And so the work continues here. I’ll post some new pics next week of how the new patio is progressing. It will be a few more weeks until the grading work and retaining walls are done. In the meantime, it’s a big muddy mess out there, but it sure is fun to watch the progress happening.
Photo by Judith Hausman When I make the Sephardic version of charoset (pictured left) with apricots, dates and almonds, my family wants Grandma’s more familiar recipe (pictured right) with apples, walnuts and wine. The Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated with a ritual meal called a seder. A number of foods are part of the […]
On Arbor Day (or any day), consider the reasons why trees can benefit your farm.
Need a sticky solution? Try the website This to That. It offers sticky solutions to any problem. Drop-down menus let you identify the two materials you want to glue together. Click on the button for "Let's Glue!" and up pops the sticky solution.
Courtesy eVgo Electric-vehicle owners in Texas can now charge up their cars at public charging stations springing up in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth areas. Electric vehicle owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area can now stop to “fuel up,” so to speak. Over the weekend, NRG Energy, Inc., opened the first privately funded eVgo (ee-vee-go) […]
A feisty male house finch has taken to fighting with his reflection in the ladies’ room where I work. Sometimes I feel incredibly lucky. Not only do I live in an amazing urban-farming community, but I also work here, just a couple of miles from my house. The property where I work is around a […]
Spring is coming on quickly here, though the backyard is still a muddy mess. Work has begun on our new patio. Well, actually, the work has begun on removing the old patio. It is made from about a million brick pavers, each of which weighs about 5 pounds.
The majority of Americans don’t think about how water reaches their faucet. Water comes from the tap, right? A surprising number of Americans seem to think so, according to the results of a new poll conducted by The Nature Conservancy. In March, independent researchers polled 961 Americans over the age of 18 and reported that […]
Photo by Rick Gush This week, I got to try out my new curved surform—a tool to create pieces for my Adirondack chairs. I’ve got several projects going at the moment: building a pair of Adirondack chairs, starting spring garden work and prepping my next art project. All of these activities require excessive and repeated tool […]
Residents in Polk County, Iowa, traded in their gas-powered lawn mowers for a more eco-friendly option.
Courtesy Karen Spirer Try this yummy Sweet-and-Savory Spring Salad (recipe below) from Chef Karen Spirer, who teaches workshops with Skills Off the Grid. Have you ever wanted to learn to make kombucha or kefir at home? Do you need to know a little more about beekeeping before you commit to your own hives? Do you […]
It must be spring! Over the weekend, I donned protective gear—my heavy-duty boots, chainsaw chaps and helmet with face guard and hearing protectors—and got busy sawing.
