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Hidden Springs Maple Goes Green
Recently we completed a 17 kW roof-top solar array for Hidden Springs Maple in Putney, VT. Hidden Springs Maple is a family maple farm in Putney, Vermont that has been making maple syrup for over 50 years. Their sugar bush spans over 1,000 acres in Putney and Westminster West, Vermont. With this array Hidden Springs will…
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Ask the Expert
Question: I want to do what I can to conserve energy and also to become a more responsible consumer of resources in terms of our home and family. Where can a person begin if they have limited resources but a real desire to live more prudently in relation to renewable resources? Answer: Energy conservation is always the place to begin when considering one’s…
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Witty Wednesday – Site Accident Report
Here is an old classic Accident Report. I remember hearing this when I was just a young lad… Site Accident Report Dear Sirs, I am writing in response to your request for additional information for line number 3 of the accident reporting form. I put “poor planning” as the cause of my accident. You said…
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Frugal Family Fun – Act I Scene I
Act One, Scene One by Bruce Incze Anne got it in her head that re-enacting Monty Python’s “In Search of the Holy Grail” was the best way to commemorate her brother’s fifteenth birthday. Right she was! Anne worked hard. She found a script on the Internet, edited it a bit, and printed off copies for the multitude of…
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Simply Clean
Simply Clean By Lisa Barthuly I find that keeping it simple is best. That theory applies to many things in life, especially in my homekeeping efforts! In my attempts to keep things frugal and be a good steward, as well as keep all the chemicals and toxic cleaners OUT of our homestead— we make our…
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Debt Can Threaten Your Health
Your Debt Can Threaten Your Health by Dr. James Dill “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.” -Mr. Micawber (in David Copperfield by Charles Dickens) Here are some recent statistics related to consumer debt in the United States: • Average credit card debt…
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Solar
Videos related to solar PV information and/or installations.
Home Construction
Construction videos related to new homes, remodeling, and additions.
Energy Audits
Informative videos regarding what goes on during and after an energy audit.
Train Displays
Videos regarding our educational, model train displays.
PL Market
Videos related to the products in our online market.
Misc. Company Activities
A catch all for videos that are not related to our other playlists.
Witty Wednesday
We believe very strongly that everyone needs a little break to crack a joke and laugh once in a while. Who wants to read a stuffy old blog that only has text and a fancy picture now and then, right? Well we don't. Nor do we want to write one! That's why we came up with the idea of doing at least 1 light hearted thing every week.
