Since when did poop and water get so complicated? When I began my research on compost teas, I figured it would be a fairly easy subject to tackle … Boy did I ever underestimate that one. It’s no secret that compost is one of the best fertilizers you can possibly add to your garden. And the sky’s the limit when it comes to all the options you have when it comes to different styles of compost piles and the ingredients that you can ...Continue Reading
Archives for July 2016
Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe
I avoid shoes whenever possible in the summertime. In fact, if I do find myself in a position where I have to wear shoes and socks for a long while on a stifling summer day, I get pretty grouchy, pretty quickly. Therefore, my favorite summer meals are the ones where I can run outside barefoot and harvest the bulk of the ingredients a few steps from my front door, which is exactly the case for this garlic scape pesto ...Continue Reading
Honey Baked Peaches with Cream
I feel kinda silly even calling this a "recipe"... But I felt compelled to share it with ya anyway, because EVERYONE needs this simple little trick in their summer recipe arsenal. You know those days when you have company coming over and you need a quick dessert, but you've been out in the garden all day and cooking is the last thing you want to do. Yeah, this baked peaches recipe is for those times. My other ...Continue Reading
How to Butcher a Chicken
**WARNING: Because this post is about butchering chickens, it contains graphic photos. If you don't eat meat, I respect that decision, and you won't hurt my feelings if you click over here to read about these super-awesome fruit & herb slushies instead. However, my family and I have made the conscious choice to raise and eat meat, and I ask you to respect our choices as well. Comments left with the intention of starting a fight ...Continue Reading
On Homesteading Stereotypes, and Such.
Isn't it funny how... No matter how successful we become, how much we mature, how many places we go in life... There's still this instinct, a primal urge, to fit in somewhere, somehow. I've been pondering this a lot lately. It's like the high school cafeteria scene, with its neatly-organized tables of jocks, popular girls, and outcasts never really goes away. Rather, the cast of characters just changes clothes (well, most of ...Continue Reading