Food Preservation Achievement Unlocked: Excalibur Dehydrator
Me and my wife got an Excalibur Dehydrator as a wedding anniversary present recently. It’s the 5 tray model which is huge. It couldn’t have arrived at a better … Continue reading
3 Ways to use Your Endless Kale Harvest
It appears that I may have planted too much Kale this year. I started a bunch of plants from seed and they have taken off since going in the … Continue reading
Reskilling
Reskilling is a phrase you might have heard of. The idea is that, due to peak oil/economic problems/etc, we will be living in a world that is very different … Continue reading
Transition Kingston Meet-up
I had the chance to go to a meeting of Transition Kingston recently. It was an informal get-together where those interested in meeting other like-minded Kingstonians could have a beer … Continue reading
Alternative Composting
I’ve done the usual composting routine before. Hauling that little bucket we keep in the kitchen to the compost bin and dumping it in. I periodically turn it over, maybe … Continue reading
Arugula Pesto
Arugula pesto is not as well known and not as appreciated as regular basil pesto but I think it’s just as good. It has a less sweet flavour, but … Continue reading
Motivational Leafy Greens
You may get down on yourself from time to time because you have a total failure with some particular crop. Sometimes you plant something and it just doesn’t work or … Continue reading
Strawberries & Chipmunks
We had high hopes for our strawberry crop this year. We bought some new strawberry plants, weeded the patch, laid down some plastic (we didn’t have any straw to … Continue reading
SPIN Farming as a Business Model for New Urban Farmers
In my other ‘sustainability’ course I took, I choose to do a report on SPIN farming, which I’ve always been intersted in. Here it is in all its PDF glory! … Continue reading
