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Yes, you can brew kombucha

By Lindsay Curren | September 5, 2012

Kombucha brewing

I live a pretty spartan existence. Our family doesn't live high on the hog, always out shopping or dining at the most expensive places. We don't vacation much, and when we do, it's all about going local — Virginia inns, wineries, and natural and historic sites. Basically, I'm pretty frugal, do many things DIY style, and otherwise am so into conservation that I don't want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Food, Re-skilling Tagged With: cooking, DIY, food, homesteading, Lindsay's Yes you can series, local food

Yes, you can ferment your food: Review of “Wild Fermentation”

By Lindsay Curren | March 14, 2012

A Reuben

If you're an old hand at all things DIY, congratulations. The following review may or may not be for you. But if you're like me, and devoted to a low-impact lifestyle but a newbie when it comes to all the skills to get you there, read on. Like bread making, about which I wrote a few weeks ago in the beginning of my Yes, You Can...series, fermentation can easily scare the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Books, Food, Reviews Tagged With: cooking, DIY, food, homesteading, Lindsay's Yes you can series, local food

Yes, you can bake bread

By Lindsay Curren | February 23, 2012

Fresh Bread

My husband and I are on one heck of a family resilience bender. When we first got married almost three years ago, we focused on insulating our place from attic to basement, shaving 20% off of our heating and cooling expenses. This really adds up. But in the past six months our efforts have turned more to homemaker re-skilling. We've added a rain barrel and composter. He's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Products, Re-skilling Tagged With: food, Lindsay's Yes you can series, reskilling, urban homesteading

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