Follow these tips and your cast iron pots and pans will last forever. #1 Use it often - Unlike so many other types of cookware the more you use cast iron the better it will work. Amazing. #2 Show some respect - If you take care of your cast iron you will end up handing it off to the next generation in the same condition in which you received it. #3 Clean after each use - Don't throw it in the sink and forget about it. You need to cleanup afterwards, right after cooking. Rinse with hot … [Read more...]
10 Steps to Planting Organic Veggies in Newspaper Pots
Guest post by Debbie Steinberg Kuntz, founder & editor of Odyssey Outdoors. If you want to know where your food comes from, there's no better way than to grow it yourself! That's just what we did with a group of families last weekend in the outdoor family group we formed about a year ago. We followed these 10 easy steps. 1. Gather supplies. We started with newspaper, some beautiful organic seeds that would grow in early spring in our area, organic potting soil, … [Read more...]
Getting Dirty and Looking Pretty to Boot!
This lovely lady to the right is my 8 year old daughter. I have two boys and yet she is the one who would gladly spend every available moment outside playing with friends and getting dirty. She is such an outdoor girl and she needs boots that will not only keep her feet warm during our cold Ohio winters, she also wants some that are fashionable. Whether you are splashing in puddles or building a fort you need to look good right? Well, I hear that you do anyway. The good folks at Bogs offered … [Read more...]
Gardening on the Cheap
With so many people struggling economically these days there is a renewed interest in gardening. However, many people fear that starting a garden may stretch their budget to the breaking point. That doesn't necessarily have to be the case. It is possible to garden quite cheaply. Plan Ahead One of the best ways to keep the garden affordable is too plan ahead. Visit yard sales, auctions, and other places where you may find gardening tools and equipment for sale cheaply. You can also check … [Read more...]
Recycling “Stuff” for Your Garden
I've got Spring on the brain so I thought I might share some of the stuff I am doing to get ready for planting season. There are actually many things around the house that can be used to get seedlings started and it makes use of garbage you have around the house, effectively recycling things to give them another use. First off...to start seedlings you need some little pots. There is no need to buy them...you may already have them. You can make little planters from toilet paper rolls, … [Read more...]
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