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These savory muffins make a good snack or quick side dish to serve with soup. As written, the recipe is vegan, but a person could feel free to add some cheddar cheese to the mix, too.
Savory Kale Muffins: https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/savory-muffins-with-kale-and-chives-vegan/

10 Tips To Grow Huge Rhubarb Maximizing Your Yield! - Make Sure You Get The Most Out Of Your Rhubarb This Year! đČđ€©
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This Is the Best Hack for Your Costco Rotisserie Chicken Getting every single bit of a Costco rotisserie chicken used to be a struggle, but not anymore.

These pretty and super delicious avocado deviled eggs make for a lovely appetizer! They're so good, and healthy to boot. Don't miss 'em! đ„ đ„
Recipe: https://www.attainable-sustainable.net/avocado-deviled-eggs/

I need this!!! Tim Zandt.
AN UNDERGROUND GREENHOUSE FOR YEAR ROUND VEGETABLES
If eating Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Year Round is important to You and Your Family, you might consider building an Underground Greenhouse. It will keep the temperatures warmer in the Winter and help prevent overheating in the Summer; making it possible to grow your garden vegetables year round.
For the vast majority of the country, 4 feet below the surface will stay between 50° to 60°F even if the weather above the ground gets to 10°F or colder. This is what they call the thermal constant, and what the Underground Greenhouse is based on.
The original design for an Underground Greenhouse was invented in Bolivia, and was called a Walipini, an Aymara Indian word which means âa warm place.â A Walipini is a rectangular shaped Greenhouse that is dug down 6-8 feet deep in the ground. The longest area of the rectangle will face towards the south (in the Northern Hemisphere) to take advantage of the most sunlight.
The design of the Underground Greenhouse isnât that complicated, as it can be as simple as a hole with plastic sheets laid on top. The roof seals in the heat and insulates the area to keep a warm, moist environment for your fruits and vegetables.
The location of your Walipini will depend on how big you want it to be. Youâll need enough space to grow your plants and have a small area to walk into your greenhouse. The bottom of the Greenhouse will need to be at least 5 feet above the water table in your area. The recommended size for an Underground Greenhouse is 8 x 12 feet.
When planning where your Greenhouse will be located, remember that your roof will need to receive light during the winter, also. This means that you will have to make sure that trees or buildings don't block it during the winter time when the sun is in the South. In most cases, your Underground Greenhouse should be set up East to West, with the roof facing South to take advantage of the Winter Sun.
Once it's decided where your Underground Greenhouse will be located, you can start digging. Plot out the area above ground to keep track of where you should be digging. While youâre excavating, dig at least 2 feet deeper than your desired depth. Keep your soil close by to help prop up the roof.
The walls of your Underground Greenhouse should have a minimum 6-inch slope from the roof to the floor. This will greatly reduce the amount of crumbling and caving that will occur with the soil. You can also layer the walls with a clay to prevent erosion, or use bricks to stabilize the walls of the building.
While youâre digging the hole, dig an extra 2 feet below the desired depth. Youâll fill this area with stone or gravel and then 8 inches of soil. Ideally, youâd lay larger stones and gravel on the bottom layer and the gravel would become progressively smaller until you reach the soil.
The bottom of the greenhouse should be slightly sloped from the center to the edges. Along the perimeter, you should leave a space of 2-3 feet just filled with gravel. This is designed to help the water drain more easily. Many people have also created open gravel wells in the corners of the greenhouses that allows them to collect the water. This will allow you to draw a bucket into the hole and pull out water if you find you have too much.
Once the floor is filled in with the drainage system, and the soil required for growing, the doors can be installed. Place the door frame at the base of the ramp and fill in the areas around the door as much as possible with dirt and clay. Filling in these gaps will prevent heat loss in your greenhouse.
Many times, people will use 2-inch door frames that have holes drilled into the top middle and bottom of each side. They will then use wooden stakes, dowels or rebar to secure the door frame into the soil wall.
The angle of the roof will make a big difference on the sunâs ability to heat your greenhouse. Ideally, the roof should be facing directly at the winter solstice at a 90 angle. This angle will maximize the heat during the winter solstice and minimize the heat during the summer solstice.
Now, you can use that extra soil that you have left over to create a berm. The berm is basically an extension of the north wall of the greenhouse. This allows you to control the angle of the roof by adding or taking away dirt. Build up the berm to continue the slope that you used on the wall. If youâre using bricks â continue using them on the berm.
The most economical, durable material for your roof is 4-inch PVC pipe. Using PVC elbow pieces, joiners, etc, you can create a flat roof frame that will cover your Underground Greenhouse.
After youâve created a PVC frame, lay it in place on the top of your hole. Then lay plastic sheeting across the top of the frame and make sure that it extends past the edge of the frame by at least 1 foot. This flap will prevent run off water from the roof from running back into the greenhouse itself.
Once the plastic material is put on top of the roof frame, move inside and tack another layer of plastic wrap along the inside of the roof frame. This internal plastic sheeting will create a 4-inch barrier between the inside and outside of the roof, and will act as an insulator that will keep the heat in more effectively.
Youâll want to make sure that you leave a few inches of plastic hanging down on the lower (south) end of your roof. This will force moisture that collects on the roof to drip off above the drainage system or on top of your plants instead of at the base of the roof. If you allow the moisture to run to the base of the roof frame, it may affect the soil at that location and break down your wall, etc.
Ventilation is always crucial. You have 3 options, such as: Installing two doors, one at each end; installing a vent roughly the size of the door at the top of the back wall; or installing a chimney at the center of the back wall. Good Luck on your Greenhouse.
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Cream of tartar is one of those mystery ingredients you might have seen in your grandma's pantry without knowing what it's used for. After all, its name doesn't give you a clueânot like baking powder or baking soda. Yet just a touch of it makes a big difference in your baking and cooking. Here's what it is and how to use it in recipes, and even around the house.
What is cream of tartar?
First of all, it's not creamy. It's a dry, powdery, acidic byproduct of fermenting grapes into wine. Its sciency name is potassium bitartrate, aka potassium hydrogen tartrate or tartaric acid (hence the commercial name). But you can find it in the spice aisle labeled as plain ol' cream of tartar. It is a byproduct of the wine making process.
What is cream of tartar used for?
Adding a small amount of cream of tartar when you're beating egg whitesâusually 1/8 teaspoon per egg whiteâspeeds up the creation of foam and helps stabilize the structure of those miniscule air bubbles you're whipping up. In baking, this means mile-high meringue pies, melt-in-your-mouth meringue cookies, and angel food cakes that practically float off the plate.
Why is cream of tartar in snickerdoodle cookies?
It's what separates a tangy, chewy snickerdoodle from an ordinary cinnamon-coated sugar cookie. The acid in cream of tartar gives snickerdoodles their distinctive tangy flavor, and the chew happens because cream of tartar prevents sugar in the cookie dough from crystalizing into crunchiness. Science!
How else is cream of tartar used in recipes?
When combined with baking soda, it becomes a leavening agent (the stuff that makes baked goods puff up in the oven) by producing carbon dioxide gas. If you ever run out of baking powder, you can substitute 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar for 1 teaspoon baking powder.
Add a pinch of cream of tartar to boiling vegetables to help them retain their bright, fresh color.
A pinch of cream of tartar also helps stabilize whipped cream to prevent it from deflating.
Make colorful, edible play dough!
What can I substitute for cream of tartar?
Use 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar to create the acidic effect of 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar in a recipe.
What is cream of tartar's shelf-life?
Cream of tartar keeps its freshness indefinitely, as long as you store it in a cool, dry spot. When in doubt, you can test it by looking at it and smelling it. It should look white and powdery, and it should smell mildly acidic.
How else is it used around the house?
Cream of tartar makes an effective non-toxic household cleaner all by itself or combined with other earth-friendly kitchen ingredients such as lemon juice or vinegar. Try these ideas:
Metal polish: Add water to make a paste to polish stainless steel and aluminum. This also removes scratches on white bowls and plates caused by knives and forks.
Copper polish: Add lemon juice in a 1:1 mixture. Rub on, rinse off.
Poreclain sink, tub, toilet scrub: Add distilled white vinegar in a 1:1 solution.
All-purpose scrub: Add distilled white vinegar in a 4:1 solution (i.e., 1 cup vinegar to 1/4 cup cream of tartar). This also cleans stainless steel sinks like nobody's business.
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"Of all the pies I make at Thanksgiving, this is always the first one gone! Most people have never tried it before and once they do they can't get enough!"
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About a year ago I discovered recipes for homemade Hamburger Helper. We werenât big fans of the box mixes but on busy days they did come in handy. Iâve tweaked these recipes a bit and they are now far better than the store bought mixes. The ingredients fit perfectly in a quart mason jar. Our familyâs favorite is the stroganoff with the lasagna in a close second. The tomato mac is good but is usually the last one on the shelf. Iâll include the recipes for all three. I hope you will like them!
by: Carol Gilmore Smith

Home | Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society Education. Community. Environment. Building a healthy future 2023 Winter Conference InfoDonate to NPSAS Sponsorship Opportunities2024 Conference InformationRegister for the Conference Albert Lea Seed: Cover Crops 101 Member-only webinar series. Click below for more information and to watch the recor...

I abused myself last night and happy that I did. I was able to capture Jupiterâs Red Spot with an eye wall like a hurricane - this is a preview

I've been saving eggshells, baking them, and pulverizing them into a powder for fertilizer. I've read many articles with mixed opinions and conflicting information on what plants like eggshells and how often to use them. I have the following plants:
Strawberries
Marigolds
Alyssum
Thyme
Chives
Oregano
Lemon balm
Lemon verbena
Lavender
Dill
Mint
Rosemary
Hostas
I'd love any suggestions and to hear what plants you've found eggshells beneficial for

Fall Frost Tolerance of Common Vegetables Vegetables vary widely in how much cold they can tolerate as they reach maturity. Learn which ones can tolerate light and heavy frosts and which ones can't.

Walnut Sawdust is toxic!
Walnut Burn!
Walnut is Poisonous!
Walnut is harmful to animals!
Walnut can't be used a mulch!
All of that we hear often and are true but not everyone knows why!
Walnuts naturally produce a chemical called Juglone. It's in the wood fruits leaves roots and bark basically all parts of the tree! It is most heavily concentrated in the roots and fruits though!
So what is Juglone??
Juglone occurs naturally most plants in the Juglandaceae family especially the black walnut and is toxic or growth-stunting to many types of plants. It is sometimes used as an herbicide, as a dye for cloth and inks, and as a coloring agent for foods and cosmetics. It can cause a rash or reaction on people (especially loggers cutting live trees off near the ground where it is concentrated)
Nature's way of giving a walnut tree a defense against other plants and a edge on being able to grow and thrive.

Harvesting and Storing Pumpkins and Winter Squash The gardening season will soon come to an end, but we can still enjoy pumpkins and winter squash well into the winter months if we take some extra care during the harvest and storage process.


Time to bring houseplants back inside It is time to bring in the houseplants you have kept outside this summer. Here's what to do before you bring them back indoors.


No. These are not pickled eggs. These are homegrown, unwashed eggs stored in lime water. The lime water fills in all the pores of the egg and encases them in a shell of "glass". Water glassed eggs can last stored at room temperature like this for up to 2 years. This method of preserving raw eggs has been used since the 1800s and was common even into the 1940s and 50s. When refrigerators became a standard kitchen appliance, water glassing almost became a lost art.
You cannot use commercial eggs for this because they have all had the protective coating (bloom) washed off the shell and will quickly go bad. I recently scrambled up 18 eggs that had been stored in lime water for 7 months on an unrefrigerated cupboard shelf and they tasted perfectly fresh (although the yoke seemed a bit thinner than fresh eggs).
Anyhow, if you have an abundance of fresh, unwashed eggs, you might want to try putting some away for later. The ratio is one ounce (by weight) of lime (calcium hydroxide) to one quart of water. Calcium hydroxide is a completely natural, organic ingredient and harmless, although the powder is very fine and may irritate your lungs if you breathe it in. The lime water also quickly dried out the skin on my hands and I had to apply lotion to get them back to normal. When you do use the eggs, be sure to rinse them thoroughly before you crack them or they will taste like lime.
FYI: a gallon size container will store about 40 eggs. Lime is also known as calcium hydroxide. You can buy it in 50 pound bags in the masonry section of the hardware store, or in 1 pound bags in the canning section of the grocery store....often labeled as "pickling limeâ. Thank you Jess Jassop NOTE: This is not my post, was worth sharing.