• DIY - Everything Else

    Consumerist Culture & Dryer Maintenance

    I recently received the following comment on my DIY Dryer Maintenance post that read: “Wow, a dryer ? It’s always interesting to see how other “cultures” do things, I have never even owned one, a dryer that is. The clothes hang out on the line, the sun does it’s thing. …

  • DIY - Eat - Goats

    2 Tips for Making Perfect Goat Cheese

    When we first began our short adventures in Goat Sharing last year, I had no idea how much I would grow to love goat cheese.  I knew I liked it, but I wouldn’t have guessed it would become one of my favorite things and that I would crave it regularly.…

  • DIY - Eat

    Herbed Cream Cheese

    How do you turn plain ol’ cream cheese into a deliciously extravagant snack? Harvest, chop up, and stir some fresh herbs into your favorite cream cheese, then slather it on some crackers or freshly baked bread!  Our favorite herb combination is basil and thyme, but any herb or combination you…

  • Create - DIY

    Make Your Own Fabric (Paper) Towels

    Last year, after being sent a photo of some fabric paper towels by a friend, we decided to make some of our own to give away as gifts to family and friends!  Not only were they a hit with everyone who received them, but we made some for ourselves and…

  • DIY

    How to Save Tomato Seeds – Fermentation Process

    Seeds are, in my mind, such a magical thing.  The fact that an itty bitty seed contains the potential for so much life (and sustenance) never ceases to amaze me. Ever since we began on this urban farming journey of ours, I’ve been doing my best to learn how to…

  • DIY

    How to Fix the Heating Coil on Your Dryer

    Well, we fixed our dryer yet again!  This time it was the heating coil that busted and it was considerably more expensive to fix than the $4 part we purchased and put in two years ago ($75 with shipping), but it was more than worth it! Let me back up…

  • DIY - Eat - Food Storage & Preservation

    How to Make Tomato Powder

    It is officially the Time of Bounty again.  You’ve sown your seeds, cared for their sprouts, transplanted and top dressed the healthiest growers and are now harvesting a bounty of tomatoes and squash and corn and maybe even peppers from your garden several times a week if not every day.…