Sourdough bread and the culture of sharing and learning
The local artisan baker taught my kids how to make sourdough bread and gave them a starter –…
Super greens pasta – simple homemade pasta with a superfood boost
Although my kids live in and love their permaculture garden, I still need to be creative with ways…
How to process homegrown olives: making your own delicious green & black table olives
My olive tree fruited this year for the first time. Earlier this week I noticed the olives were…
Delicious, Nutritious, Super Simple Mung Bean Sprouts
I love the crunchy nutty freshness of mung bean sprouts. They add such a healthy touch to our…
Harvesting Olives at Home
We harvested olives today. It was a simple thing – something people have done for centuries – but…
DIY handmade cleaning cloth
Learning to knit is proving to be a very practical activity at our house. My daughter’s first completed…
Make your own hand lotion: a silky smooth lotion bar for those who love gardening with bare hands.
I love gardening with bare hands – feeling the soil and sensing it’s moisture, being able to gently…
Plastic-free shopping – how to avoid coming home with a bagful of unnecessary plastic.
When reducing plastic waste is a core goal while out shopping for household needs, there are so many…
Healthy Future for Children – Nature Kids design an ecovillage
Children designed and made an ecovillage at Crystal Waters Permaculture Village this Saturday. They immersed themselves in design thinking…
Plastic-wrap free food – DIY beeswax cloths
(for the latest version of this post, and a link to my 5 minute film showing how to…