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Construction Continues: Wasco Windows Installed

June 16, 2018 2618231 1 Comment

By Matt On March 20th our windows arrived from Wasco. Wasco (Wisconsin Aluminum Supply Company) is a company out of…

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Seed Starts and Late Snowstorm

April 4, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt So we were socked with a late winter storm that dumped six inches of snow on April 3.…

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Posted in: Garden Filed under: garden

When can we plant our garden

March 24, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt Every year we get eager to work in the garden, but have to be patient or we will…

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Posted in: Garden Filed under: garden

Process for Choosing Windows and Window Costs

March 10, 2018 2618231 1 Comment

By Matt One of the important features of our house are the windows. The house is oriented with one of…

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Posted in: net zero, passive house design Filed under: Net Zero, Passive House, Windows

Animals Seen on the Land

March 5, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt We have not captured anything too exotic yet on the hidden camera, but this is what we have…

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Posted in: Wildlife Filed under: animals, wildlife

Construction Continues: Cement Pours

March 4, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

Its now mid-February and construction could go no further without having cement pads poured for the back and front porch,…

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Posted in: House Construction Filed under: construction

Minnesota Vernacular

February 9, 2018 2618231 3 Comments

The rise of air conditioning and the fall of vernacular architecture By Tracee Air conditioning was invented in 1902 to…

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Posted in: energy, net zero, passive house design, vernacular architecture Filed under: Net Zero, Passive House

Construction Continues: A top hat for the house

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By Matt Construction continues in the dead of the Minnesota winter. Snowfall has been above average and temperatures have been…

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Posted in: House Construction Filed under: construction

Storage/Propagation of Mushroom Spores on Agar

January 15, 2018 2618231 Leave a comment

By Matt I ordered five mushroom strains from the Spore Depot. The five strains are Pearl Oyster, Blue Oyster, Reishi,…

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Posted in: Mushrooms Filed under: mushrooms

Construction continues: Framing

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By Matt Construction continues in late December and early January. We mostly had a temperate December the temperatures plunged in…

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Posted in: House Construction Filed under: construction, Net Zero, Passive House

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