Getting the Gardens Ready!
Last week we began our annual springtime push to get the gardens ready for planting. No matter how much we […]
Family Fiddleheading
Since the fiddleheads weren’t up yet when we checked on one of our favorite picking spots the weekend before last,
Our winter compost experiment
Have you ever been tempted to ignore your compost pile in the winter time because snow made it difficult to
Fiddleheads are Up!
It’s fiddlehead season here in Maine again! This is usually the first foraging outing of the spring for us, and
Sauerkraut is done!
As you might remember from my earlier post, I got a new batch of sauerkraut going back in the middle
Naturally-Dyed Easter Eggs
My mom told me the other day that my grandmother Rauha used to dye her own wool, out of natural
Maple Syrup!
Remember the lonely maple tree out in front of our house that we tapped a few weeks ago? Well, she
Mid-March Sauerkraut!
Last fall I bought 25 pounds of green cabbage from a local farm, and made sauerkraut with some of it
Kitchen and Pantry Staples: The Spice Drawer
Some folks have a spice rack, or a spice cupboard. For us, it’s a spice drawer, and at the moment
Tapping the Lone Maple
Finally, we’ve had a slight (and what I’m sure will be temporary) break from the cold temperatures and the mountains