Improving Our Cast Iron Pans
We switched to cast iron pans a few years ago, after learning a bit too much about what was making […]
Home, Homesteading, Old Fashioned skills, Start Where You Are, Uncategorized
Start Where You Are
Fall chores, Gardening, Start Where You Are
Planning for the Future… With Flowers
It is important to have goals for the future. We sometimes get hung up on them having to be big,
Start Where You Are, Who, what, why and how?
Create the Community that You Want to Live In
Sorry I’ve been MIA, I have been busy doing exactly that. (Or more accurately, wrapping up a previous project). I
Frugal Living, Gardening, Start Where You Are, Urban Homesteading
Growing Vegetables Indoors in Winter
I made this cute little sort of greenhouse last year. It lives indoors and turns a dark hallway into a
Food Preservation, Hobbit cooking, Start Where You Are, Uncategorized
Pared Down Pesto
Sometimes you just need to eat some pizza. Or to baffle your children by insisting it be green. You know,
Frugal Living, Old Fashioned skills, Sewing, Start Where You Are, Urban Homesteading
Mending Matters
I promised you old fashioned skills, and it doesn’t get any more old fashioned then mending! Did you immediately imagine
Food Preservation, Gifts, Start Where You Are, Urban Homesteading
Canning Apple Pie Filling
What to do when you keep getting baskets of backyard apples sent home with you? The obvious answer would usually
Food Preservation, Frugal Living, Homesteading, Start Where You Are, Urban Homesteading
Pickled Garlic
Tried something new this week! I have never eaten pickled garlic before, but have hear rave reviews. Apparently it is
Frugal Living, Gardening, Start Where You Are, Urban Homesteading
DIY Raised Beds from Tote Bins
Why, you may ask, would anyone be gardening in tote bins in the first place? Personally, I am doing it
Gardening, Homesteading, Start Where You Are, Uncategorized, Urban Homesteading
Where You Plant Things Matters
Or the case of the Terrible Tea. You have probably heard of companion planting. Plant the marigolds with your tomatoes,