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Another query re firewood ... What do people think about using scraps of old wood, such as broken up fencing panels, for kindling in a wood-burning stove? Is it safe, despite not knowing whether, or what with, the wood might have been treated (eg, creosote, etc)? I’ve got a pile of such material, bu...

Just had a (multi-fuel) wood-burning stove installed, and because of that I’m keen to buy one of these man-powered log splitters: http://www.logsplitter.biz/ I’ve got two questions: first, has anyone here tried one of these machines? Secondly, in order to use the log splitter you need to base it on ...

I've been using a dehydrator for a few years now, and it has become absolutely indispensable. If you grow your own food, I'd say you NEED one of these! I use it to dry and store stuff when there is so much that we can't get through it all fresh (eg, kale), and also to save crops which we would other...

They’re well worth trying, Milly - tasty, crunchy, very nice - but even more worth growing. You’ll never grow an easier crop than Chinese artichokes, that’s for sure.

Hello - I found this page while googling for pickled artichoke recipes, so naturally I’ve joined up! I’m very glad of the recipe for pickling Jerusalem artichokes - my guess is that they will be much more digestible in that form. In my opinion, there can be few more potentially useful vegetables tha...