Monthly Archives: September 2010
Growing woody fruit plants in the midwest
Being a Hennepin County Master Gardener is great. Among other reasons, we have monthly meetings with an education component, and the speakers are usually pretty great. I recently saw a presentation by Rebecca Koetter, who manages demonstration plots at the … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Permaculture, Practical, Theoretical, US Food Production
Book Review: Build Your Own Earth Oven
So it’s been over six months since my last book review (and my last few reviews were pretty lame). I went on a total fiction binge this year. I can now say I’ve completely exhausted any need to read about … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Community planning, Cooking and baking, Permaculture, Practical, Theoretical
Going small and low-tech
I was recently introduced to the joy and wonder of french press coffee, and as a result we got rid of our old coffeemaker and replaced it with two secondhand french presses that Adam found on eBay (we got two … Continue reading
Recipe: coconut cream ice cream
So, I got Adam the Kitchenaid ice cream bowl that goes with our mixer as an anniversary gift. Was it a gift for him, really? Well, he did like it. He’s made three batches already. This stuff is absolutely amazing … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking and baking, Practical
DIY arm warmers
Arm warmers are pretty handy for bike commuting. You leave your house and it’s 50 degrees but soon it’s 60, and you don’t exactly want to pull over to the side of the road to change clothes. The spandex crowd … Continue reading
