May 2022 – Bailee Bee!

Planting the Garden

The past few weekends have been spent planting seeds, seedlings, and fruit trees. Sprouts have already started to emerge where the seeds were planted, and the fruit trees and seedlings seem to be happy in their new home.

Cooking with Food Waste (Spring)

My kids harvested quite a lot of radishes and green garlic from our CSA farm this past week. They were so excited about the process it was hard to limit their picking. Once we were home though, we got to work figuring out just how to use the bounty before us.

Going Beyond Yourself

There is only so much we as individuals can do to lower our waste and impact, but we can increase our influence by working outside of ourselves.

Pickling Jalapeños

About a month ago I decided I wanted to pickle my own jalapeños. Since I make my own cashew-based queso now, I go through a lot more pickled jalapeños than I used to. Plus, they’re delicious on nachos, and I will happily find any excuse to eat more nachos.

Homemade Oat Milk

This is an easy oat milk recipe that can be used by anyone with a blender and a strainer. I got the idea from several different recipes many years ago, so I don’t have a specific website to reference back to.

It’s Okay If It’s Ugly

So what if your homemade bread is misshapen? Or your clothing mending looks wonky? I’m here to tell you it’s okay to do your earth friendly activities imperfectly. Just do them. It will feel so good to do something, and I promise you’ll get better at them as you practice.