Category Archives: DIY

Creamy Goat Milk Soap

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jkmcintyre

The city of Seattle allows some types of small farm animals to be kept on urban lots, including pot-bellied pigs, miniature goats, and chickens. Last spring I sold soap at a Goat Festival put on by Sustainable NE Seattle to … Continue reading →

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No Knead Bread

Posted on January 31, 2011 by jkmcintyre

When I was little I was fortunate to have a mom who stayed home with us and baked. ‘We’ regularly made bread, and I remember eagerly helping; mixing, punching, kneading, tasting the raw dough. I’m not sure how much help … Continue reading →

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This is your hair off heroin

Posted on January 28, 2011 by jkmcintyre

“Commercial shampoo and conditioner are like heroin for your hair” – Umbra They call it ‘no ‘poo’. No ‘poo is washing your hair without commercial shampoos and conditioners. Yes, an alternative to shampoo is soap. No, that is not what … Continue reading →

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Chickens on the Loose

Posted on January 26, 2011 by jkmcintyre

Baracka ‘helping’ to level the soil Our rogue chickens have been free-ranging for a couple of months now. Destruction of ‘our’ part of the yard is progressing nicely. Whatever — better luck next winter. Despite the scratching to smithereens of … Continue reading →

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