A tour of Green Chimneys

A tour of Green Chimneys

The Harlem Valley train line that runs to our town has a major terminus in Brewster, New York, about 30 minutes south of us. Trains run there more regularly that our Wingdale Station, so we find ourselves down there pretty…

Greenhouse: A Baby Step

Greenhouse: A Baby Step

The greenhouse is an ambitious project – it is an entire building you know. So as a baby step we are going to build a couple of cold frames, basically mini-greenhouses. We aren’t going to use any of the recycled…

How to: Protecting a Log Splitter

How to: Protecting a Log Splitter

Between the last few hurricanes and storms there are a lot of fallen trees, and the wood burning stove is our primary source of heat during the winter, so splitting wood is a pretty regular activity around here. No matter…