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Rebekah’s Hummus

Rebekah’s Hummus

Good, organic hummus is going for between 3 and 6 bucks at the store for an 8 oz container, high time to...

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Experimenting with Hugelk...

Experimenting with Hugelkultur

Can a garden go all summer with only one watering? Can you easily sustain plants from more arid zones? Can a...

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Tapped (2009)

Tapped (2009)

“Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold...

Buy Local – 5 easy tips

It’s that time again: the asparagus spears are poking up from the earth, the early squash is almost ready, and soon...

Buy Local – 5 easy tips
posted on: Apr 28, 2012 | author: Brad

Fermented Ketchup

When you look back on traditional recipes you’ll find an incredible amount of fermented food.  Every culture...

Fermented Ketchup
posted on: Mar 10, 2012 | author: Brad

Homemade Gourmet Mustard

We make a new batch of mustard every other month or so because it’s just a really, absolutely fantastic addition...

Homemade Gourmet Mustard
posted on: Mar 5, 2012 | author: Brad

Preserving Lemons with Salt

Lemons can be preserved in salt, and provide that extra special something that goes well with Moroccan food, roasts...

Preserving Lemons with Salt
posted on: Feb 20, 2012 | author: Brad
Planting Garlic

Planting Garlic

posted on: Feb 5, 2012 | author: Brad

Adding garlic to your garden has got to be one of the easiest projects possible.  For almost a year I put off planting because I read so many...

Easy Leek Soup

Easy Leek Soup

posted on: Jan 29, 2012 | author: Brad

  Yesterday I cleaned up some of the remaining gluck from one of the raised beds and netted several nice bunches of leeks and some really woody...

Shorty Awards – do they matter?

Shorty Awards – do they matter?

posted on: Jan 15, 2012 | author: Brad

The last time the Shorty Awards ran my twitter feed was A BUZZ with updates, stats, campaigning, everything you would expect from a respectable...

What is Pinterest

What is Pinterest

posted on: Jan 15, 2012 | author: Brad

I still don’t really know, but I like it so far. I would like to follow you if you have boards related to permaculture, organic and raw...

Why you should help Paul Wheaton

Why you should help Paul Wheaton

posted on: Jan 15, 2012 | author: Brad

Can the absolute simplest permaculture system change the world?  Paul Wheaton thinks so, I agree, and if you do too, please help! Paul is the guy...

One Year Anniversary

One Year Anniversary

posted on: Jan 1, 2012 | author: Brad

It’s been one year since I installed WordPress on the HighlyUncivilized domain and started to chronicle some of our projects and lifestyle...

White Vinegar Removes Hard Water Stains

White Vinegar Removes Hard Water Stains

posted on: Dec 4, 2011 | author: Brad

You’ve all seen them; ugly hard water stains on your counter and faucet, left behind by mineral content in your drinking water. You can go to...

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

posted on: Nov 13, 2011 | author: Brad

This recipe makes 6 ounces of a simple, deeply conditioning body scrub. The recipe doesn’t have any goopy chemicals, so it will be a little...

Unreal Apple Cider

Unreal Apple Cider

posted on: Nov 6, 2011 | author: Brad

Several months ago I posted a video on Youtube called How to make organic hard cider in about 5 minutes.  The idea of our projects and videos is to...

The Beginner’s Sauerkraut Video

The Beginner’s Sauerkraut Video

posted on: Sep 14, 2011 | author: Brad

Here’s a video to watch if you’ve never made sauerkraut. There is also a longer article here that goes into greater detail. Once you get...

Hot Date at the University Library

Hot Date at the University Library

posted on: Sep 10, 2011 | author: Brad

Today I accompanied my lovely wife to the University Library to get an extraordinarily large stack of books on furniture. Lately this is what passes...

Spicy Kale Chips – Yum!

Spicy Kale Chips – Yum!

posted on: Aug 16, 2011 | author: Brad

Did you know that Kale is 1,000 on the “ANDI” nutritional rating system? And guess what, it also tastes pretty bad! In fact, if you...

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