This week I decided to put my garden to bed for the winter. The bounty has been plentiful, but it’s time to let the soil rest and start making plans for next year! While cleaning out the beds, I had heaps of green tomatoes leftover. I asked for recommendations from my Instagram fam for green[…]
Category: recipes + diy
zero waste dog treats recipe
Yesterday afternoon, I made some zero waste dog treats for my pup, Polly! She adored them, so I thought I’d share my recipe with you guys. We love to make fresh juice at our house, and I usually toss the leftover juice pulp in the compost. However, a fellow zero waster mentioned that you can[…]
homemade apple cider vinegar
A few weeks ago, I had some apples leftover from the Ellijay Apple Festival that were going bad and instead of tossing them in the compost, I’d decided to try making homemade apple cider vinegar. And ta-da!! It turned out great and was super easy to make. Here’s how I made my homemade ACV: 3[…]
oh so fantastic coconut oil
I’ve seen this image on Instagram several times and it always make me giggle: But this little funny also influenced me to research and write a blog post about the many great uses of coconut oil. I already use it as a skin moisturizer and for oil pulling (description following) but found that, holy cow, you can use it[…]
late night zero waste homemade applesauce making
After a long weekend of wedding festivities, I was pretty exhausted to come home to the farm. However, sleep wouldn’t come, so at 4 o’clock in the morning, I am awake and making applesauce like the foodie nerd that I am. This was my first time ever making applesauce, not to mention, and I was[…]
