http://homesteadpretty.com Urban skilling in Boulder Colorado. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:14:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fermenting sauerkraut is one of my favorite food projects. It is a simple process that yields a delicious product. Here is a brief tutorial on making your own 'kraut: Ingredients Fresh green cabbage, about a 4-5 lb head Sea salt (not common table salt) Equipment Large kitchen knife Cheese grater A large crock or bowl A plate or ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=144 http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=130 Seriously, the person, persons, corporation and/or company who began bottling water and selling it could not have possibly foreseen the ultimate success of such an endeavor. ‘Cause who would buy something that comes out of the tap for “free”? In retrospect, I have bought my fair share of bottled water. ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=127 This week the Telegraph has reported my dreams are coming true. Okay, so perhaps this statement is a tad bit dramatic... nonetheless, the Obama administration is proposing the government downsize urban areas that are declining due to lack of economic resources. This is a win for overextended city officials/employees and for ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=123 Whats growing? Potatoes! Poppys! Carrots! Rainbows in Boulder! http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=115 There is a post up today on ethicurean.com regarding the engaged and rooted movement of young farmers across America. The guest post written by Severine von Tscharner Fleming is a beautiful read and reflects on her experience filming the movement over the past two years. She writes: ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=100 Special Equipment: 1 gallon/ 4 liter (or larger) ceramic crock, wide mouth jar, or plastic bucket. 1 gallon/ 4 liter glass jug (the kind you can buy apple juice in) Airlock (From a local beer and wine supply shop. $1.) Ingredients: 3 cups honey 12 cups water Process: 1. Mix water and honey in the crock or ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=86 Q: "how do i make pickles?" A: "it's easy!" Choose vegetables that are good to pickle, suchs as carrots, garlic, onions, turnips, radish, & daikon. I prefer cutting them into rounds. Place cut vegetables in a quart jar with a few peppercorns for flavor. Then in a separate jar make a brine ... http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=66 2 medium size raw beets grated or peeled (wash first) 1/2 fresh lemon squeezed 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt optional: raw (dried) pumpkin seeds as desired p.s. your pee-pee will spray red, don't be alarmed. http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=17 http://homesteadpretty.com/?p=10