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Archive for February, 2010

“Survival Seeds”

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Anyone have any experience with them? There’s many brands out there that all purport to do the same thing (with varying yields).

This is one of the only articles I’ve found describing the use of them after storage: http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/05/survival-seeds-in-a-can-9-years-later/

Original post I read: http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2010/02/survival-seeds.html Source for the ones mentioned in this article: http://www.hometownseeds.com/best-sellers-c-215/survival-seeds-peace-of-mind-for-your-family-p-35

Pioneer Nights p. II

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Back in November, I posted a piece about Pioneer Nights. Seeing this piece from Jamie Lee Curtis about an incident at her families mountain get away home made me both laugh and sad all at one time.

Seems there really is a value to being without some niceties even if it is only for one night.


Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes a Day

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

from kk_ct

Why Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day? Literally five minutes of effort. Throw the ingredients together, mix, pop the dough into a bucket and then into the fridge. After a couple hours of rising, I have enough for three big loaves. The dough keeps very well in the refrigerator for a couple weeks (and tastes noticeably better the longer it’s been sitting, though mine rarely makes it that long). When I want fresh bread I pull out a bit of dough, get the oven heated up and bake away. There are plenty of no-knead recipes about, but Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois perfected a process that works for me.



Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
by Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois
2007, 242 pages
$15
Available from Amazon

Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Jeff Hertzberg,Zoe Francois
2009, 336 pages
$15
Available from Amazon

Straw Bale Construction Portal

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Straw Bale Construction Portal
Nice site, great info!