Vermicompost is the product or process of composting using various worms, usually red wigglers, white worms, and other earthworms to create a heterogeneous mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast. What do you do when you can’t have a compost pile at your rental and, equally,…
As we approach the closing of yet another year, I debated on whether or not I should get all deep and introspective on you, my dear readers…you know, go into all of the changes we’ve seen over the past year…talk about the challenges we faced…the goals that were crossed off…
Cranberry Sauce is one of those things I never thought twice about until just a few years ago. I mean really, what’s there to think about? It comes in a can, you buy it around the holidays (and really, only around the holidays), it comes in jellied form or in…
Ever have grand plans that fall through when real life gets in the way? Yeah, it’s a thing! After all of the harvesting was done from our young apple trees on the urban farm, I was sure I’d get busy with baking everything-apple-under-the-sun! I started off with a bang with…
A handmade gift is, in my opinion, always better than anything that can be purchased! Full of love, time and intention, handmade gifts are perfect for family, friends, and that one person in your life who is impossible to shop for or who always asks for socks (you know at…
When one spends almost their entire life living within a 10 mile radius… And when that 10 mile radius has always been within a city… And when one fantasizes about living outside of the city on a nice patch of land full of quiet and nature… One generally doesn’t think…
I’ve been thinking about making a Lemon and Dill Salt since first deciding to try my hand at a handmade holiday again this year! To be honest, it was the copious amounts of dill coming out of the garden (and zero cucumbers) that helped with the decision 😉 So, last…
Got mint? Yeah…mint sure is prolific, isn’t it?! So, when thinking about DIY gifts for this year’s gift series and my first intention to pull as many ingredients as possible from our garden before going elsewhere to source items, of course mint came to mind! Now, I’ve dried mint in…