Surprisingly easy to make crunchy granola recipe with rolled oats, honey, coconut, and nuts. Make it from start to finish in about 45 minutes. I've been one of those people who almost mindlessly pulls a box of granola from the supermarket shelf. It's one of those staples that I thought I didn't have time to make. I mean, I get the *good* stuff but it's just granola, right? I was about to get schooled with a crunchy granola recipe you'll want to print out and keep forever. We're in ... Read More about Mara’s Simple and Crunchy Granola Recipe
Ideas from Lovely Greens
Starting a New Vegetable Garden: soil, compost, and breaking ground
Tips on starting a new vegetable garden in the fall including ideas for clearing land, mulching, compost, and amending soil In my experience as an allotment secretary, most new gardeners tend to arrive with the spring flush. Full of energy and excitement they begin digging and planting and generally wearing themselves out. They also have a lot more challenges, since perennial weeds and their seeds will be competing with veg, and there's generally a lot more to do in a lot less time. Starting a ... Read More about Starting a New Vegetable Garden: soil, compost, and breaking ground
Parsley Soap Recipe: how to naturally make green soap
Use garden-fresh or shop-bought herbs for this parsley soap recipe. It uses the re-batch technique, meaning that you will not need to handle lye. I love using homegrown herbs and flowers in handmade soap, especially when it turns out beautifully. This parsley soap is no exception. It's a lime green with specks of garden green and pairs well with herbal essential oils. Parsley creates a pretty color worthy of being added to my natural soap colorants chart. Not only that, but this tutorial on ... Read More about Parsley Soap Recipe: how to naturally make green soap
Easy Green Tomato Chutney Recipe
Make green tomato chutney with your unripened fruits. It can be served with cheese, bread, and other pickled vegetables If you grow your own tomatoes, you probably know what it's like to have a mountain of green fruit at the end of the season. This year I'm looking at an entire greenhouse full. I'll take some of them indoors to ripen but honestly, they're delicious if you feel adventurous enough to cook them. I've had fried green tomatoes, green tomato pasta sauce, and green tomato ketchup ... Read More about Easy Green Tomato Chutney Recipe
What to plant for Autumn Harvests
Seeds to sow and what to plant for autumn harvests. Includes information on sowing times, long-day vs short-day veg, and 16 different veg to grow. We're in the middle of glut-season. Baskets of tomatoes, trugs of zucchini, and more lettuce than we could possibly eat. It may be far from our minds but within weeks our veg will begin dying down and patches of once productive garden space will be empty. If you plan ahead, it's possible to keep the homegrown food coming though. The fare will change, ... Read More about What to plant for Autumn Harvests
