I like looking for gardening ideas that would make life easier. There are a lot of ideas out there, but I never know if they would work well for me. So I do a gardening trial each spring. This year I wanted to try growing potatoes in a crate because digging potatoes is hard forContinueContinue reading “Growing Potatoes in a Crate-Trial Gardening”
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Seed Saving Basics
The reasons to save your own seeds for short term storage are numerous. The number one reason to many may be cost savings compared to buying seeds year after year. Now more than ever, since GMO’s have invaded our lives, and our gardens we need to learn the art of seed saving. If you haveContinueContinue reading “Seed Saving Basics”
How to make Sauerkraut in 3 easy steps
Ingredients: One medium head of green or red cabbage canning/pickling salt or sea salt Step 1 Shred the cabbage. I cut the cabbage in half or into quarters to remove the core. Some cabbages are so juicy they split with the first insert of a knife, especially garden picked cabbage harvested after aContinueContinue reading “How to make Sauerkraut in 3 easy steps”
How to make your own Natural Ginger Ale
Two years ago I gave up drinking commercial sugary drinks including soda pops. I tried to go off sugar completely, but this is not an easy task. Every where I went I was confronted with foods with added sugar. At times, I took the food offered to me by family and friends, so as notContinueContinue reading “How to make your own Natural Ginger Ale”
How to make Black Garlic
Have you ever heard of black garlic? Its not new, its been around a long time and originated in Korea but is starting to get more available in supermarkets in America. Black Garlic is made by putting plain garlic into a humidity controlled room for 30 days and then set out to oxidize for about thatContinueContinue reading “How to make Black Garlic”
Mini Pizza Bagel Bites
While working through the #P2P16 twitter feeds this week I found less time to actually feed my family (bad mom, I know). So I tore my eyes away from the writing community and scavenged through the kitchen for something to make for dinner. What happens when no time and odd ingredients collide in my kitchen? InContinueContinue reading “Mini Pizza Bagel Bites”
Runaround America-Visiting the Glass House of the Biltmore Estate
Designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, this glass-roofed building nurtures exotic orchids, ferns, and palms. During the Vanderbilt’s time, it provided flowers and plants for Biltmore House. Biltmore’s Conservatory is a 7000 sq ft glass house on the grounds of the Biltmore estate in Asheville North Carolina. It is an beautiful example of a 17th century conservatoryContinueContinue reading “Runaround America-Visiting the Glass House of the Biltmore Estate”
Runaround America-A North Carolina Detour
Meeting interesting people is one of the things I love about back roads America. People can be interesting in different ways. On this day, while driving down Gerton Highway US74A we came to the little mountain community of Gerton at the base of BearWallow Mountain. To our surprise, nestled in the side of the mountain wasContinueContinue reading “Runaround America-A North Carolina Detour”
Fire Cider-Organic Recipe
Boost your Immune System with this powerful immune boosting tonic! Before it freezes here in Michigan I gather up extra snippets of herbs, harvest the horseradish, pick the reddest hot peppers I can find for a cold and flu tonic that is sure to make hair curl. Vinegar based herbal tonics are not a new invention and are highly adaptable andContinueContinue reading “Fire Cider-Organic Recipe”
Real Ceiling Beams- Difficult but Worth It
“If this were my house I’d take it all down.” Not the words we wanted to hear from our contractor who had already demoed most of our walls. This time the kitchen ceiling I’d been hoping to save. Unfortunately, the original builders used too thin of drywall and nailed it up instead of screwing it.ContinueContinue reading “Real Ceiling Beams- Difficult but Worth It”
DIY Frozen Smoothie Mix in 3 easy steps
Homemade smoothies are very easy to make! Today I found a great deal on a half bushel of peaches. What better way to preserve them than to make some frozen smoothie bags. I love making these from fresh ingredients for future use. It makes morning rush time less hectic. Gather your produce and wash it.ContinueContinue reading “DIY Frozen Smoothie Mix in 3 easy steps”
DIY Unicorn Headband
This week I decided to do a costume inspired DIY that would be great this year for Halloween. It also works for any age, young kids or adults, and can have many different variations to fit what supplies you have at home. This whole DIY cost under $4 for me (I already had the glitter,ContinueContinue reading “DIY Unicorn Headband”
Getting Paid for Blogging
Not us. Are you? How do you get paid for it? Why do people do it for free? Most of us just love to blog. We like to share our experiences. Some of us are building a platform or network we can use later (hopefully). Others use it for personal therapy, like a journal. WhatContinueContinue reading “Getting Paid for Blogging”
Haunted Rooms-The Jewel of Kalamazoo
Visiting Henderson Castle Although this might be a good place to meet entities, the reason I traveled to SouthWest Michigan to tour Henderson Castle wasn’t to come face to face with the castles favorite ghosts. They boast of 5 deaths over time inside the castle and pride themselves as a paranormal hot spot with the property situated acrossContinueContinue reading “Haunted Rooms-The Jewel of Kalamazoo”
Flower Farm a Final Season
As we pulled up to the u-pick flower farm the stillness of the jeweled field of flowers was so calming. Alone except for the beetles, bees, and turkeys on the hedgerow. We helped ourselves to some snips and a basket, trekking through the morning dew and muddy lanes to find perfect stems. My toddler chasesContinueContinue reading “Flower Farm a Final Season”
Creamy Tomato Soup Canning Recipe
A Country Garden Recipe I gave up buying processed canned tomato soup a long time ago. The taste of making my own organic soup far surpasses processed soups from the grocery. The newly discovered fact that canned soups have toxic BPA in them should be a wake up call to all of us. So todayContinueContinue reading “Creamy Tomato Soup Canning Recipe”
Make dry Soup Stock from Juicing pulps
After Making several batches of V-8 juice this past month I was having a hard time throwing out all that yummy smelling vegetable pulp. My mom always taught me not to waste stuff so when it came time to throw all the pulp away from canning bushels of produce into V-8 juice I was havingContinueContinue reading “Make dry Soup Stock from Juicing pulps”
How to Make Your living Room more Inviting
We spend most of our time either in the kitchen or in our living room, thats why its important for us to have a living room that makes us feel welcomed. Here are some practical ways to make your living room more inviting! Do you have an empty corner of your living room that just looks like something isContinueContinue reading “How to Make Your living Room more Inviting”
Plum Jam
I went to my local fruit stand and bought 6lbs of plums because they were so affordable! Then I had to think about what I would make out of them. I decided to make some jam, however I have never made plum jam before. This is a super simple way to make jam if youContinueContinue reading “Plum Jam”
Crafted Vegetable Juice-Better than V-8
How to home can all Natural Vegetable Juice in 4 steps With all the studies about toxic BPA still lurking in store bought canned foods I decided to double down on crafting my own organic natural vegetable juice for my family. So if you are committed to making good healthy food for your family you may want to considerContinueContinue reading “Crafted Vegetable Juice-Better than V-8”
Holy Homesteading 