Caryn Macdonald

Sunflower sprouts are the best-tasting sprouts that I have ever eaten. The challenge is hulling them.....

Avocado skins and seeds can be used to dye fiber in the pink-peach-pinky brown range. According to the second link below, the dye, when mordanted and rinsed, is very colorfast. I have been saving seeds and skins for a while, but have not yet tried dyeing. I plan to try it on wool yarn and cotton fabric. the results I have seen online are attractive. The problem is that you will still have waste after, waste that shouldn't be composted for a food garden if a toxic mordant is used.

https://thebarefootdyer.com/natural-dyeing-with-avocados/
https://fibercurious.com/avocado-natural-dye/

Joy Oasis wrote:

urbanresistance McCoy wrote:Here this seems very relevant http://zinelibrary.info/primitive-toothcare-diy-guide-uncivilized-oral-hygiene

This is not available anymore. Can we find it somewhere else?

Here is a current link for the primitive toothcare guide: https://archive.org/details/PrimitiveToothcare/primitive_toothcare-SCREEN/

It's also available on Scribd.

David the Good,

How about a reprint and/or ebook version? Sounds like a book many could use.

Here is a link describing the difference: https://www.chelseagreen.com/2017/etymology-stock-broth/
When I make chicken stock,just from bones I cook it for many hours to extract minerals and gelatin. When I had  slow cooker, I cooked it for 24 hours. Now I have a gas stove and a wood stove, and I only cook it for 6-8 hours. The most delicious stock is from when I cook chicken with the meat until the meat is done, strip the meat, and return the meat and bones to the pot, with other bones if I have any on hand. Then I cook it for another 6 hours. In every case I add carrots, onions, leek tops (they grow readily and are cheap to buy where I live), etc.

I live in Albania. Most bathrooms have a bidet, a remnant from the earlier practice of having a hose next to a "Turkish" toilet, a hole in the ground with a porcelain surround. I've been in many places that still use this, although they also have t.p. for modern sensibilities. Oh, and there is a hook for a towel next to the bidet (pre-germ theory, I guess).

We have been homeschooling for 20 years (that's when my oldest wanted to learn to read). My oldest, 24, has finished college (without debt!) and the second oldest is in college. I still have three home: 15, 11, and 9. Their learning is tailored to their interests and ours. They are almost always with us and learn a lot just living with us and seeing the choices we make, hearing the books we read (we read aloud a lot - no TV), etc. It's extra work, especially when they are young, but worth it. By the time they are in high school, they can pursue their interests and education independently and your role becomes more that of a mentor.