Whiteley Creek Homestead

orchard granola crisp

This is the perfect autumn breakfast or dessert. Besides apples, pears, and dried cranberries conjuring up images of the season, there are many fall colors going on in the topping supplied by the oats, raw sunnies, and raw pumpkin seeds....

Wednesday-Garden or Sew

As I continue with the designated tasks for my 7-day days-of-the-week marathon, today (Wednesday) is "Gardening or Sewing Day". I began the day by taming my unruly honeysuckle vine. It had begun to grow willy-nilly in a free spirited ...

hydroponic farm and green drink

This morning, my friend Sharon and I toured the Urban Oasis Farm in Tampa where veggies are grown hydroponically in a sterile soiless growing media. Since the purpose of the "soil" is for root support and not for nutrients, such material...

creamy red kuri squash soup

The colors of autumn... a red kuri squash that I purchased at the North Wind Organic Farm in Bayfield, Wisconsin this past weekend. The flavors of autumn... Creamy Red Kuri Squash Soup is a recipe from Louisa Shafia's Lucid Food: Co...

olive clifton dullum

The Brainerd Public Library's "Brown Bag Summer Author Series" spawned the early beginnings of my efforts to uncover how Dick's grandmother is related to Thomas Edison. I was so excited to attend the series for my very first time on June...

natural egg dye

For Easter, why not have fun with natural egg dyes instead of food coloring? Tumeric powder produces a bright yellow to deep gold color, red cabbage-blue/teal, yellow onion skins-light peach to gold/orange, grape juice-blue to purple, ...

homemade raw applesauce

Here's an easy one. Make your own naturally sweetened applesauce in the time it takes to open a jar of the store-bought variety. The bonus is that it's uncooked and the peels are included, so the nutrition is equivalent to eating a raw a...

naturally dyed eggs

For Easter, why not have fun with natural egg dyes instead of food coloring? Tumeric powder produces a bright yellow to deep gold color, red cabbage-blue/teal, yellow onion skins-light peach to gold/orange, grape juice-blue to purple...

cycle of life

As I began my fall garden cleanup today, my mind drifted back to May when my garden soil was still cool from the spring thaw. Not yet warm enough to direct-sow the heirloom "Crystal Apple" and "Poona Kheera" cucumber seeds that I had pur...

CSA basket's bounty

In the 21st century, our fast-paced lifestyle doesn't always allow time to tend our own garden plot. The desire for home-grown quality and a reduced carbon footprint achieved by food not having to be shipped across country has made f...