Hello you! Yes, you… how has your week been? Good, I hope. Mine has been lovely! It finally feels like October around here. The rain has started, although there are plenty of sunny days in between. Not a problem in my book, as I know how grey it can get around here come winter. We’ve…
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Updates and Recent Happenings: Foraging Finds and a Baby Cauliflower
Well, hi there! I hope this past week has treated you well. I’ve had a wonderful week, and the weather has been beautiful! We finally got a bit of rain today, which was needed, but up until now it’s been sunny and gorgeous. On our days off, Joel and I went for a little foraging…
How to Make Balsamic Vinaigrette
Maybe some of you know this, but I actually used to be a cook for a living. Nothing much, just the pantry cook at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge in Yosemite National Park. I worked in Yosemite for almost 10 years with many different positions, but this was by far my favorite. As the pantry cook, I…
How to Make Milk Kefir Cheese
I have an exciting post for you guys today! Have you ever wanted to make cheese but were too intimidated by the complicated process? I have totally been there, and while I fully intend on conquering it someday (you know I will!), in the meantime this has become my saving grace in the homemade cheese…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Fall Flowers and Zesty Salsa
Well, here we are. A couple of weeks into fall, yet the days are still beautiful and warm. So warm, in fact, that we still have flowers blooming all over the garden. The cold snap that we had didn’t last, and the warmer weather is tricking all of our plants into thinking that it’s still…
Fermented Green Tomatoes: preserving the harvest
Green tomatoes are an inevitable part of homegrown tomato plants, as there always seem to be some that haven’t quite ripened before it gets too cold. While you can pick them green and bring them inside to ripen, sometimes there are so many green ones it makes sense to utilize them as they are. Of…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Rocket Stoves and Green Tomatoes
Well, with the cooler weather also comes colds and flu, and I’ve been sick twice in the past few weeks. This is really strange for me as I generally have a strong immune system and rarely get what goes around, but I guess it was just my time. Boo! Since I’m still under the weather…
10 Tips for Wildcrafting Herbs
Hello my peoples! How are you on this lovely fall day? I imagine that you are busy little bees putting up the harvest in all sorts of ways, which makes me smile :) I wanted to let you know about an article that I wrote for the The Herbal Academy recently, 10 Tips for Wildcrafting…
How to Make Elderberry Mead
Mead, or fermented honey wine, is a delicious ancient fermented beverage that is easy to make! This elderberry mead, made with foraged elderberries, is a wonderful version of classic mead and perfect for the holidays. Simple Mead Making Ebook Want to learn more about making mead? I have a Simple Mead Making for Beginners eBook…
Herbal Academy Introductory Herbal Course Review
As I’ve mentioned in a few of my posts over the past several weeks, I’ve been taking the Introductory Herbal Course from the Herbal Academy. This was actually the first online course that I’ve ever taken, so I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about how good it could be. I have…
