Building Moxie Tours John Deere Horicon Works
I had the opportunity for a brief visit and tour of Horicon Works last week. Located about a 45-minute ride north east of Madison, WI in the Horicon Marsh, Horicon Works has...
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Install a Rainwater Harvesting System :: Building a DIY Rain Barrel
Whether you want to use rainwater as a total water solution or just to bring your water bills down and reduce your reliance on municipal water, it's actually not so hard to...
Building Moxie & Genie Garage Door Openers :: The Digital Summit & Factory Tour
So what do Genie and the Amish have in common? Well, a lot it seems, starting with where they call home. Amidst the rolling green hills of Mt. Hope, Ohio lies a...
The International Builders’ Show with Jeremy Parcels :: Kitchens, Exteriors & Connections
The International Builders’ Show (IBS) has been taking place in the U.S. since 1944 and is put on by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Show features mostly residential building...
Building the Coop D’Grace :: Building an Urban Chicken Coop
With all of the hammering, clanking, nail gunning (and occasional swearing) going on next door, it seemed that my neighbor was “up to something.” I couldn’t resist swinging by to see if...
Staying On the Grid, Part II: A Call to Arms to the Citizen Farmer
I've managed to see first hand how relatively simple, natural approaches to soil management can produce extraordinary results in compact spaces. Provided, of course, you're willing to invest the required sweat equity...
Building a Tree Fort :: Its the Heart of the Matter and the Soul of It All :: An Essay
It was my time to begin what would be a lifetime of making things. A journey of thoughts put to hammer and nail. And an abstract eye was being developed that never...
