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Category Archives: diy
Homemade Sweet Relish
Pickling cucumbers are getting a workout here at Chez Green In Oak Park. Earlier in July, I mentioned making homemade pickles. I ran out of room trying to long-brine pickle many of them in casserole dishes, so I got a … Continue reading
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Antiques, architectural salvage, and thrifting – oh my!
Let’s face it- re-using isn’t always easy or trendy, but it is green. And re-using can include furniture and the finishing touches of the rooms in our houses as well. Our house was built in 1925, and rather than swimming … Continue reading
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Chicken presentation from Home to Roost
Last night, Jennifer Murtoff of Home To Roost gave a brief talk about the basics of urban chicken keeping, from what to feed, how to tell if your chicken needs veterinary care, how to house your chickens, to how physically … Continue reading
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Homemade pickles
I’ve often wondered what homemade pickles taste like, as I’ve never had them. One way to remedy that is to make my own. Here we have some pickling cucumbers I grew in my Root Riot plot, cider vinegar, dill I … Continue reading
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Tiki Torches from Wine Bottles
Check out these tiki torches made of used wine bottles – a nice example of reusing and likely saving some money at the same time. Hat tip to Home Grown Evolution.
Dehydrating food
Preserving food was not a skill I was taught when I was young, so what little I currently know, I’ve had to learn myself. One of easiest method of preserving food, aside from freezing, is dehydrating. I posted this image … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, diy, eating in season, food preservation, food storage
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Vanilla extract is done
The vanilla extract, she is done. She also helps make cookies. I can’t have real chocolate, so for me, white chocolate it is. They were delicious.
Local Business Profile – Urban Sprout Garden Design, LLC
Meet Mike Reust. Mike says that when he was growing up in California in the 1970s, he was the only person he knew who had a subscription to Organic Gardening magazine. The recent drive to grow and eat locally, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in diy, eating in season, gardening, local businesses, local food, Oak Park, organic
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Update on The Great Potato Experiment
I thought at first that my Great Potato Experiment, aka growing potatoes in a garbage can and training them to grow up instead of out, would be a flop. It took what seemed like a long time to see any … Continue reading
Posted in container gardening, diy, food, gardening, organic, potatoes, small spaces
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Homemade vanilla extract update – I know you’re on pins and needles
The extraction of the delicious vanilla molecules into the vodka (i.e., the making of vanilla extract) continues apace. Here’s a photo I took about a week ago. It’s even darker now, and it’s just about ready to strain and pour … Continue reading
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