I was pretty happy about July’s Urban Farm Challenge. I’ve never saved my own seed before, but have always wanted to--the challenge was a good push for me to do something new and sustainable. For the most plants it doesn’t seem that difficult. The easiest…
This week my niece and I met a friend and her son to pick cherries on Green Bluff. We were at High Country, which still has plenty of pie cherries, but no more Bing or Rainiers to pick. Other orchards on the bluff are still…
I must admit that I have stolen this idea. I saw chalkboard labels for sale online and thought it was a brilliant idea—a label for pantry jars that can be wiped clean and rewritten. I use jars to store oatmeal, flour, and other pantry staples,…
Day two of the make-your-own-household-staples is upon us. I’ve been reading about homemade laundry detergent for quite awhile, but hadn’t gotten around to making any—but this week my purchased detergent started running low and so I mixed together some homemade. There are MANY recipes out…
I had no idea making something like hand/body lotion was so uncomplicated. It turns out that making your own lotion requires just four or five ingredients and very little working time—and in the end you know exactly what is in your lotion. The lotion I…
I have had two wide mouth Cuppow lids for several months and have been meaning to write a review on the blog. Lately I've been using them more and more (iced coffee! iced tea! lemonade!). Instead of plastic waterbottles, we carry around jars of water…
I promised to write about what I did with 26 pounds of strawberries in three days. The answer is a lot. Our household now has more strawberry jam than any house should (and I still feel like it might not be enough for the year).…
I’m quite late posting about my June Urban Farm Challenge adventures, but the information is certainly not out of date, so I hope you'll find it useful. This challenge was a good one. I love using the herbs and flowers in my garden and have…
It’s that time again—strawberries are ready at some of the farms on Green Bluff in Spokane. Today was a great day for early morning picking up at Siemer’s Farm; Knapp’s and Strawberry Hill should be ripening soon. As my husband and I were picking berries…
Artist and crafter Maggie Wolcott writes about craft events in and around Spokane, as well as her own adventures in creating and repurposing. Her DwellWellNW posts include project and decorating ideas, recipes, reviews of events, and interviews with local artists. Maggie spends her days as an English professor, and when she’s not grading papers, she can generally be found with a paintbrush or scissors in hand. She can be reached at mebullock@gmail.com.
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