Although October is typically gloriously sunny and warm, it signals the end of the gardening season here in NE Missouri. I've already pulled my cucumbers, cantaloupe, and zucchini out of the ground, and will soon strip my tomato vines and pepper plants. I'll let winter ...
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Preparing your Garden for Winter
Natural Dyeing
This past weekend, my 6 year old daughter Ella and I participated in a natural dyeing workshop taught by my friend and neighbor, Julia. I've dabbled in natural dyeing before, but have never gone through the entire process from beginning to end, including using pre-mordants. My experience had been ...
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What Every New Cow Owner Should Know…
I have some VERY, VERY exciting news (and I bet you can guess what it is!) - in a month's time, we are going to become first time cow owners! (Cue the excited squeal!) For months I've been connecting with an amazing farm that raises Jersey cows, waiting patiently to see if there would indeed be a ...
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Homemade Hot Sauce Recipe
Imagine combining the spicy zing of your favorite Tobasco sauce with the complex flavors and live-culture, probiotic goodness of a lactic acid ferment. You get this amazing homemade hot sauce that we make at the end of summer and enjoy it all winter long!
How to Make Homemade Hot Sauce
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