Sustainable Eats

You’ve probably figured out by now this is a not post for the vegetarian reader.
But if you like bacon then I’m talking to you. And if you’ve ever thought even for a second about curing your own bacon then I’m beseeching you. Because this bacon brought tears to my eyes it was [...]

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This weekend I planted my potatoes in recycled coffee bags just like I did last year.

What I love about this method is it allows you to grow bonus food by simply finding a few square feet anywhere in the right light conditions, even over concrete.  If you aren’t using your driveway to park the car [...]

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Hello Spring! I’ve gone dark myself busy starting seeds, planting out previously started seedlings, harvesting nearly the last of the winter crops and prepping garden beds. I was getting so turned around I finally made a seed starting schedule for myself and was stunned to realize I am starting 144 varieties of herbs [...]

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This guest post is from Becky of Becky’s Stockpot. This is a HUGE topic that I get a lot of comments about so thank you, Becky, for tackling it! And maybe could we get a link to that pie recipe?…
How I Fit Real Food Into My Busy Life And Tight Budget
I watched “Food Inc.” [...]

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Brook inspired us with her lacto-fermented salsa so much that I’m doing a lacto-fermented blog carnival. Next Friday, April 2 I’ll try to figure out how to use Mr. Linky so anyone with a blog can participate with some link love. If you don’t have a blog I’d love for you to write [...]

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A few weeks ago reader Brook mentioned her lacto-fermented salsa which I zeroed right in on. I’ve done some lacto-fermenting this year, namely beet kvass, carrots and dill pickles. But when Brook mentioned she had made tomato salsa last summer that was still good after 6 months I knew I had to have [...]

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So close to the end of March and officially into spring! My garden is suddenly bursting with a whole lot of new growth.
Today we made a serious effort to clean out the freezer so that the freshly cured bacon, Canadian bacon and ham will have a home so we made a mess of ribs [...]

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On Saturday I ventured into new territory. I posted it to facebook to gauge response. I know I have quite a few readers who are vegetarian and have been vegetarian myself at different points in my life. One thing about eating locally which I think of often is that we eat way [...]

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In the home stretch until Dark Days become…I guess light days or not so dark days. I have some overwintered salad greens putting on lots of new growth and lovage almost ready to drink through but not many other heralds of spring are ready to eat yet. The strawberries have new growth, the [...]

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A few weeks ago I joined the large number of Seattle chicken owners using reclaimed coffee chaff as chicken bedding. Chaff is the papery outer sheath of the coffee bean and something that David Ruggiero of www.UpCycleNW.com is trying to put to good use.
David’s company recycles things from coffee roasters like chaff, inedible beans [...]

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