by Daisy | Jul 19, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
If you are a cheese scholar, you will already have this book on your wish list: Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilization, by Paul S. Kindstedt, professor of food science in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the...
by Daisy | Jul 18, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
When I first started my compost for this compost-along, things got real smelly real fast. I put so many activators in there my husband remarked it smelled like the circus was in town, IN our yard. He was right. It was rank. I’ve never had a stinky compost...
by Daisy | Jul 14, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
It was Day 21. THE day. It seemed like forever since I placed my order for hatching eggs, waited, got the package, waited another long day for them to “settle,” placed the eggs under a grumbling and growling Idee, and marked off 21 days on my calendar....
by Daisy | Jul 12, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
Some months ago, I wanted to try out the cheese press I built. I found a great site for supplies and super-specific, descriptive tutorials/recipes with LOTS of photos, New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. I made their colby cheese, which turned out so good, by the...
by Daisy | Jul 10, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
This week, turn your compost. This is WORK! Why are we doing this again?? To revisit why we are going to all this trouble, I thought we’d take a look at some of the benefits of composting to keep our spirits up. Composting: Conditions and improves soil...
