It’s important to condition your cutting boards after use to keep it from drying out. Even more important if you have a wood cookstove, like I do. Wood burning fireplaces dry out wooden cutting boards and utensils, like they do wooden furniture and musical instruments. The easiest way to condition your wooden cutting board is […]
DIY Insecticidal Soap for Trees and Shrubs
The June garden is actively growing. The fruit trees have set fruit. On close examination, though, it appears that something is eating the leaves of the apple trees. One tree has an aphid invasion. Another tree has 1 ½ inch long caterpillars munching on the leaves and covering the branch tips with a fine web. […]
Tea for the Different Stages of Colds and Flu
How to make tea Your one thing this week is to get comfortable making a cup of hot tea or infusion. Place your herb in a cloth or paper tea bag or in a tea ball. Put it in your heatproof mug. Pour boiling water over the herb in the mug. Cover and steep the […]
Recycled Crayons – A Recipe for Creative Play
Crayons were probably your very first art supply. The box of brand new colours represented imaginitive dreams and artistic lines at every age. The new adult colouring pages trend have even brought adults back into the crayon fold. But crayons are an enigma. According to the Crayon Initiative, there are 60 tons of paraffin wax […]
Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls with Maca
The weather has turned crisp, while the aspen leaves are golden, turning to brown. There is wood smoke in the air and a fire in the woodstove. The darkness comes sooner. It’s a relief to come to this season. The busy-ness of the day gives way to more leisurely evenings. Instead of long days of […]
Don’t Compost Those Black Walnut Hulls! Make a Black Walnut Tincture Instead
Many people think of black walnut trees as a nuisance. They drop their nuts with green hulls on driveways, roadways, and lawns. If they aren’t picked up immediately the green fruit rinds turn black and stain sidewalks and driveways. They leave behind a slippery mess that just gets worse in the freeze-thaw periods of fall. […]
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