Making your own Pomegranate Juice!
Now is the time to plan for the fall harvest of pomegranates. There comes a time each fall when the new harvest might sell for as little as $1 apiece for big juicy fruit. Once the sweet tart red seeds…
The Value of Self-reliance vs the Ideology of Self-sufficiency
None of us are self sufficient. We all need somebody! Despite the often nostalgic retro-interpretations (our idealization of Little House on the Prairie comes to mind!) Americans weren’t self sufficient in the Colonial past, the Revolutionary Era nor the long…
Schools Walking: A Practical Way to Exercise With Our Children
Over and over I read about how we MUST get our children away from the television and doing regular exercise. This at a time when many kids no longer have scheduled physical education classes during the school day and to…
The fun of interviews and good press!
I’ve been very fortunate this summer with several lovely articles and interviews in local and regional news venues. Living by Hand – VirginiaLiving.com Source: virginialiving.com Our experience with ducks was profiled in C’ville Weekly’s ABODE: http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=1990603072856470&ShowArticle_ID=11800408104112175 Enjoy!!
My garden progress report for Summer 2010
In the empty soil days of winter and early spring my imagination fills the spaces with row upon row of veggies. A pile of seed catalogues lives by my chair and I could spend far more $$$$$ then is in…
Thank you to my cooking class students
Cooking with people who enjoy food is a great pleasure! Thank you, Tracey and Catherine. Tracey and I canning peaches …