By Garrettt Okrasinski Carrots are simply fun to grow. As the green stalks get bigger it fill my garden and my anticipation of chomping into a fresh carrot builds! Then I pull them and they are nothing like I imagined. This year my carrots are odd twisted and leggy looking. Oh well! The twists and […]
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Crazy Carrots
Posted in Growing, Uncategorized, tagged carrots, garden fails on July 24, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Crock Pot Custard
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have tried and true recipes that you use all the time? I have several that I keep taped to the inside of my cupboard. One of my favorites is crock pot custard; this fail safe treat is ready in about two and half hours and is always a family favorite. Ingredients 1/3 cup […]
Making Yogurt with a Yogurt Maker
Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2016 | 1 Comment »
I have been trying for years to make good homemade yogurt with varying degrees of success. I finally borrowed my neighbors electric maker and voila – the yogurt is nearly perfect every time. Once your milk is heated then add in a couple of spoonfuls of active culture yogurt or yogurt starter. The directions said to leave it […]
Wild Blueberries are Ripe
Posted in Cooking, Uncategorized, tagged blueberries, pie, wild foraging on August 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I went on a hike today in the South Cascade Range Alpine Lakes Wilderness area and everywhere I looked were more blueberries than I have ever seen before. Yippee!!! Wild blueberries and huckleberries are a bit more tart than their domesticated cousins but they are packed with flavor and have been dubbed “nature’s anti-oxidant super […]
Spring Flowers!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged flowers, iPhonography, macro lens on March 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
This is one of the rainiest Marchs on record but on the bright side the flowers love it! I started taking more pictures with the camera on my iPhone and just got a clip on macro lens.
Study on Soil Contaminants in Urban Gardens
Posted in Growing, Uncategorized, tagged soil contaminants, soil testing on February 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an interesting new research article via PubMed on contaminants in New York City urban garden soil. The upshot is test your soil if you are starting a new garden, bring in fresh soil if needed and use raised beds. Tests have not shown much contamination in our local soils unless you are in […]
City Goat Shelters
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From ReBar here’s how to house those goats! Along Cargo Way in southeastern San Francisco, a herd of 80 goats lives on a 10-acre site ringed by the San Francisco Bay Railroad and a cement recycling plant. City Grazing, the local “rent-a-goat” service, introduces an alternative to weed control and land restoration. Currently, the goat herd […]
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