Fresh Ginger Blood Orange This Monday, we are sharing some excellent tips for summer that are brought to you by Strawberry Hedgehog. I came across this blog, Strawberry Hedgehog: Musings of a Vegan Crafter, a few weeks ago and can’t stop going back to get more recipes, DIY projects and soap! Tracy Perkins, is the…
I used to be a picky eater. On my list of foods that were gross? Tomatoes, mushrooms, mustard, pickles (or anything with dill in it), dark leafy greens (especially mustard greens and kale), stinky cheeses, and any kind of olive. Wouldn’t touch ‘em. Which, as you might imagine, meant there were a LOT of types…
Last Sunday I got to present a yogurt making workshop at the Maker Faire in the Homegrown Village. It was the first time I had ever been to the Faire, and what a sight to see! It is AMAZING some of the things other makers have made. This was my first experience teaching a workshop…
Field Trip to Far West Fungi, originally uploaded by The Mushroom Channel. I love to walk around the Ferry Building. The building is amazing. The Bay is amazing. The food is AMAZING! One of my favorite places there is Far West Fungi. They have a wonderful selection of mushrooms. Most of them I have never…
This has been a productive week. But there was a major let down. The squirrels and birds got all of our cherries. Booooo! I think Tom and I each had one but quickly realized they weren’t quite ripe. We gave them some more time and they were almost there. And then they were gone. I’m…
What the HAY?!, originally uploaded by Olive Talique. The man in the above photo is delivering hay to a community garden. What a great use of a bike with a trailer! Riding bikes can be really fun. Using them for chores can make that fun too. One of the first times I went to the…
We are honored to have a guest blog from Linda Conroy of Moon Wise Herbs. She teaches classes in Wisconsin on all sorts of self sufficiency topics from how tomake soaps and lotions, to cheese, to brooms. This week she will be discussing our favorite food here at Dog Island Farm. Cheese! ———————————————————— Many of us…
Last weekend Rick and I took a trip up to Tomales Bay to check out some land belonging to a client of his. She informed Rick that while we were in town, we MUST stop at the Tomales Bakery (sorry for the facebook link, but they don’t have a web presence of their own) and…
One of our wedding beers When I first met Tom he was a lager drinker – primarily Heineken. Back then I was regularly making beer. I’m not quite sure why I make beer because I don’t drink it (bad experience in college turned me off of it). Tom quickly changed into a beer snob. Yes, I created a…
Photos by author. There is an interesting shopping area in Costa Mesa called The Lab Anti Mall. A lot of the materials are reused and there are great softscape spaces to sit and enjoy the amazing weather. Definitely a great alternative to the big box stores. There was also shopping across the street, The Camp,…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
