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Book Review: Urban Homesteading, by Rachel Kaplan with K. Ruby Blume
I am both amazed and delighted by the growing number of similar books on the public library shelves dealing with the topic of doing traditional things (such as homesteading, farming, and the like) in...
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I won a book! ‘Vegetable Literacy’ by Deborah Madison, and review
Wow, now I can never again say, “I never win anything!” Following along with Margaret Roach’s gardening blog (horticultural how-to and ‘woo-woo’), I regularly enter the giveaways for the wonderful...
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Fermented Things Friday: Easy Homemade Sour Cream
Thanks to this Mother Earth News article, I have successfully made homemade sour cream, and thus Fermented Things Friday can return, after a long hiatus, during which I *gasp* threw away my kefir...
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Book review: Winter Blues by Norman E. Rosenthal, MD
The review of this book may seem, to some, untimely, as we’re now (at least here in North Dakota) fairly rapidly coming out of winter, and on our way to spring. However, one can never predict when one...
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Fermented Things Friday: Cod Liver Oil and Carrots
Some fermented things are quite easy and quick to make. Take these carrots, for instance. I started 2 different fermented carrot projects yesterday. The total time required of me was 15 minutes (I...
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Book Review: The Untold Story of Milk, by Ron Schmid, ND
The secondary title of this fascinating book? “The history, politics, and science of nature’s perfect food: raw milk from pasture-fed cows.” And, the book delivers on both its primary and secondary...
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Friday Flood Update…
How interesting or coincidental that I have just finished reading the ‘Little House’ series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Though I truly enjoyed all the books, “The Long Winter” particularly struck me, with...
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Another New/Old Review: Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ok, Ok, I know – everyone read this book in 4th grade, besides me. But, I have to say, working my way through this delightful series, is perhaps even more meaningful as an adult, minded as I am towards...
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Vermicomposting for Kids and Adults: a 2-book review!
Worms Eat my Garbage, by Mary Appelhof, is a lovely book…..if you don’t mind reading about worms. Which I don’t. Worms are nature’s efficient composter, lowly and despised by some, yet ultimately –...
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Book Review: Container Gardening for Health, by Barbara Barker
Have you heard of the Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ and ‘Clean 15′ lists? They highlight the 12 fruits and veggies that are tested, and have the most pesticide residue on them. In...
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