About 6 years ago I was convinced at a Costco road show to buy a Vitamix 5200 high-speed blender. It wasn't a cheap purchase, but I can say that of the few expensive kitchen tools I own, I have never regretted buying it. For certain things, nothing touches it ability to pulverize food. It makes… Continue reading Hummus
Category: Urban Homesteading
December On The Homestead
December is the slow month on the homestead. The truly slowest, don’t want to go out there, month. In the warm week of December, the garlic decided to poke up and say hello through the hay. The last of the crabapples hanging on. Do they wait for the birds? And in December, a lone… Continue reading December On The Homestead
Warming Oil For Winter
If you are like me, you probably have parts of your body that are never quite warm in winter, and often dry, from fabric rubbing against the skin constantly (sweater weather has some disadvantages). Fractionated coconut oil absorbs into the skin quickly and leaves your skin feeling great. Add in warming essential oils and you… Continue reading Warming Oil For Winter
Celebrating The Winter Solstice
This year, in 2017, the Winter Solstice will happen December 21st, a Thursday, at 8:28 am in the Northern Hemisphere. The Solstice has always been a comfort to me, even as a child. I was raised in a cult, and we were forbidden from celebrating Christmas, so as a child, without knowing what the Solstice… Continue reading Celebrating The Winter Solstice
November On The Homestead
November on the farm is the lowest and slowest month usually. The hours of light start diminishing quickly as the month starts and by the end of the month, we have less than 9 hours “light”, and well, November is usually the wettest month. It’s simply just dreary outside. That is the thing that transplants… Continue reading November On The Homestead