Living in a northern climate often means a long chilly break from fresh produce. By December, produce in the grocery store is looking questionable. By February, fruits and vegetables are low on flavor and even lower in nutrients.
That’s why I love the spring season. Fresh produce is making its r…
We need to become more self-reliant in our use of natural medicines. That’s why I’ve started FoodHouseProject.com. Be sure to check out more of the content on the site. To help get you started, here are some of my favorite wild medicines growing in most peoples’ yards or gardens:
Chickweed:
We're thrilled to officially launch FoodHouseProject.com on Earth Day! It seems fitting given what our site is all about: empowering everyone to start growing at least some of their own food to help reduce the burden on planet Earth. This is why my husband, Curtis, and I launched FoodHouseProje…
Let’s face it: most of us had a parent who would command us to eat our vegetables. I recall my mom telling me “eat your spinach, it’s good for you” fairly frequently. And, I’m sure my childhood wasn’t that different from most peoples’ at least when it comes to the regular parental vegetable int…
Since 1970, people around the globe have been celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. Considering the state of our planet and the political, corporate and industrial forces that seem intent on destroying it, everyday should be Earth Day. Our world needs more care and healing and, in the absence of tru…
Those of you following our adventures remember that we took two storage bins without lids and made a window sill greenhouse for some organic potato cuttings. That was thirteen days ago and we have some good news: the potatoes are growing!
The first three plants have broken the surface and are…
The 130 year-old house Michelle and I bought does not have a proper kitchen. Previously transformed into an office and subsequently neglected by the former owner, the house has a small kitchenette with about a foot of counter space in what we are now using as a new laundry room (the house didn’t hav…
In case you missed it in January, I encourage you to check out the study released by the Lancet Commission on Obesity earlier this year. It clearly and concisely documents the link between global crises that many people, particularly policy makers, don’t understand or don’t wish to acknowledge.…
When you move, you often end up with assorted boxes and containers. As survivors of numerous long distance moves, we have our share of plastic bins and over time, we misplace or break lids. So, what do we do with the lidless bins? Make a miniature windowsill greenhouse for potatoes!
We took…
Our community has a pretty good recycling program but we still try to find multiple uses for consumer products that typically have a single use. We aren’t making our own toilet paper yet (don’t see that on the short list of projects!) so we have these unbleached cardboard tubes when the roll is empt…
The Food House Project is all about empowering yourself through food self-sufficiency and food independence. On the most elemental level, it means taking great care of your health. My husband Curtis and I started this adventure many years ago, trying to become more responsible for our own food eve…