David Ross

David Ross

Carp, ON, Canada
Dad, engineer, farmsteader, builder, fixer. Live with my wife, twin 18-year-old boys, and a migratory daughter attending St.F.X. My two adult step-daughters and our first grandchild live in Calgary.
Aug
06
Well... does it make any cents?

Well... does it make any cents?

In short, no, but there's more to the story.
5 min read
Jul
30
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When we learn to make do

The ambitious pursuit of contentment
4 min read
Jul
16
The Heroine and the Jester

The Heroine and the Jester

A scientist and a jester making progress and sense.
4 min read
Jul
09
I read the news today, oh boy

I read the news today, oh boy

The Dutch experiment
5 min read
Jul
01
Happy Chantecler Day!

Happy Chantecler Day!

The Tragically Hip chicken
4 min read
Jun
27
Finding our Musical Roosts

Finding our Musical Roosts

Gotta get the poultry out of my workshop!
5 min read
Jun
18
Camper Coop

Camper Coop

We had a lot of fun building this mobile coop.
6 min read
Jun
11
Zen and the Art of Lawn Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Lawn Maintenance

Let's go off on a tangent.
4 min read
Jun
04
Adventure Farming

Adventure Farming

Get in over your head, get out, repeat.
6 min read
May
29
Veg or Non-veg?

Veg or Non-veg?

A little question with a big impact.
5 min read