So we’ve mostly sorted out a lot of details about our house, and we’re beginning to focus more on the garden. So far we’ve nearly covered the back yard in cardboard (and we’ll be putting more layers of cardboard and newspaper on top), and i’m searching for sources of dirt or compost to stick [...]
My housemates and i brewed our first home-made beer today. The product will be an Irish Stout, a dark black beer with lower alcohol content and a sort of chocolatey/coffee taste to it (due to some roasted barley that we used). I’ll try and outline the steps we took in making it, but [...]
So everyone has moved into the new house, and we’ve sorta sorted things out now. 6 of us total, and everyone seems quite interested in the garden project. I’m thankful we haven’t put anything in the ground yet though, since it just snowed last night. For those who don’t know the climate [...]
Last week i moved into a new place, and i’m quite excited about the possibilities. The backyard isn’t super huge, but it’s sufficient. There’s already a small area devoted to gardening, and we’re currently planning the best way to convert the rest of the back yard into gardening space. This will probably [...]
I just found an interesting article on current events in India, called “From Champaram To Rajghat : A Pilgrimage To Save Seeds, The Land And Our Farmers“, by Vandana Shiva. In it, she compares the current corporate practice of patenting seeds and forcing farmers to buy new seeds every year instead of saving them, [...]