Tag Archive for ‘drying’
HUNG OUT TO DRY
Well, since I have never had a dryer to use (except when visiting friends or traveling), I cannot comment on using a dryer from firsthand experience. All I know is that an electric clothes dryer is an energy hog.
HOP HARVEST
This is our first year growing hops and we were pleased to see the vines just take off and start covering one of our arbors in a matter of months. I simply love the foliage and papery cones that cascade down
SUMMER SOIL BLOCKING
Now that the first summer planting flush is over, it’s time to get started on the second round of planting. Folks often ask us why is our small garden so productive. One of the main reasons is we have successful succession plantings. When one crop goes out, another one comes in.
URBAN HOMESTEADERS ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS
U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry – Yahoo! News … the growing number of people across America fighting for the right to dry their laundry outside against a rising tide of housing associations who oppose the practice despite its energy-saving green appeal. Read full article I like the quote from this recent [...]
AN APPLE A DAY
Keeps us busy here at the urban homestead kitchen. This low chill variety (Anna) does well here in the heat of Southern California and we have been pleased with its productivity. Apple butter is one of the ways we preserve the apples. Also drying a few on the solar food pantrie – and with the [...]
PRESERVATION HELPER
A friend of ours gave us this barely used electric dryer. Thanks so much A! I know, I know. I’m not one for gizmos that plug into wall sockets, but I’m a sucker for anything that has anything to do with homesteading. Even though it’s no solar dryer, I can say that this electric dryer will be powered by [...]
