or two or 24 pounds to make a few quarts of apple butter…..but it’s so worth it! start with fresh rinsed apples. cut them into quarters or eights and put all parts (including core and seeds) into a large pot with water. boil until soft and then run through a food mill. you now have […]
since last year, we have had a home-built wooden box about 4′ x 2′ by 6″ high on the floor of our basement. we built this to experiment with vermicomposting–using worms to compost our organic waste. having read the book, worms eat my garbage by Mary Appelhof, we decided to give it a shot since […]
have you ever eaten a tomato in the middle of winter that tasted like cardboard? well, let me tell you, picking a tomato off the vine, slicing it open and watching the juice drip onto the cutting board is a beautiful thing. i add a little salt and eat it just like that, letting the […]
last week, the letter informing us of our gov’t stimulus check came in the mail. armed with that and a long-time desire to have our house blown, we decided to call an energy auditor. in comes energy saving comfort systems with their blower door, smoke, headlamps, and tubes to help us learn how to seal […]