Chicken pasties, designer mulled lemonade, buskers and juicy produce; the Bellingham Farmer’s Market has it all. Yesterday under the glorious sunshine we got a chance to visit this vibrant place.
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Bellingham Farmer’s Market
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, Growing, tagged Bellingham, farmer's market, tourism on April 13, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Pressed Flowers
Posted in Crafts, tagged flower crafts, pressed flowers on April 2, 2014 | 1 Comment »
I love to press spring flowers then use them on cards or on stationery. My favorite plants to press are Johnny jump ups, Bleeding heart and variegated hops but almost any thin flower will do. If you want something like calendula then you need to press the petals separately; if you try and dry the […]
Time to Make Wreaths
Posted in Crafts, tagged wreaths on March 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
The days are getting longer and the snow drops are blooming. It’s time to make wreaths. You can make wreaths out of any kind of flexible thin branches. Here’s how to do it. Snow drops! Find a weeping willow tree that you can trim. Cut then bundle the thin branches for easy transport. Take one […]
Time to Harvest Nettles!
Posted in Cooking, Crafts, tagged foraging, nettles on March 19, 2014 | 1 Comment »
Nettles are an amazingly versatile plant; the young shoots are high in protein and vitamins, the older plant can be used to make fiber and the leaves and roots can be used at any time to make a green dye. Right now is a good time to harvest the young tender leaves. To find this valuable plant, look for […]
Making a Rustic Fence
Posted in Crafts, Growing, tagged fence, natural fence, rustic building, rustic fence on February 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Do you want to keep animals out of your growing space or just make another garden room? Rustic fences are great ways to do this. First take a garden hose or thick rope and lay out where you want the fence to go. Doing this allows you to move the line around until you find something that looks […]
Branch Borders
Posted in Crafts, Growing, tagged borders, branch borders, branches, garden borders on February 25, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I just trimmed my redwood dogwoods to get basket making supplies and decided to use the larger branches to make a border for a flower and herb bed.
More Baskets!
Posted in Crafts, tagged baskets, homemade baskets, making baskets, natural baskets on February 3, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
I went to Sustainable Northeast’s Hands on Skills Fair and learned how to make another type of basket from the wonderful Sue McGann. To do this we used reeds purchased on-line and things Sue had collected. All the materials need to stay damp so they bend more easily. First cut slits in four of the […]
Darn That Sock!
Posted in Crafts, Uncategorized, tagged darning, sock darning, sock repair on January 27, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
“Oh there’s a hole in my sock dear Liza, dear Liza…” Wait, wrong song but the hole definitely is in my daughter’s sock; we’ve all moved to mainly wool socks and with each pair running about eighteen dollars it’s time to darn that hole. First turn the sock inside out and put something round into the […]
Stone Necklaces
Posted in Crafts, tagged rustic jewelry, stone necklaces, wire wrapped stones on January 17, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
This is a bit out of the usual subject matter for an urban ag site but hey, anyone doing gardening knows that you run across a lot of rocks. Might as well use them for something good! Here are step by step instructions for making necklaces from small stones. To start you will need a few basic […]
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