BACK TO EDEN shares the story of one man’s lifelong journey, walking with God and learning how to get back to the simple, productive methods of sustainable provision that were given to man in the garden of Eden. The organic growing system that has resulted from Paul Gautschi’s incredible experiences ...
Handmade Menu Planner
One of my very special gifts that decorate our kitchen is a handmade Menu Planner from our daughter Melanie. Isn't it gorgeous? Thank you, Melanie! The need for a meal planner There are people who are so good at planning anything and everything, and then there are those who find planning what's ...
One Year of Blogging
Happy 1st birthday, my little blog! Yes, November 2011 I started the adventure of blogging in English. It has been quite a year! It IS hard work for me, but since it is about something that I love to do it still is fun. Thank you! Even though my main reason for the blog was to improve ...
Anti-Cancer Foods: Go Cruciferous
There is no doubt that eating lots of fruits and vegetables, along with berries, nuts, seeds, etc. is healthy, but not all of them are equally protective against cancer. There is one family that is especially protective: the cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables. What is so special about ...
Our Home Garden as featured on GNOWFGLINS
Wardee featured our home garden at her wonderful Dawn Home Farm Tour, we felt very honored! Check it out and make sure to look around at her wonderful website. Wardee is also the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods. We shared about our rented house with a small backyard of ...
Apple Chips – no Sugar Added
It is that time of the year again where apples are available in plenty. We like to make apple jam and apple sauce with the locally grown apples. I also froze some uncooked for winter baking. A special treat are the apple chips. Sweet memories Growing up drying fruit was a big part of our ...
Garden update – September 25, 2012
Did you notice there was no garden update in August? Well, at that time it felt like the garden was pretty much done. We have a nice spot for our garden and greenhouse in summer, but as soon as the sun was at a lower angle we had lots of mid-day shade because of a huge tree in neighbor's yard. With ...
Gardening at a friend’s farm
When I write about gardening here it is usually about our little garden in town. But this is not the only garden we garden in; we also grow lots of food at a friend's farm. This farm garden gets half of our attention but produces more then double the harvest. In fact, everything grows just so much ...
First Honey, using the Crush and Strain method
It is about time to have an update on our beekeeping adventure. Yes, the bees have been busy and, as far as we can see, happy. Strangely the stronger hive, with more bees at first, is now the weaker hive with less bees. We are wondering if they swarmed right at the beginning. But since we do not ...
Garden update – July 31, 2012
It was a stormy day here, the second in a row. Wind, heavy rain, hail, and tornado warnings. I already took some pictures for the end-of-July garden update on Sunday, and a few more today after the storm. We have been enjoying many homegrown goodies: salad, swiss chard, kale, ...
