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Aldona Bird
Live entertainment is out there waiting
The time at home the pandemic forced on some of us, renewed the interests of many in gardening, baking (sourdough especially), keeping chickens, sewing and other slower […]
Having fun testing foods in thrifted dehydrator
Recently, I found a food dehydrator while thrifting. I hadn’t been on the hunt for one, because for years my family has planned to make a solar […]
USDA guide make scanning much safer
For Christmas last year my sister gifted me the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. I’ve only used a few recipes from it, but it has changed […]
North Elementary garden teaches kids valuable lessons, far beyond simple planting
A homeschool alumna and homeschooling my child, I haven’t been often in public schools. As a teenager, I occasionally went to take standardized tests, and as an […]
Feeling spicy: Our love affair with capsaicin
As you may have guessed from my recent do-it-yourself feature, I have a lot of jalapenos to process. I used the USDA canning recipe book to calculate […]
European hornets can stay if they stay out of my way
Over the last few summers, I’ve seen huge wasps. They haven’t obliged in holding still long enough for me to measure them, but I’d estimate their length […]
Hops can be used for more than beer
A few years ago, I planted hops — one pot that my father had bought and delayed planting and another from a friend who grows hops. They […]
Bewitched by witch hazel
Lately, a shrub that grows in the woods around my house has been catching my eye. The same shrub got my attention late in the fall last […]
Autumn olives a delicious stand-in for cranberries
This week, I am preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. The traditional dish I’m working on is the tart sauce. I’ve never grown cranberries; instead I’m harvesting autumn olives […]