I was able to sit down again and start more seeds. It has been a very difficult week but we are trying to press forward. Seeds need to be planted so veggies and flowers will grow. I sat down…. and I started… I got my heart into it. So I got 2 flats of earlyContinue reading “The Farm – more seeds planted”
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Old Houses – Saurkraut
We love saurkraut and there is nothing better than making and eating your own fermented kraft. This batch that I have made is just a plain kraut this time around. You can make all kinds of variations: spicy, purple, tangy sweet, fall themed … etc. It’s so easy to make, the health benefits are awesomeContinue reading “Old Houses – Saurkraut”
Old Houses – Fermenting beverages
I restarted my milk kefir the last 2 days and now it’s ready to go. I had it in the fridge for a little while taking a nappie but now I want to be able to get it brewed so we can enjoy it again. Milk kefir grains are pretty forgiving and you can replaceContinue reading “Old Houses – Fermenting beverages”
Old Houses – Fermenting, sourdough starter
Update to the sourdough starter. I am on day 4 and it’s looking amazing and it’s is starting to smell sour….. a beautiful sour… To start your starter you can follow my directions here. For best results you need to begin with: mason jar coffee filter, rubber ban, organic unbleached flour, well water or waterContinue reading “Old Houses – Fermenting, sourdough starter”
The House – Ferments
Got some of our regular ferments going and freshed up. My milk kefir is happy, it was asleep the last couple weeks and I woke it up yesterday. It has some happy grains floating♡ Our green and black kombucha it brewing happily with nice looking scobies…. this is a weekly brew here. I started aContinue reading “The House – Ferments”
The Farm – Seeds are starting♡
It’s that time of year. A large Rubbermaid container of seed soil starter, packages of seeds, newspapper pots, cell trays and a spray bottle. I got my green room all tiddied up this week which kind of set me back some time in seed starting. But I got seeds started and it’s exciting. I alsoContinue reading “The Farm – Seeds are starting♡”
The Farm – Seeds, getting ready
It’s that time of year….. I get so excited about the gardens….. a bit giddy….really…. its kinda funny. It starts off with taking an inventory of the seeds that are leftover from last year and figuring out what’s needed for this year. As well what I didn’t get a chance to grow last year andContinue reading “The Farm – Seeds, getting ready”
The Farm – is it spring yet?
The spring equinox is about 17 days away and here on the east coast I cannot wait until the snow melts and the sun worms the days and new life comes forth out of the land, trees and sky. It was so hard to think of doing stuff in anticipation for spring this morning… asContinue reading “The Farm – is it spring yet?”
Old Houses – Food
Homemade sausages. The cost of food has gone up so much and we are always trying to find new ways to cut the cost and of course more importantly eating healthier. I bought a pork shoulder roasts two weeks ago and we enjoyed it roasted…. when I went back to the grocery store the porkContinue reading “Old Houses – Food”
Old houses – food
I was part of a pantry challenge for the months of January and February. It was hard to post what I did in January because Rusty was around and we both cooked so he didn’t take pictures like I usually do. Of course I am cooking from my pantry all the time so I forgotContinue reading “Old houses – food”
Muddy Boots, Old Houses and The Farm 