From sweet garnishes to summertime tea to facial scrubs, find out how to make the most of the common pansy
Month: February 2018
What’s in a Home – Biotecture, Symbiosis, and the Self-Regulating Homestead
Exploring the options ahead of building a homestead from scratch
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Plant Series: Roses
Some awesome ways to make the most out of your roses this summer
Honey Fermented Garlic
The easiest gateway fermentation recipe ever.
Book Review- Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, by Russell Brand
I bought Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions by Russell Brand because I have always felt inspired by his philosophy and thought he could help me in two ways. First, even though these may be seen as trivial ‘addictions’, I wanted to break my habits of …
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Progress Report #5
It’s probably a good thing Mike is pragmatic and overly-cautious because he keeps me grounded. If the plan was my own, it would be selling the house now, paying everything off, and bugging out into the woods with a pocket full of change, 5 year …
Home-Made Soothing Oatmeal Lotion
Last night my daughter developed a bad case of hives and it prompted me to whip up a batch of anti-itch lotion to go along with her stinging nettle tea. The tea acts as a natural antihistamine to help calm the reaction that triggers hives. …
Winter Blues Got Me Building Indoor Gardens
I miss dirt and sunlight and the color green so bad! I was checking out my seeds and decided to bust out some diy skills and put together a space for a herb garden in my kitchen. If you’ve read about my kitchen then you’re …
Progress Report #4
I can’t wait for summer! Some exciting projects in the works once all of this snow melts away and the weather returns to habitable temperatures. I have been note-taking a lot this week. Making plans for the coming months while trying to learn to be …
Gardening 2015
photos from the 2015 garden season
Gardening 2016
gallery of photos from the 2016 garden season
