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Do-it-yourself projects for gardeners, home cooks, and duck keepers.

How to do no-dig gardening / beginner's guide

How to start a no-dig garden and do seasonal bed transitions

Find out how to start a no-dig garden and see how to do seasonal crop transitions in our beginner’s guide to no-dig gardening!

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how to build a backyard duck pond with DIY biofilter

How to build a backyard pond with a DIY biofilter

Want to build a beautiful DIY backyard pond with a self-cleaning biofilter? This detailed, step-by-step guide with lots of pictures will show you exactly how to do it.

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Antique cast iron pans: how to get the best cookware ever made for under $20

Antique cast iron pans put modern cookware to shame. Discover how to find, restore, maintain, and cook with the best cookware ever made!

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How to set up automated drip irrigation for potted plants

Find out how to set up an easy, automated drip irrigation system for your potted plants, no matter how few or how many potted plants you have!

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How to build a long-lasting, predator-proof duck coop and duck run

Find out everything you need to know to build a long-lasting, predator-proof duck coop and run to maximize your ducks’ health and happiness.  

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Video: How to clean a Laguna Max-Flo pump in your backyard pond

A helpful article + instructional video for backyard pond owners and duck parents showing you exactly how to disassemble and clean your Laguna MAX-FLO waterfall & filter pump. 

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Top 6 gourmet & medicinal mushrooms you can grow at home

Here are our top recommended medicinal and gourmet mushrooms you can easily grow at home! Includes helpful tips and purchase links.

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Charlie von Cat inspects the Quacker Box at Tyrant Farms

Introducing the “Quacker Box” duck coop – a birthday present worthy of The Tyrant

Before getting ducks, we had to figure out how to build them a safe, secure, and attractive duck house. The result: The Quacker Box. Read the story of how we built it and learn how to build your own duck house too!

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Part 2: How to Cook In A Wood-Fired Oven (Cob Oven)

Learn all about how to cook different types of food in a wood-fired cob oven in order to make the best food you’ve ever eaten. (Part 2 in our cob oven series.)

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How To Build a Wood-Fired Oven with Cob

A comprehensive step-by-step guide showing you exactly how to make a wood-fired oven from cob, so you can make amazing wood-fired meals at home.

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How to easily make an affordable mini-greenhouse

Trying to figure out how to make a small and affordable mini-greenhouse? Here’s a step-by-step DIY guide showing you how to make your own for about $200. Use this mini-greenhouse to protect seedlings or cold-sensitive potted plants, or extend the growing season in a garden bed.

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Duck Keeper’s Corner is a vodcast dedicated to providing clear, honest, and experience-based information for pet and backyard duck keepers. Read More

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