Carcinogenic chemicals applied to non-organic oranges
I went to Costco with my spouse over the weekend and she picked up a bag of non-organic oranges, despite my vehement protests. At home, I checked the bag and […]
mehron
Starting new kombucha from scratch
I had to dump my large vessels of kombucha because they started to smell sulfuric. Apparently this is not a dealbreaker — it does not become toxic, just really unpleasant. […]
Don’t assume vegan food is organic
Non-GMO is not the same as USDA Organic I really like eating vegan meat substitutes, that is, plant-based sausages and patties. I had just assumed that all of these things […]
The White Mulberry
Wide view of yard
The angle of the sun really makes a difference in where any potential winter beds will go. The “main” garden beds will get a couple of hours of sun in […]
Small scale hugelkultur beds in progress
The neighbors have generously been giving me their leaves from their yards, so I’ve put them to use. I dumped several barrels of leaves over the various large starter logs, […]
Ramping up fermented foods
It turns out the napa cabbage and carrot that I set to ferment was a success. I tried some and it was/is delicious. The remainder of the veggies are sitting […]
Settling in for winter
The first snow was the week before Thanksgiving (hasn’t snowed since then), and the first hard frost was Tues. Dec 11. Current projects: Piling up leaves where I want new […]
Food fermenter is here!
I don’t want to produce ANY food waste. Cooked or otherwise. Yet it happens anyway, even with careful portions. Friends come over and visit, or I forget about meals I’ve […]
Fermenting from scratch, again
I scrapped my big jar of lacto-fermented tomatoes (contents only, I kept the jar and sanitized it). It was my first project and I think I ended up contaminating it. […]