I have a huge maple tree in my front yard. It’s not a sugar maple. At least I don’t think it is. But I’m going to tap it anyways and see what happens.
Maple trees need to be at least 40 years old before they will yield enough sap to make 1 gal of syrup. 40 to 1 or something like that. The one in my yard is probably just barely old enough.
It’s interesting to me that cities don’t plant maples in parks with the intention of tapping them later. I am sure some community group would take that on I mean who doesn’t love maple syrup?
This project is part of my ReThink Green space idea for bringing awareness to what we do with the municipally managed areas of town. Parks, empty lots, city causeways. All of these could be adapted for food production on a neighbourhood level. We just don’t.
Many people forget or perhaps do not realize that the origins of our celebrations around this time of year are tied to the rhythms of nature from a time when we too were bound by the excessive darkness that occurs at this time of year. This week marks the shortest days of the year, those which contain the fewest hours of light. The center of that pattern being Winter Solstice. Read the rest of this entry »
The other day I wanted to make a craft involving acorn tops which has evolved into a whole project, you gotta love life for that, why don’t I home-school again? Anyway first I had to find an ‘acorn’ tree which the kids learned is actually an Oak tree and several of them grow near the hospital where we live. We spotted them on the way to school the other day they are the only trees left with leaves on them, which is why I noticed.
Wow.
That’s all I should have to post. We used the recipe from the Nourishing Traditions cookbook and one of the salmon I was gifted last year. Every time I prepare one of those fish I am compelled toward gratitude and appreciation for this beautiful animal that gave it’s life to feed me. They are gorgeous fish, I can’t believe we are still eating them. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: dehydrator, jerky, salmon, wild food
My daughter has turned into a bit of a meat eater and so I have been forced to learn how to cook for her. Since I’m not about to start making roasts and this doesn’t seem to be her favorite thing either we thought jerky might be a good idea. As with any good kitchen project I turned to my cookbooks like The Joy of Cooking and Nourishing Traditions. Neither of which said much that was helpful. Fortunately we live in the age of the internet and it didn’t take more than a Google search to come up with a recipe. A quick note to one of our foodie friends and I was off to the races with my jerky recommendations. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beef jerky, homemade
I’ve heard that you can grow ginger in your house. Since I really like ginger and I know no one who grows it I think that perhaps the thing I’d like to try growing is some ginger. I found this really great information from a google search today:
Tags: ginger, grow, growing your own ginger, house, sprout
Krystal Williams
Beautiful B.C.
Day Dreamer & Margin Doodler
