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Preparing for Winter with a Larger Woodbox At Briden Farm

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Preparing for Winter with a Larger Woodbox

For most of the Fall we’ve readied our Woodstove, and brought in a couple Banana Boxes of Wood to last from one day till the next. Most of which time we had temperatures in or around the freezing point at its coldest. 

Now, as Winter approaches, just 6 days to go, we’re now seeing much colder days, and nights. Dropping down around Minus Ten Celsius or about 10 Fahrenheit. Which when I lived in Cape Breton is the temp I waited for, sometimes a week or longer, so I could walk from Cain’s Mountain to my closest neighbours in Ottawa Brook. 

However, these days, I find -10 °C / 10 °F to be a little cold! 

So, we’re Preparing for Winter at Briden Farm with a bigger Woodbox allows us to have enough wood for more than a day. Not having to cut, chop, or bring in Wood everyday takes some of the pressure off, and makes it a little easier on real stormy days! 

The forecast for the next few days is for up to 8” of Snow! So, this old Steamer Trunk will make a great Woodbox and can hold enough wood for a few days! 

The Hearth & Heart of a Country Home & Homestead is the Kitchen Wood Stove

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Wood Stove and Chimney Installed

The Hearth & Heart of a Country Home & Homestead is the Kitchen Wood Stove! It is that by which a family can cook and prepare meals for sustenance. That which can provide heat and warmth for the household and all who enter there. That which when the Sky’s grow dark, the winds blow and the snow falls and the power flickers or fails can mean survival, the difference between failure and success! 

That is why today is such a very special day here at Briden Farm, We now have our Wood Stove and Chimney installed! This lifts such a huge weight off our shoulders and is a major step toward our overall Self Sufficiency!  

The difference is Survival! Not to mention a good cup of Tea at Briden Farm, “where the tea is always on and the coffee is not far behind”.