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Making Milk Kefir
If you are looking for a recipe, you should get it right away. Milk Kefir benefits and background story are below the recipe. Enjoy! Recipe You will need: 1 liter of milk, preferably whole cow milk, pasteurized but not UHT Milk kefir grains 1 jar with at least 1,2L...
Making Olive Leaf Powder
Olives are such special trees. They live long, are full of meaning (religious and not), they have character and make any plot look wonderful. Some people like to let them wild, others prune reasonably, while others are turning them into bonsai projects. In any case,...
Baking adventures
It began with a bread maker. We were happy with the fresh warm bread from Coop but I somehow got it into my mind that homemade would be better. The research for a good bread maker uncovered an intriguing tidbit: many people only ever use their bread maker a couple...
Getting ready for Spring
The Winter has been unexpectedly dry, but it has been cold, particularly at night, hovering 0ºC. Some plants are showing bugs and blossoms, or new leaves. The ground cover has taken on very well in some parts of the plot, although some areas still present a very...
(Not quite) Instant Garden to kick off the growing season
We are totally sold on no-tilling and avoid disturbing the soil as much as possible. We believe that it helps the soil life thrive and while we don’t get fertility boosts, we benefit from a steady soil growth, season by season. To support this ongoing...
Winter drought
Long term, the hope is that the food forest will establish and grow such that additional water inputs will be minimal or not needed. Capture and infiltrate as much water as possible during the rainy season, then minimize hot season evaporation by covering and shading...
A visual diary...
Um cubo pode nascer da terra, resolver-se com as mãos, ou crescer devagar num copo de água.
Um cubo pode nascer da terra, resolver-se com as mãos, ou crescer devagar num copo de água.Esta semana exploramos o cubo em três formas bem diferentes: a que a natureza esculpe sozinha (pirite), a que a Montessori usa para ensinar matemática, e a que um cristal de sal...
A cube can come out of the earth, get solved with your hands, or grow slowly in a glass of water.
A cube can come out of the earth, get solved with your hands, or grow slowly in a glass of water.This week we're exploring the cube in three very different forms: the one nature carves on its own (pyrite), the one Montessori uses to teach math, and the one a salt...
A map of the world. A map of the continent. A map of the country. And then, a map of the garden.
A map of the world. A map of the continent. A map of the country. And then, a map of the garden.In the Montessori geography materials, the child travels this whole path, from the entire world down to the smallest and most personal place: the quinta where they play...
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