Man verses Beast a Strange Question

When I was visiting a forum of mostly mothers the other day a woman posted the question of which was more important people or animals/enviroment.  She thought we had gone too far in protecting fish specifically at the expense of people. As I ‘listened’ to the conversation unfold while other complained about out of work [...]

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Grow your own Mushrooms!

I have always loved mushrooms. When I was a kid, my Grandpa got one of those “Grow Your Own Mushrooms” kits in the mail. The terra cotta pot in which they were to be grown was shaped like a mushroom and had that funky sort of look that everything in the 70s had. Now grandpa [...]

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Scheduled Maintenance

After giving it quite a workout this season, it’s time to store my pressure canner for the winter. This canner was an investment for me–one that I want to last me for a long, long time. So at the end of each canning season, I need to take the time to be sure it’s cleaned [...]

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The Power of Community – A Post in two parts.

This past weekend we had our Harvest Celebration at Roberts Roost. It is a time when we gather our friends from the community to share food, fire, and talents, and to enjoy each others company. Most of all it is a time to talk about everything and nothing, to share stories, to laugh, to give [...]

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That’s Bananas Lady!

Iread an article over at Chiot’s Run the other morning about homemade ketchup that struck a note with me. We too have recently become fans of a homemade ketchup. It did take a while for us to make the switch but now that we have found the one I am not sure if we will [...]

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A Child’s Hand

Little hands can learn so much about caring for the earth!

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Making your lifestyle appealing to your kids.

Living a life ‘not dabbling in normal’, whatever the ‘not normal’ is, can be fraught with uncertainty when you have kids. Not uncertainty about how you’re living your life, but uncertainty about how your kids see it, how they’ll feel about it as they grow older, and if they’ll choose this life for themselves or [...]

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Cooking Kids

Our kids cook a lot.  We started out having them help us with what ever we were making.  They learned to mix, measure, crack eggs, identify ingredients, etc.  Gradually we did less and they did more.  Now JJ, who is 11, can make many things from scratch without any help from me at all (except [...]

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A form of time savings

A friend recently said to me that they wouldn’t want to mess around making sausage because for the amount of product his family ate it didn’t seem worth it to bother with it. Time wise I mean. I completely understand how he feels because I have felt the same way before. Not specifically about sausage [...]

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Bread Challenge Part 2

My favorite whole grain bread recipes and some tips on baking with kids!

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