Things are looking very promising in the garden, though I keep feeling like I’m behind, somehow. Perhaps it’s because my tomato plants sat in containers growing root-bound for a seemingly interminable amount of time, while we got things (somewhat) together for raised bed #2. But, as soon as the tomatoes, and everything else, went into…
Here, Chick Chick Chick Chick!
It’s been a busy few weeks on the homestead. We’ve had the usual cleaning jobs, plus planting and maintaining the veggie garden, setting up and running our above-ground pool for the season, coaching soccer, preparing for summer (lots of events at school), and a new spring endeavor — chicken keeping. They call them “gateway livestock,” because…
Austin Family of Four in a Micro-House
The cost of living in Austin keeps rising, and this family of four has a creative way of dealing with it — living in a 260 square foot home. Really interesting story I found on the local news.
Recipe: Making Daily Whole Wheat Bread
You’ll notice this post is titled “Making Daily Bread” and not “Making Bread Daily.” I’m a do-it-yourselfer, but I’m not a martyr. Some pioneers in the organic/local/sustainable food movement note that while, in some ways, people are going back to doing things they way their grandparents did — fresh, real food that’s made and sometimes…