This blog has been fairly quiet recently because we’re taking advantage of dry weather to work on dozens of outdoor projects. Setting up a homestead is enough work to occupy us for years! One project that could not be ignored is setting up a new chicken coop and run for our growing chicks, now...
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Have you ever been hungry? Really hungry like the 16.2 million kids in America who are food-insecure living in families without the means to regularly put nutritious food on the table? I’m hangry when I forget to eat a big breakfast before becoming immersed in a project and suddenly it’s two pm and I...
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What do you get when you combine 500 square feet of UV-resistant plastic, twenty four intrepid individuals and twenty hours of work in the cold? An unheated, season-extending plant paradise otherwise known as a hoop house! We built our hoop house as a workshop under the expert guidance of Joseph Swain, farmer at Swainway...
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What does ‘comfort food’ mean to you? Is it the sweet starchy goodness of Daddy’s biscuits or the warm soothing flavor of Granny’s green beans? Perhaps a drink with friends? Join the club of hungry folk known as Home Ec. Off Campus – Columbus to discover comfort food in many forms this month. We’ll...
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I am pleased to share an authentic Indian paneer cheese recipe today from Susan Saldanha. She is a Columbus cook originally hailing from India who teaches custom cooking classes about Indian culinary traditions for groups and individuals in your home. Contact Susan by email to experience her healthy, delicious take on Indian cooking. June 2012 was...
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Once again we opened our home to guests from Japan this week. Long-time readers may recall when we hosted Kayoko and Anna in summers past through the Ohio 4-H Program. Hosting international guests has so many benefits that of course we said yes when asked by daughters of our friend Naoko if they could...
Read more →The homestead has changed in many ways since I posted Winter Solstice 2013 Seasonal Snaps, though I felt wind on my cheeks and spied snow in the air on both photography days. Mostly we have been building and hauling; we’re eager to finally see edibles growing at the next turn of the seasons. Not...
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Wild Fermentation and Art of Fermentation author Sandor Katz visited Columbus briefly last week. He taught two classes to the ever-growing population of people who keep jars of ferments brewing in their homes. Our family ferments sauerkraut, sour cream, kefir, beer, charcuterie and more on a regular basis. I don’t write about it here...
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