Beginner’s Worm Composting – Welcome to Wormville Towers
This winter, I ran into a problem that I’ve experienced before — my outdoor compost pile is filled to the top, but I still have more scraps! It’s not the right season to start a new pile (nor do I...
View ArticlePermaculture Design Course Completion
As promised during my last post about the hands-on portion of my permaculture class taken through Midwest Permaculture, here’s an overview of what happened during the latter half of the course. Much...
View ArticleButtermilk Corn Muffins
Local cornmeal. Local flour. What should be local buttermilk (but instead is an attempt to use up a gifted half-bottle). What do you get? Buttermilk corn muffins! I know this isn’t the best side dish...
View ArticleAn Avian Visitor + Wormville Update
Nearly every day for the past week, I will suddenly hear raucous alarm calls coming from the flock of sparrows that hang out in the backyard. It appears that we have attracted a regular visitor who...
View ArticleHomemade Vanilla Extract
After finishing up a store-bought bottle of vanilla extract, I realized that I could make my own version of this baking staple quite easily for less money and with better assurance of quality vanilla...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....