Cultivate Simple 22: Beyond Organic
Today we’re talking about going beyond organic. Thinking about how the things we do in the garden have consequences beyond what we can see and often beyond what we’re thinking. We’re talking about pest control and how that affects the rest of your garden.
Links
Who’s Eating the Codling Moth
Killing of Robins from spraying
Patured vs Free Range eggs – video
Books of the Week
A Great Video to Watch about Silent Spring
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Cultivate Simple 21: Organic Orcharding
This week on Cultivate Simple we attended an organic orcharding workshop presented by CJ Walke at the Belfast Free Library.
LINKS:
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Books to check out:
Do you have an orchard? What varieties of fruit do you have in it?
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Cultivate Simple 20: Sugar Me Maple
Topic: Maple Sugaring
Maple sugaring is fun – everyone should do it at least once. Listen to find out how we sugar on a small scale and learn from a few of our mistakes. Also check out all posts from the past on the blog.
Brian’s Geeky Corner
Use Evernote to organize your information
Other Links
Blood Oranges from Trethowan Farm
Here’s an article on using mushrooms to mitigate lead issues
Books of the Week
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Cultivate Simple 19: The World Tour
Topic: Lessons Learned While Traveling
Traveling to a third-world country and getting out of your comfort zone can teach you a lot of lessons about yourself and how fortunate you are. Susy learned those lessons as a child growing up in Colombia while Brian has experienced them during several visits to the country over the years.
Me and my sister while growing up in Colombia. I’m on the left.
This was the meal that Brian talks about in the episode. The photos below are of their house, their neighborhood and Virginia (the woman who cooked this delicious meal).
Eating healthfully while traveling can be a challenge as well. We share some tips and tricks that we have learned over the years that not only make the trip more enjoyable but also give you more energy to enjoy the journey.
Here’s my post on Eat Outside the Bag on Eating Healthfully on the Road.
My recipe for Nourishing Custard over on Eat Outside the Bag.
Here’s my post about Lavamé Clean, the soap we take down to distribute in Colombia.
Books of the Week
Brian’s Geeky Corner
Sign up for a ‘throw-away’ email. Use a gmail account when you sign up for a newsletter or purchase something on-line. Then all of your junk and distraction email will go to one address while all the email from family and friends will end up in your ‘real’ email inbox.
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Cultivate Simple 18: The Family Cow
An honest and unrehearsed discussion about trying to live a more simple life. This is episode 18 and today we are discussing the family cow and home dairying.
For this episode, we will be talking with our friendly local dairy farmers from Ohio. We met Mike & Dawn many years ago while searching for local eggs. A few months later, they decided to make the switch from selling their milk to a big dairy to selling directly to people in the community. Brian and I signed up for their herd share program.
Today we’re talking to Mike & Dawn about maintaining the family cow. We’ll cover topics like rotational grazing, once a day milking, the benefits of pasturing, and all things pertaining to maintaining a cow.
Topics Covered:
considerations
pasturing and winter feeding
breeding & calving
once a day milking
breeds
Visit Mike & Dawn’s Blog to find out more about them and their wonderful NE Ohio farm.
Books of the Week
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