Fall Garden Bed Prep for Cold Climates
How we clean up, top-dress, and protect our raised beds before winter so soil is ready for early spring planting.
Solar & Spruce
Notes from a cabin in the woods
Solar, water, gardens, and the skills that make a household more self-sufficient — still on the grid, figuring out how to lean on it less one season at a time.
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Practical how-tos we've been writing about lately.
Storing and Seasoning Firewood for Cabin Heat
A practical guide to splitting, stacking, and seasoning firewood so your cabin stays warm without creosote buildup.
Where to Put Solar Panels: Shade, Roof, and Ground
How we think about panel placement for a cabin: winter sun, shade from trees, and roof vs ground trade-offs.
Keeping Deer Out of a Small Garden
What actually helped us protect a small cabin garden from deer: fencing first, tricks second, and honesty about what failed.
Basic Water Filtration for Cabin Use
A plain-language look at what cabin water needs filtering for, which stages do what, and a simple setup order that won't overwhelm you.
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Hi — we're Peter & Morgan Williams
We live in a cabin in the woods — still on the grid, working toward more self-sufficiency one project at a time.