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Monthly Archives: June 2012

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Solar Cooking

Emergency PreparednessBy CharleneJune 20, 20122 Comments

I put bricks under the bottom to get the angle I need to face the sun and ensure the rays are focused in the middle of the oven. Homemade solar oven As promised, here are pictures of the solar oven that I made. It cost me about $10 for the foil, duct tape and piece…

Custom Jars for Your Herbs

Reduce Reuse RecycleBy CharleneJune 14, 20122 Comments

It’s time to be drying herbs The chives and comfrey are already flowering; the dandelions, chickweed and nettles have been trying to take over the yard. I’ve already harvested about a pound of dandelion root, about ½ of what I’d like to dig up and get put away for the year. Last year’s dill re-seeded…

Here’s a Wonderbox to please the eye

Emergency Preparedness, In the KitchenBy CharleneJune 7, 20124 Comments

A creative Wonderbox My sister, Cynthihah, had some red fabric that came to her free. So she used it to make a Wonderbox. But she thought this red was just a little too…RED. So, since she lives in Washington, she did the only logical thing: she turned it into an apple! How creative is that?…

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