Our first non-traditional buys for the barn was at a building reuse it/recycling place in Astoria, Queens. We went to look at a commercial used fridge that had been already sold.
What we did find was nine, 8’ x 3’ brand new un-hung, primed interior doors. They were selling them for $35 each and I managed [...]
Categories: Cill Dara Our Big Fat Green Build
Tags: building green, Cill Dara, farm, green, green economics, Green Living, homestead, LEEDS
When the first seed of the idea of building our own house took hold and began germinating it was innocent enough. I compare it to when you start imagining having your first child.
All you imagine is a sweet little, smiling and cooing cherub. You picture pink cheeks, chubby hands and feet.
You don’t picture and or [...]
Categories: Cill Dara Our Big Fat Green Build Tags: building green, farm, green, green economics, Green Living, homestead, LEEDS
How we look at things can make all the difference in the world. Our own personal world *bubble* as well as the big picture.
I was sitting in my car, stopped due to road works, just outside the high school in my town recently. I was being a good doobie and had not blocked the car [...]
Categories: Green Clean Growing Green Raising Green food Tags: Cooking, green, green economics, Green Living, homestead, putting food by, Recycling
I have been wanting to buy a yogurt maker for some time now but couldn’t settle on one. The ones with good reviews have plastic jars and I really would prefer to use glass jars. While researching yogurt makers online I found that you can make yogurt a number of ways without actually buying another [...]
Which means preserving fresh food to have at a later date and can consist of any of the following; freezing, canning, drying and root cellaring.
The CSA and Orchard Share programs I joined this year have given me plenty of opportunities to do just that.
I have kept it mostly simple as that is what works for me. [...]
While speaking to a dear friend on the phone yesterday, I was told I was not of this time. That I must have lived before in an earlier time period and it trickles out into this lifetime.
She was referring to all the earth loving, natural health/healing, food growing and gathering I do. It’s not as [...]
Categories: Cill Dara Green Beauty Green Clean Green Wear Growing Green Our Big Fat Green Build Raising Green Tags: building green, Cill Dara, green, Green Living, homestead, LEEDS
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Categories: Cill Dara Growing Green Our Big Fat Green Build Raising Green Tags: building green, Cill Dara, farm, green economics, Green Living, homestead
Well,we are back from WV and have to get ready to go to the homestead on Friday. We had a great time at Allgood and heared some spectacular music but the work here at home was begging for us the entire time. Today, we had to do some major work on the Brandywine’s. They were [...]
Categories: Uncategorized gardening homesteading Tags: brandywine, gardening, homestead, organic, self-sufficiency, tomato's
