I can’t believe it’s been a year now since we started our year without groceries. We learned a lot in that year. We are definitely healthier, but also we’re happier. Our relationship with each other is stronger as we’ve had to learn how to really work well together. When we first decided to do a…
I always wanted to make these after watching that movie, but I never got around to it until I had them at a friend’s house last year. This is a good way to use up all those green tomatoes that are left over when it gets too cold to turn them red. There are several…
“Scientists have genetically engineered crops in addition to Bt crops to be herbicide-resistant. The most conspicuous example of this technology is something you may have heard of, Roundup Ready crops. Roundup is a relatively safe, highly effective, broad-spectrum herbicide made by Monsanto (who’s patent expired in 2000) that kills weeds but does not kill the…
There are lots of great events coming up this month! Biofuel Oasis is offering a goat class on October 30th, taught by Kitty from Havenscourt Homestead.If you’ve been thinking about getting goats I strongly urge you to take this class. The Institute of Urban Homesteading has a lot of classes this month. The available class topics includes Hand…
Farmers’ Market, originally uploaded by NatalieMaynor. We’re finally able to go back to the Farmers’ Market and we’re so excited!
I probably chose the two most difficult fruits to find commercially to combine into one jelly. Rose hips are available, but they are generally dried, and difficult to remove the seeds from. But if you’re lucky enough to have a quince tree and rugosa roses this is a fantastic way to combine them into a…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
