Haiti Relief

Recently, CobraHead teamed up with Singing Rooster Coffee and Just Coffee to support rural development in Haiti. Singing Rooster has already been working with small farmers in rural Haiti. They bring Haitian grown coffee to the U.S. and work to get Haitian coffee (which is very good) established here. With the devastation in Port au Prince, many Haitians are returning to small towns and will likely be getting back to growing food. Through Singing Rooster, we are...

Homemade Potting Mix

Yesterday I decided that it was time to empty the bottom tray of my worm bin and mix up some potting soil. When I managed the greenhouse at the Tsyuhehkwa Center on the Oneida reservation I would make a potting mix that consisted primarily of one part worm castings to two parts sphagnum moss. I am now trying to avoid sphagnum and use coconut coir in this mix. Here is the recipe that I used for this batch: 1/3 five gallon pail worm castings 2/3 five gallon pail...

Souper Tortilla Soup

Souper Sunday has passed but it’s still soup weather here. Actually soup weather lasts a long, long time in Wisconsin! Following is a recipe that I think came from ‘Sundays at Moosewood’ cookbook. I don’t have a copy of the book so I can’t be sure and as a well-worn family favorite the soup formula is mostly in my head. Tomato, Lime, and Tortilla Soup (Sopa de Lima) 1-2 cups chopped onions 4 large garlic cloves, minced or pressed 3 T....

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