There are those who can trace their ancestry back hundreds and hundreds of years. I am not among them. Yes, my maternal Grandmother’s father came over from Ireland when he was a child, but that’s all I’ve got beyond stories and jumbled memories from a childhood filled with a storyteller’s stories…you know, a mind that takes facts and turns them…
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So you made your Master Tonic (or Fire Cider, as it’s also called) on the New Moon and are straining it with the Full Moon, but what on Earth will you do with all of that leftover pulp?! I’ll tell you, when I strained our first batch a couple of months ago, I was determined to not waste a bit…
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It seems as though Urban Farming is one of those things that more and more people are catching on to. A few years ago, when I would talk to people in our community about our chickens and bees and all of the veggie beds we were building, more often than not I would be looked at either in confusion or…
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Did you know that in order to make your own Corned Beef and Cabbage you need to make your own Corned Beef Brine well ahead of St. Patrick’s Day? Yeah…that’s a thing! See, a couple of years ago I had no idea how long it might take to DIY us some Corned Beef and Cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day so…
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How often do you eat wild game? Our answer is, not very often. Not for a lack of enthusiasm, but more for a lack of hunting skills or connections to many hunters. A couple of weeks ago, however, while walking around the neighborhood, one of our neighbors came out gave us some ground antelope. He is retired and absolutely loves…
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Candied lemon peels is not something I remember eating a as child nor is it something I’ve thought about making for years. I do remember eating those jellied “lemon” wedges from the candy store as a kid, but my guess is that very few of the ingredients has anything to do with real life lemons. You know, artificial coloring, flavoring,…
