Plastic-Free July Event at the Ecology Center As part ofPlastic-Free July, Jeannie Pham from the Ecology Center in Berkeley taught a workshop on how tomake our own facial scrubs and toothpastes without microbeads. Each of us got to bring home a glass jar of facial scrub. I asked...
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When you provide a tempting treat that is actually poison (known as bait), you want to make sure it’s not too strong that it will kill the forager before it gets back to the settlement (sometimes they are gone for days), and that it’s not too weak that it’s ineffective. You wa...
I realize that you don’t want to suppress a productive cough. But this cough was bad enough to keep me up at night, robbing me of much needed rest. So I polished off two plastic bottles of cough/cold medicine: the remainder of a bottle of Nyquil that I bought years ago...
· After steeping, strain the tea or decant into empty milk jugs or old 2 liter bottles · Before use, dilute by 50% by mixing half water and half tea into your favorite watering can · Apply this wonderful mix by pouring it directly onto the soil around your plants ...
Have you ever thought about using the concentrated fabric softener and either using less than recommended (it’s way too much for my allergies) or watering it down? Just curious. Reply Jill May 15, 2019 at 10:13 am True Angie you do have to add everything up. I personally use Downy...
Homemade Bloody Mary Mix When I was little, I used to spend every holiday with my grandparents. While they always hosted Christmas, on New Years Day we would usually go to a party held at the house of a family friend. I remember this tradition fondly and about 10 years ago, decided to...
It also helps prevent scum buildup inside watering containers. Add one tablespoon of vinegar per gallon of water. Just make sure to use plastic or glass waterers, as the acidity of the apple scrap vinegar will corrode metal. See “The Small Scale Poultry Flock” for more on using ACV ...
· After steeping, strain the tea or decant into empty milk jugs or old 2 liter bottles · Before use, dilute by 50% by mixing half water and half tea into your favorite watering can · Apply this wonderful mix by pouring it directly onto the soil around your plants ...
Ideas? Suggestions? How can I keep all the greasy goodness for myself instead of pouring it away? Put the potato in the pan, it need not be perfectly even. cover with a lid (need not be a perfect fit) and cook until browned on the first side, about 4 minutes depending on how wet...