We're finally planting the food forest. This is a small area where we're replicating natural forest ecosystems, but we're doing it with food-producing plants.

In this conclusion to our discussion on beaver restoration and reintroduction, we go over many of the benefits of restoring beavers to the landscape and discuss the work we're actually doing on the ground to make that happen.

Just what it sounds like. This is my recipe and method for making fried cheese curds at home. Enjoy.

In this episode, we're taking a new backpack, off the shelf, and doing some upgrades, improvements, and streamlining. It's worth taking a few minutes to get your gear dialed in, even if you're just using it to carry your laptop to the office.

Don't worry, beavers are still really cool, and totally beneficial for habitat restoration. They're so much cooler than I thought though! And they do way more for wetland habitats than I ever imagined.

In the last episode, we covered the basics of riflescopes. In this episode, we talk about how to actually mount it on your rifle. Even many gunsmiths do this incorrectly, but you can easily learn how to do it yourself.

In this episode, we cover all of the basics that you need to know to select a scope for your rifle. In the next episode, we'll cover how to actually mount that scope on your rifle (the right way).

Lard is healthy! Lard is one of the highest quality cooking oils available! Lard is easy to make at home!

I don't care for liver. I also don't like to waste anything, especially meat from an animal. I had two pork livers in the freezer though and needed something to do with them. Various sausages are a great way to use some of those cuts of meat that some of us don't really enjoy. Today, we're making cajun boudin, which uses pork liver, and tastes amazing! I'll run you through my whole process and give you some ideas for making your own.

Have you ever seen a preacher pounding on a Bible and yelling that we're all going to burn in hell because we're not following some obscure law given to the ancient Israelites thousands of years ago? I know I have, and I didn't like it much. In this episode, we take a look at how to actually place some of those ancient texts into a realistic historical/cultural context. We also cover several different perspectives on how we should (or shouldn't) apply any of that to our own ...

Do you want to make the best turkey or chicken that your friends and family have EVER tasted? This is the episode for you. Forget that dry, stringy chicken that most of us are used to. This method will give you the most tender, juicy, sweet, drippy, luscious meat you've ever wrapped your lips around.

We're putting creatures in the basement tidepool! Here's your complete breakdown of what we're adding- from the microscopic to the giant kraken.

Last time we talked about preparations for getting out on the road in the winter and the things you need to know about your vehicle. This time, we get into specific safety gear for winter driving, treating a road incident as a survival situation, vehicle handling tips, and how to get yourself or someone else out of a snow drift and back onto the road.

Winter weather can throw some serious hazards and challenging driving conditions at us. What do we need to do to tackle these challenges? We discuss some specific situations, planning, vehicle considerations, gear, vehicle handling, and emergency procedures.

Another crossover episode with the Book Besties, we discuss Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein.

Special crossover episode with the Book Besties Podcast! Thanks for the invitation to be a guest on the Book Besties Podcast. In this episode, we cover the book "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline.

Here's a quick and easy cooking project that will really impress your friends and family. We're making empanadas! Empanadas are a Latin American handheld "meat pie." In the episode, we cover how to make your own tortillas from scratch, options for filling the empanadas, and how to succeed at frying them. For a more detailed recipe on empanada fillings and tortillas, check out Hank Shaw's website, honest-food.net.

With many of us considering resolutions for the new year, let's talk about a unique fitness option. We're talking sandbags! The functional fitness advantages and versatility of an exercise sandbag might really surprise you. In this episode, we'll talk about why sandbags make such great home gym equipment, what they can do for you, what I'm using, and some simple sandbag exercises.

I hope you enjoy this selection of Christmas readings. Merry Christmas!

I'm building a tide pool in my basement. Sound crazy? Probably. Listen to learn about the tidepool ecosystem, what actually causes tides in the ocean, and how I'm replicating it in my basement.