Mowing With A Scythe

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“I’ve used a number of different scythes over the years – most were borrowed and used mainly to cut vegetation in places where I couldn’t maneuver the tractor and mower.

Some of those scythes were heavy and clunky, but worked nicely at whacking back brush. Others were light and almost flimsy – those worked well for mowing grass. What I hadn’t realized is that every one of those scythes were fit to snaths (handles) that were too short for me and in many cases not adjusted properly.

My very first custom-fit scythe arrived in the mail last week and has so-changed my comfort level with this tool that I am now quite certain that I can hit my hand-made-hay tonnage goal this year…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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