Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
Creating A Simple, Inexpensive Way To Collect Rainwater When we first started our little “farm” back in 2010, we had little to work with. No house, no electricity, and no on-site well for water. So when it came to planting our
This 2 x 4 farm table is the perfect weekend DIY project for those looking to make their own kitchen or harvest table. It’s simple to build, durable, and best of all, it’s made entirely of inexpensive 2 x 4’s! Although we often
When it comes right down to it, the majority of our farm has been built from scratch with the aid of 6 main power tools. During past 5 and a half years of creating Old World Garden Farms, we have had more than
Whether you want to redecorate your room or your whole house – you don’t have to break the bank to do it. With a little leg work, you can salvage, recycle and build almost anything you need to fill any room
When we first began to clear the land for our little farm in the fall of 2010 – one of our biggest concerns was water – or should I say, lack of water at the property. Without a well or
With Christmas just a few months away – now is a great time to start thinking about what to get those “hard to buy for” friends and family. Here’s a great idea – get creative and make them something! Not only
We have always wanted a vintage-style wine rack for our dining room – and the frigid winter temperatures that swept through Ohio last week gave us the perfect opportunity to finally create it! Mary and I have never been fond
Visitors to the farm are usually surprised to learn that we water the entire garden and landscape with only the water from our rain water collection system. Our system, which collects and stores rainwater from our barn’s metal roof, provides
Our living room also doubles as our home office area. It seems like there is never enough space to organize our own work – let alone the homework assignments and projects of the kids. So this desk, like almost everything
We needed a mailbox for the farm – and wanted it to match the barn and surroundings. After looking on-line and in stores over the past few months – we realized anything unique was well over $125 to $150.00. We