chickens, a joint production of GRIT and MOTHER EARTH NEWS.
10/12/2009 2:19:06 PM
When you build a pole barn, customized design and materials maximize function of your new structure.
8/10/2009 4:11:31 PM
Learn which commercial mousetraps worked in our tests.
6/12/2009 11:30:01 AM
Observation of farm pond is the key to keeping your water sources in top health.
10/1/2008 12:24:50 PM
A recipe that seems made for cast-iron skillets.
10/1/2008 12:11:39 PM
How to properly season cast-iron cookware.
10/1/2008 12:00:30 PM
The hottest trend in cookware goes back thousands of years.
7/29/2008 11:11:51 AM
Technology to nurture the caveperson within.
4/30/2008 9:20:58 AM
Modern cleaning technology gets the dirt out.
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Solid braces are the key.
11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
From Shaker rounds to ricks, here's how to build a pleasing pile of firewood.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
During the past year, I have accumulated a number of products that won't fit neatly into a theme-based column in the foreseeable future.
7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Bring your campfire home.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Knock out tedious and grungy tasks with gear that really works.
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Handy, sturdy and nifty as can be, the multi-tool represents pocketknife-and-pliers evolution on steroids.
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
This is by no means an exhaustive list of multi-tool manufacturers, but it represents some of the best.
1/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
A Virtual Trip from Weights to Wiring Diagrams
11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
They might not come right out and tell you their wish list, but just observing can provide plenty of hints.
9/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Robotic mowers will mow your lawn for you.