Once again, I decided to observe Homegrown Fridays, eating only what I’ve grown on the Fridays in Lent. Anything you see in bold followed by * is listed on the Recipes page of this blog (click on the recipe tab at the top). This year was more of a challenge because of other commitments. I [...]
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Grains in Your Garden
Posted in biointensive, cover crops, grain mills, grains, homesteading, organic gardening, permaculture, tagged biointensive, cover crops, grain mills, grains, homesteading, organic gardening, permaculture on June 14, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Growing grain in your garden is great for both your soil and for you. Your soil gets the benefit of the roots left from the cover crop, the straw goes to the compost pile which ultimately gets returned to the soil, and you have seeds to grind for flour or to save for another planting. I [...]
Grain Mill Comparison: Country Living vs GrainMaker
Posted in grain mills, homesteading, permaculture, sustainable lifestyles, tagged grain mills, homesteading, permaculture, sustainable lifestyles on May 3, 2011 | 10 Comments »
In April, 1999 I became the proud owner of a Country Living Grain Mill. It was a big purchase for our family, but I had been using a Corona mill occasionally for about ten years and had decided it was time to get serious about having fresh ground flour. The Corona was good for cornmeal, [...]
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