This natural mouse repellent is effective against rodents and other pests. It is made of natural ingredients that work together to keep rodents away. I have no desire to kill mice. For one thing, handling dead mice is no pleasure. For another, I do my best to treat all creatures with compassion. That said, I […]
After ten years of using chemical hair dyes to cover my gray roots, I decided to switch to henna. With all of the harmful chemicals in hair dyes, it made sense to me to use a plant-based product instead. A few years ago, I tried using a ‘natural’ hair dye from the health food store, […]
Poop. Its not something we like to think about. We drop it. We flush it. We never think of it again. Joseph Jenkins thinks about it a lot. He’s written a detailed book about what happens to our waste in the system, how our waste is damaging the planet, and how to fix this problem. […]
The lawn may not be a priority on most homesteads, what with all the veggies and fruit trees to tend to, but some of us still have ‘em. Those of us who live outside of the suburbs experience less pressure to have the perfect lawn but its still nice to have a place for kids […]
I dream of making my little homestead into a closed-loop system. Nothing comes in, nothing goes out. Now that would be self-sufficiency. Alas, there are things I can’t produce or grow here. For example, its much too cloudy in the winter for solar panels. The climate won’t allow me to grow all my food (this […]
When I moved to my homestead it had been decades since I’d chopped wood. It was intimidating thinking how much wood I’d need to chop for use in the wood stove. Although I have a propane fired-furnace, I keep the thermostat very low in the winter and supplement with wood stove heat. Wood stove heat […]
I know it sounds hokey but when we listen to the plants they tell us how they can help us, “ said Shanoon, the herbalist. I spent an afternoon in early October with 5 others following Shanoon along a Slocan Valley, British Columbia pathway while she pointed out dozens of naturalized plants that can be […]
Smoky, garlicky, and full of flavor. The tofu in these burgers absolutely MUST be the smoked kind, otherwise the flavour will be bland. Makes 6-8 burgers Ingredients The oil can actually be left out completely. I have a convection oven that dries things out a bit, so I like to add a little oil to […]
Why rustic chili? Because its hearty, filling, and wholesome. I feel like I could walk out my door and just gather the ingredients in the forest (if beans and tomato paste grew in the forest, that is). With superfoods like shiitake mushrooms, walnuts, and quinoa, its not only incredibly filling but its full of nutrition. […]
Cooking beans on the wood stove instead of the electric stove fulfills four of my heart’s desires: Cooking times Everyone’s wood stove is different and heats up at a different speed and produces different temperatures but I’ll share how long it took on my stove. Two types of dried beans, kidney and pinto, were soaked […]
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