by Ivory Soap | Jul 14, 2009 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Soybeans are super easy to grow and if you’re in the South, you can still be planting them RIGHT NOW. Just get some soybean seeds, plunk them in the ground about 9 per square foot, and watch them grow. In about ten weeks, once the pods feel full, try this...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 10, 2009 | Conversation, Fencepost
I got this for Christmas from Craigslist. Cheap!! Why? I have goats. Goats regularly ‘fertilize’ their bedding straw. Goats strip leaves off of every stick in the vicinity. Neither straw nor sticks break down very quickly in the compost pile. But because...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 2, 2009 | Garden, Garden Hacks
The friend who’s garden I’ve fluttered over for the past week really only wanted me to go do one thing. Support her baby cukes, living almost smack dab in the middle of her bed. So, after some thought, this is what I came up with. (Please forgive the...
by Ivory Soap | Jun 11, 2009 | Main Dishes, Recipes
Here’s a tasty way to use my new favorite vegetable: chard. Tear off a chunk of rustic bread to help soak up the broth. Chard Soup with Gnocchi serves 4-6 1 T. olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms pinch red...
by Ivory Soap | Jun 5, 2009 | Household, Simple & Frugal
People are made to depend on other people. Yes, you *can* do it all on your own, but that’s not really feasible or preferable in most cases. Isolation is not the goal. A community of people all doing things the old fashioned way broadens our ability to live...
