Updated to include a picture… I’m writing this post on the fly at the request of several of my twitter followers, so pics will have to follow later. In our family, our diet requires that almost all of our food be homemade. We have allergies to milk, egg, soy and most of all – gluten. […]
Archives for July 2014
Plastic Free Produce with Friends
Today was a day filled with pleasantries. Our family spent the afternoon harvesting blackberries and green beans at a friend’s bountiful garden followed by a brief effort to forage chantrelle mushrooms at the home of another friend. My efforts to garden are wildly surpassed by individuals who possess such skill with cultivating the earth. I […]
Chapter 2: Homesteading – The Funny Farm
After having our first child we moved to a 12 acre parcel of land with a fixer-upper house three miles down a dirt road. This was a enormous change for my husband who lived in large cities for most of his life. Neither of us had any experience with farm animals or homesteading. Despite our […]
Show Your Plastic Challenge – Plastic Free July Week 1
TOTAL – 13 ounces, 52 pieces The moment of truth is not too pretty. July Week 1 – 13 oz, 52 pieces Ok, so I know that our family cannot be entirely plastic free, but I thought we had made more progress in our journey beginning 18 months ago. Since the last trimester of my […]