As a mom I am always trying to be healthy for my children. To have tons of veggies and fruits, whole grains and so on in my house. I am in the garden outside with the kids showing them how to be earth friendly, having a worm bin, eating from the garden. I try my best with all of this. About a couple of weeks ago I was cleaning the bathroom and started coughing after spraying the cleaning solution. I sat down and read the ingredients, well tried to read the many chemicals that I was spraying. As I started to read up more on the different chemicals, it blew me away. My rule of thumb is if my son can not pronounce it then we are not going to have it in our house. I would love to share my cleaning recipes with you. I hope you enjoy Them.
All Purpose Spray:
1 Teaspoon Washing Soda
1 Teaspoon Borax
1/2 Teaspoon Castile Soap
2 Cups Hot Water
10 Drops Essential oil.
Mix everything together, let sit for a couple of hours.
Window Washing Spray:
2 Teaspoons Vinegar
23 oz. Water
4 drops Essential oil
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Newsletter Sign Up Tips
Hi everyone. I have been receiving some feedback on my new newsletter venture. Thanks everyone for the positive response! There has also been some confusion regarding the sign up process. You must check your E-mails after the initial sign up to confirm registration and Amazon set up. Sorry for the extra steps but I just want to make sure that you all get what you are signing up for. Thanks again and let me know of any further problems. I'll get my tech team (Matt) right on it.
~Chapin
~Chapin
Thursday, September 15, 2011
My Monthly Newsletter is Now Ready!!!
Hi Everyone!
I'm so excited. My monthly subscription newsletter is now ready.
Click Here to subscribe it's only $2.99 a month for lots of gardening tips, recipes, planting and harvesting schedule and lots lots more. You will receive a monthly newsletter with your subscription and access to my YouTube videos. Thanks
Chapin
I'm so excited. My monthly subscription newsletter is now ready.
Click Here to subscribe it's only $2.99 a month for lots of gardening tips, recipes, planting and harvesting schedule and lots lots more. You will receive a monthly newsletter with your subscription and access to my YouTube videos. Thanks
Chapin
Making Vegetable Stock out of Kitchen Scraps
Ok so I really do not like throwing anything away. I am always coming up with ways to re-use and or re-purpose anything. I came up with a way to reuse the tops and bottoms, skins, inners of your veggies that you would normally through in the garbage, well hopefully into your worm bin . Check it out
1. Take a Gallon freezer bag, start placing all the left-over vegetable parts in this bag. This includes tops, bottoms, onion skins! everything. Put it in the freezer. Once the bag is full you are ready to make this yummy Vegetable stock
2. Take your bag of frozen vegetables out of the freezer and put on a baking sheet. Place in the oven @ 450 degrees for 30-35 minutes. This will roast the veggies and will intensify the taste of the veggies.
3. After your veggies are roasted, fill a stew pot with water. Bring to a
boil.
Add roasted vegetables, 5 Tablespoons olive oil, 2 Tablespoons pepper, 2 Tablespoons salt, 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 sprigs sage, 3 sprigs thyme. Cook everything for 30 minutes at a rolling boil.
4. Once cool, drain the vegetable stock into freezer bags or containers. Freeze. Use within 4-6 months.
This is great as a soup starter!!! Enjoy
1. Take a Gallon freezer bag, start placing all the left-over vegetable parts in this bag. This includes tops, bottoms, onion skins! everything. Put it in the freezer. Once the bag is full you are ready to make this yummy Vegetable stock
2. Take your bag of frozen vegetables out of the freezer and put on a baking sheet. Place in the oven @ 450 degrees for 30-35 minutes. This will roast the veggies and will intensify the taste of the veggies.
3. After your veggies are roasted, fill a stew pot with water. Bring to a
boil.Add roasted vegetables, 5 Tablespoons olive oil, 2 Tablespoons pepper, 2 Tablespoons salt, 2 sprigs rosemary, 2 sprigs sage, 3 sprigs thyme. Cook everything for 30 minutes at a rolling boil.
4. Once cool, drain the vegetable stock into freezer bags or containers. Freeze. Use within 4-6 months.
This is great as a soup starter!!! Enjoy
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Fabulous Roasted Radishes Recipe!
Roasted Radishes Recipe!
1 pound radishes, such as icicle, French, or Easter egg-colored radishes (about 2 bunches)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons olive oilSea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Leaves from 3 or 4 fresh thyme sprigs (about 1 tablespoon), plus more for garnish (optional)Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).2. Lop the tops off the radishes, leaving about 1/2 inch of the green stem attached, if desired. Rinse the radishes well.3. Place the radishes on a rimmed baking sheet or in a large ovenproof skillet or two. Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, sprinkle with the salt, pepper, and thyme, if desired, and toss to coat.4. Roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until the radishes are tender but still slightly crunchy (red radishes will turn pale pink in color, lighter radishes may turn a pale gold). Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with fresh thyme, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons olive oilSea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Leaves from 3 or 4 fresh thyme sprigs (about 1 tablespoon), plus more for garnish (optional)Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).2. Lop the tops off the radishes, leaving about 1/2 inch of the green stem attached, if desired. Rinse the radishes well.3. Place the radishes on a rimmed baking sheet or in a large ovenproof skillet or two. Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, sprinkle with the salt, pepper, and thyme, if desired, and toss to coat.4. Roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until the radishes are tender but still slightly crunchy (red radishes will turn pale pink in color, lighter radishes may turn a pale gold). Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with fresh thyme, if desired. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Be gone slugs: Great tips on getting ride of slugs in your garden!
This Spring and Summer in the Northwest has been colder and wetter then normal. There has been a battle between the slugs and myself. I have been going out at night with a flash light putting the slugs in buckets. My chickens love this mid night snack! I have been doing much research on trying to come up with that perfect concoction to get ride of them.
Here is what has worked great in my garden this year:
1. After you have your morning coffee, save your coffee grounds, place them in a thick line around your plants. The slugs will not go over the line. When the slugs go over the line the roughness will cut their skin and even better the caffine in the grounds will emediately dehydrate them and they will dye with in minutes!
2. Get yourself some wood chips, Make sure the chips have not been treated with any chemicals. The wood chips are too rough for the slugs to go over.
3. Buy a straw bale and place it around your plants, this method is a double wammy because you can mulch around your garden and you can protect your plants from slugs all in one project. The straw is too rough and the slugs will get stuck on the dry straw when attempting to cross over it.
4. Citrus: leave lemon, orange and grapefruit rinds out overnight near slug prone areas in your garden. Collect them covered i with slugs and trash them.
5. Plant mint or sage around your plants that slugs love such as lettuce.
6. Mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Spray this mixture on the slugs and snails, NOT ON THE PLANTS, if this concoction is sprayed on your plants, it could kill them
I have had much luck with all of these methods to get ride of the slugs in my garden!
From my garden to your garden . Stay Green
Chapin with Urban Backyard Farming
Here is what has worked great in my garden this year:
1. After you have your morning coffee, save your coffee grounds, place them in a thick line around your plants. The slugs will not go over the line. When the slugs go over the line the roughness will cut their skin and even better the caffine in the grounds will emediately dehydrate them and they will dye with in minutes!
2. Get yourself some wood chips, Make sure the chips have not been treated with any chemicals. The wood chips are too rough for the slugs to go over.
3. Buy a straw bale and place it around your plants, this method is a double wammy because you can mulch around your garden and you can protect your plants from slugs all in one project. The straw is too rough and the slugs will get stuck on the dry straw when attempting to cross over it.
4. Citrus: leave lemon, orange and grapefruit rinds out overnight near slug prone areas in your garden. Collect them covered i with slugs and trash them.
5. Plant mint or sage around your plants that slugs love such as lettuce.
6. Mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Spray this mixture on the slugs and snails, NOT ON THE PLANTS, if this concoction is sprayed on your plants, it could kill them
I have had much luck with all of these methods to get ride of the slugs in my garden!
From my garden to your garden . Stay Green
Chapin with Urban Backyard Farming
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