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Dog tired but happy
We’ve had a lot of late nights lately. We’ve been up late gardening. We’ve been up late reorganizing the house (more on that later). We’ve been up late preserving. And we’ve been up late watching movies and knitting to relax … Continue reading
2011 Preserving update
The pantry is slowly filling up with preserves for this winter. A few days ago I canned some pickled beets. My Mammaw got us hooked – even Julie can’t keep her hands off them.. (For those of you that don’t … Continue reading
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Winemaking, Canning, and Community Building
A couple of weekends ago we got together with friends to hang out, grill, and make wine. Each couple had been harvesting from local wild and semi-wild mulberry trees. We had enough for a gallon batch of wine using Jack … Continue reading
NYT on root cellaring
The New York Times did a feature on the resurgence of root cellaring and food preservation. I’m not surprised to learn that this is gaining popularity, and see it as a good sign for the health of local food. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Champaign-Urbana fruit map
Sunday was the 2nd Annual seed swap. In addition to picking up a few seeds and talking to the guy at the bee keeping demo booth, we learned about a cool new project afoot in the Chambana area. The Champaign-Urbana … Continue reading
Eating local in winter just got a little easier
Sadly our wonderous Farmer’s Market is closed for the winter. One of these days, when we a root cellar, a chest freezer, and a hoophouse for overwintering, we’ll be able to supply ourselves with fresh veg through the winter. In … Continue reading
New Year’s resolutions 2010
I’m a big believer that big change is a process. The little, daily things add up to make a bigger difference than the big things. Buying a Prius is a great way to make your life more sustainable but so … Continue reading
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Back in the USS…uh, US
We’ve been back in the States for a week now. Most of that week was spent in a jetlag haze aided and abetted by one, long allergy attack. Apparently I’m now allergic to this country. What can I say, this … Continue reading
Academia Survival Project: Asparagus
If I want to eat local and produce a good chunk of my own food then I need a way to get us through the long winter months when nothing’s growing and cooking time is short (or nonexistent). So we … Continue reading
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Taking stock
Since we’re going to try taking this homestead-ish thing seriously, I think it’s a good idea to take stock of how we’re doing. I think there are a couple of categories here: Food (and other self sufficiency) and Sustainability.
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