Having asthma and/or allergies doesn’t mean you can’t use alternative energy to heat your home. If you are interesting in heating with renewable fuel, but concerned about your asthma or allergies, you can refer to this article: Pardon Me While I Sneeze or read what one family has to say. My wife and I have been talking […]
Packing Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Loving your corn stove so much that you take it with you when you leave This is a story shared with us by Neil and Sue Farrell who love their Magnum Countryside stove so much that they took it with them when they moved. We purchased our Magnum Countryside stove from Brubaker Corn Stove Heating […]
A Heart Warming Story: Good Old USA
Is it important to you to keep dollars in the United States? Is buying American made products and fuel something you highly value? When supporting your home economy is something you cherish, then turning to alternative heating appliances like the Magnum Countryside and Baby Countryside flex-fuel stoves is something you may want to consider. Flex-Fuel […]
One Mom’s Journey: Our Corn Stove Story
We’ve been on a journey. A journey to reduce our heating bill. You maybe remember a couple of previous posts discussing our desire to buy a corn stove? To quickly fill you in, we live in Minnesota, also known as the frozen tundra. Our two story house sits on top of a hill that seems […]
What Kind of Wood Should I Burn?
Congratulations, you have made a sound decision to purchase a modern high efficiency clean burning Country Flame or MagnuM wood stove or fireplace. Now comes the burning question on what fuel will be appropriate for your new appliance. There is substantial information online to guide you through making sure your experience will be a positive […]
A Heart Warming Story: Buying Corn From A Neighbor
The beauty of burning renewable fuel is being able to buy fuel locally for the best price. Heating with traditional means doesn’t lend the same flexibility. So when buying corn from your neighbor is important to you, owning a corn burning appliance makes this possible. Daryl King, owner of a Winchester corn burning stove, shares […]
Warm Bread by the Fire
One Baby Countryside corn stove owner, Cindy a self-proclaimed Tidy Tightwad, let us know that she uses the top of her corn stove as the “perfect warm place” for allowing bread dough to rise. Stop over on a day off, and you’re likely to see Cindy’s 5 Minute Artisan bread rising on the top of […]
A Heart Warming Story: We Cut Our Fuel Oil Usage
What happens when you get to the point of needing to cut your oil usage? One person shares how he cut his fuel usage after turning to an alternative heat source like the Countryside pellet stove. Cutting Fuel Oil Usage Dominic Gaurin, a happy Countryside pellet stove owner tells his story: “We purchased a Countryside […]
Safe Wood Burning and Happy Families
You remember your Mom and Dad burning wood when you were young and the smell of burning wood still brings back fond memories. Then we get a reality blast when the compliance police drive down the street making sure that your wood is stored properly and there is no smoke coming out of your Chimney. […]
Everything You Want to Know about the Energy Tax Credit
For those of you that are getting chilly wondering if all of the Energy Tax Credit money is used up you will get a warm feeling to know that you are still in luck for a few months. The Energy Tax credit for energy efficient Biomass appliances was extended from 2009 to the end of […]