Last Fall, since we were planning on moving and did not know if the new place would have room for an 18 feet GeoDome, we sold our greenhouse. It was a good choice even though it was hard to let the GeoDome greenhouse go. The new owners are enjoying and using it greatly, just how we wanted it to ...
Farm Garden and Garden Update – August 2014
Summers tend to go by quickly, but this summer flew by. I have hard time to believe it is almost over. We were very busy with too many projects going on at our backyard homestead and two graduates, one now a new college student getting ready to leave us soon. Still, it was a good summer and we are ...
Rice with Sour Cream Zucchini Sauce
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. It's better for our health, all living and the planet. Summer time is zucchini time - if you grow zucchinis then you probably have lots of them. I find one plant can easily produce enough zucchini to eat for a ...
Garden update – July 2014
July was a busy month weather wise. Heat, hail, cold, and storm - we had it all. But thankfully a lot of good days too. Even though we got an heavy hail right at the beginning, the garden has come back nicely. Others, who got the hail later and more severely, were not so lucky. We ate the ...
Potato Salad with Broth and Sour Cream Sauce
Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a plant-based diet and love it. It's better for our health, all living and the planet. The homemade sour cream source an easily be substituted with a plant based cream sauce. Potato salad is a must-have for a summer barbecue party. I just ...
Garden Update – June 30, 2014
June went by very quickly, in fact, so quickly that I almost missed a June garden update. I like to be able to look back every year and see how the garden was growing each month. Rain seemed to be the dominant theme this month, we had lots of it. However, the garden with the wood chips mulch did ...
Stop Brushing Teeth with Floor Cleaner
When I first heard about floor cleaner being in my toothpaste I was shocked. Not sure if I was seeking the information, or just came across it - it is too long ago. But one thing I was sure of: I did not want it in there. Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), or Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) play similar ...
How to Make Homemade Sour Cream (Creme Fraiche)
Sour cream (Creme Fraiche) is just so delicious, creamy, tart, fresh - a must-have in the summer as a dip, topping for a fried potato, or just simply as a bread spread. Mmh, yummy! Note: This is an older recipe. We have since changed to a mainly plant-based diet and have learned to make delicious ...
Cherry Muffins
Cherries are one of our daughter's favorite foods. Every year on her birthday I make cherry pierogies, homemade of course. Cherry muffins are not as fancy as perogies, but yummy nevertheless. One day she was down with a cold and craving some muffins - cherry muffins. We looked for a good ...
Permaculture Zones on 1/8 of an Acre
If you know just a little bit about permaculture, you have heard about permaculture zones. The zones help to design a property so it saves time and energy to care for the site and also makes it more efficient. Things that need the most care are closer to the house (zone 1), and things that you only ...
