“How about two knit hats for the deer pelt?” asked my son eyeing a large untanned hide. “Sure” replied the man behind the table with mushrooms, pelts and lovely wooden bowls. So started my family’s adventure at Backyard Barter’s March Barter Fair. By the end of the day we wound up going home with an amazing […]
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Barter Fair
Posted in Cooking, Crafts on March 25, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Portland Homestead Supply Company
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move on March 5, 2013 | 2 Comments »
On a recent trip to Portland, Oregon my husband and I visited the The Portland Homestead Supply Company. With great classes, knowledgeable staff and an amazing selection of merchandise I could see making this a part of every trip. Here’s an interview with owner Kristl Bridge: How you did you decide to open an urban farming store? Urban homesteading […]
Mung Bean Sprouts
Posted in Cooking on February 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Yet more good info from the Hands On Skills Fair. Mark your calendars for early next February!
Making Your Own Toothpaste
Posted in Cooking on February 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s more great info from Hands On Skills Fair instructor Kim Sims. She decided to start making her own toothpaste to reduce packaging, save money and use pure ingredients. This is the base recipe but when she makes it she puts the dry ingredients in a jar and mixes them with a chopstick. When ready to […]
Tool Sharpening at NE Sustainable Seattle’s Hands on Skills Fair
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, People on the Move on February 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
There were lots of great classes and workshops at this year’s fair. I made pillows at the sewing station, did tool sharpening with two experts, learned how to make tortillas, toothpaste, deodorant and more! This was the third year and classes were held at Meadowbrook and Ravenna Eckstein community centers. It’s rare to have so much expertise […]
Making Tortillas at the Hands on Skills Fair
Posted in Cooking on February 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
“Making your own tortillas is easy!” said Kim Sims, the instructor for the tortilla class at this past weekend’s Sustainable NE Seattle Hands on Skills Fair. She was right; within a few minutes several students had made some well shaped and tasty tortillas. According to Kim adding a teaspoon of duck fat or lard makes the […]
Goats and Mercedes Just Don’t Mix
Posted in Cooking, Growing on September 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We never knew quite what to expect when we pulled up to my aunt and uncle’s Montana ranch after the long drive from Arizona. One year we pulled in with cherry bellies–that’s what we’d call eating way too many dark, sweet cherries at a u-pick orchard–to find my aunt waiting for us under the big cottonwood tree next […]
Drying the Harvest
Posted in Cooking on September 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The tomatoes are ripe, the plums are falling off the trees and here come the apples! It’s time to bring out the dehydrators and start drying the bounty. In addition to canning and freezing I really like to dry some of my harvest; the chest freezer is a bit unreliable and canned goods, while delicious, […]
Canning Tomatoes
Posted in Cooking on August 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
With all the sun we’re having those tomatoes are finally getting ripe! If you don’t have a bunch in your garden then right now prices are pretty low so it’s a great time to buy some and do canning. A fellow participant in the Rainier Community Kitchen joined in with a group buying direct from Tonnemaker Farms […]
Jammin’ With Figs
Posted in Cooking on August 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Figs are now in season and each bite takes me back to desert days in Arizona. This season I got enough of the succulent fruit to make jam. Gail Savina from City Fruit suggested using a recipe from Alice Water’s Fruit cookbook. So here it is: First get your figs. Cut them in quarters. Weigh […]
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