November 1, 2024

VIDEO: BONE BROTH

All the cool fermenters talk about bone broth being a miracle for your health, and since I was sick for all of December, I figured I better get on this if I want to make it through the rest of the winter, lol. Apparently I have been kind of making this for my entire life,…

VIDEO: HOMEMADE QUINCE LIQUEUR

I promised my grandpa that I would make quince liquor for Christmas when he gave me my quince. So 6 weeks ago I chopped up the quince, add sugar and alcohol. And because I need an excuse to try it because I am getting too impatient for Christmas, lol, I’m making a second one with…

VIDEO: ROOT CROPS VS SNOW

After a week of snow and overnight lows down to -10c it has warmed up enough to have the snow start to disappear. Serina is out in the garden, excited to see what has survived. With temperatures getting so low, there is a good chance that the large fall root crop of beets, carrots and…

VIDEO: KOMBUCHA VINEGAR

Are you making more kombucha than you can keep up with drinking? Do what I did, and forget about a batch for a month or two – and tada, you have vinegar. I’m really excited to start making vinegar because I buy a lot of it, for clean and cooking. And the idea of having…

VIDEO: GARDEN FAILS: 2017 recap

We may be experienced gardeners, but we still have plenty of fails every year. Failures and mistakes are one of the best ways that we learn about our garden, and what works best for us. Serina and Ian go over 5 big failures in the 2017 garden, and look forward to the way that they…