Archive for the ‘Herbs’ Category
Country Wisdom & Know-How
This book has everything from how to raise bees, to how to make cheese to how to build a stone wall and loads of great recipes, too! With nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living this book has everything you need to live off the land. The only problem I have with it is the print is very tiny.
Living wall
Now this is cool!
The Vertical Garden, by Patrick Blanc, a French artist credited with inventing living walls.
Homemade carpet freshener
I’ve been reading this book I got from the library, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps by Brenda Watson and found a great recipe for carpet freshener:
Carpet Freshener
4 cups baking soda
35 drops eucalyptus oil
30 drops lavender essential oil
25 drops rosewood essential oil
Mix essential oils and baking soda in a bowl. Break up any clumps that may form, stir until well mixed. Sprinkle powder onto floor and let sit for about 15 minutes, then vacuum. Store in a glass jar, and keep in a cool dry place.
I made it with half the recipe and substituted lemon essential oil for the rosewood since I didn’t have it on hand. It works great, made the rooms smell lovely!
Grow Great Grub
Gayla Trail (You Grow Girl) has a new book coming out Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces. It’s going to be a good one!
The garden
Everything is getting thicker.
Chimenea
Hibiscus enjoys being outside
Lemon tree
The other lemon tree
Fresh lettuce
lettuce
It’s so nice to be eating fresh lettuce every day now! I sprinkle some chives, oregano, basil and mint to make a tasty salad. Oh, and radishes too.
vegetable/herb garden
carrots and chives
potatoes growing nicely