How to extract oil from olives the old fashion way

Posted June 14th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Food, Self-Sufficient

It seems some things havn’t changed much in a few thousand years. This is a link to a recreation of the oldest known olive oil press which ironically resembles modern equiptment. It makes me think I should be sure to plant some olive trees on my future sustsinable homestead and learn to make olive oil in the mean time.

Square Foot Gardening

Posted April 28th, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Garden

Rediscovering square foot gardening. I remember my dad reading this when I was a kid. Looks like it has gone through a great refresh and they offer lots of free info online.