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Aliza Ess
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  • Baltimore, MD
  • United States
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Aliza Ess commented on Kristie Nackord's blog post 'Strengthen Your Immune System with Some Common Garden Herbs'
I keep a french press at my desk at work and am huge fan of drinking all kinds of herbal blends. I've already got a half gallon of dried nettle leaves and am currently drying two kinds of basil plus some peppermint. People are always surprised when…
August 17
Aliza Ess commented on Torry's group 'Food Preservation'
Lynda is right, USDA and Ball do not recommend using wax. The wax can pull away from the sides of the jar or crack, thus exposing the jelly to air and increasing your chances of food poisoning.
August 9
Aliza Ess commented on michael's video 'Hipsters. Is there anything they CAN'T do?'
Can't type to much about this issue because I've been writing about it for days, and my arm is literally sore from typing. Just wanted to say that Roy Skeen is a personal friend of mine and my garden plot is in the garden that he helped start in Rem…
August 6
Pat Johnson commented on Aliza Ess's blog post 'Two Firsts: Backyard Chicken Slaughter & Pressure Canning'
The act of wringing as many chickens necks as your arm will allow inspires the inovation juices in a big way. I think I remember seeing the funnel method used a few years ago but at the time we had niether the resources not the knowledge to try it.…
July 16
ConsciouslyFrugal commented on Aliza Ess's blog post 'Two Firsts: Backyard Chicken Slaughter & Pressure Canning'
Thanks for the link to your blog, Aliza. Pat, WOWZA! That's some work. Have you seen the system that Joe Salatin has on his farm, Polyface? They turn the chickens upside down as you suggested and put their heads into these funnels where they then s…
July 15
Pat Johnson commented on Aliza Ess's blog post 'Two Firsts: Backyard Chicken Slaughter & Pressure Canning'
Good for you Aliza. Looks like you did a great job and weren't too offended by the process to acomplish your goal. I thought I'd point out a couple ways to slaughter chickens that are eaisier than most. As a youngster my family had a chicken/egg bus…
July 15
Aliza Ess commented on thomas's photo 'Fried Chicken and Waffles'
Mmm! Looks classic & yum.
July 14
Aliza Ess added a blog post
Finally sat down and learned how to use my new All-American pressure canner! We had to kill the backyard roosters, so I took out the frozen chickens killed in May and made about four quarts of stewed chicken and broth. Luckily kale also needs to…
July 14
Aliza Ess commented on Torry's group 'Food Preservation'
If you're doing the tamales in a pressure canner it seems like you should be fine... what's your pie crust recipe without milk and eggs? Trying to expand my baking repertoire! I'd have to concur that the pie crust in jars doesn't seem like it would…
July 1
Aliza Ess commented on Lynda Reynolds's photo 'My Weekend Loot'
I'm more of a jam girl than a jelly girl, but wow, I love looking at all those beautiful jars! That is an insane amount of apricots.
June 30
Aliza Ess commented on Cornelia's blog post 'CSA Cookoff: Braised radishes and peas, whole wheat couscous with arugula, olives and goat cheese'
Just gorgeous. I've never braised anything before.. thanks for mentioning that method. Definitely inspired!
June 30
Aliza Ess commented on michael's photo 'Tonight's homebrew : summertime kolsch #fb'
I love kolsch! Such an all around good beer. Jealous that you are in the same state as the Shiner brewery, I love their Bock and Kolsch.
June 30
Aliza Ess replied to Cornelia's discussion 'HOMEGROWN Canning labels - free for the taking!' in the group Food Preservation
so cute, thanks!
June 30
Aliza Ess commented on Emily Achenbaum Harris's blog post 'How to help the Gulf Coast -- a manifesto'
I agree, I'm so happy the homesteading/DIY movement exists so that instead of being sad and frustrated about the oil spill (which I am) I can focus on living a life that limits fossil fuel use as much as possible. I hope this movement continues to g…
June 11
Aliza Ess commented on Aliza Ess's blog post 'When the news gets me down, the garden & kitchen are my magic place'
I planted the carrot seeds in mid-March.. maybe that's why they're so early? Plus it gets hotter here in Baltimore City than in more rural areas, so maybe that sped things up. Thanks for the support everyone!
June 8
Linda commented on Aliza Ess's blog post 'When the news gets me down, the garden & kitchen are my magic place'
You got the right idea, I hit the gardens ASAP with all this sorry news. I live in the woods so I can really get away. But it sure doesn't make the bad stuff go away for sure. We all do what we can to make the world just a bit better. There's a long…
June 8

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What Kind of HOMEGROWN are You?
Dirt Under My Fingernails City Slicker
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Aliza Ess
A bit about me:
I've dreamed of the farm life or living on an Earth Ship, but believe that it's more important to stay with people in the cities & live a sustainable life here in the concrete jungle
Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
Homemade local strawberry jam smeared on Baltimore's best sourdough bread with yogurt
Currently reading
Fav eco-books are Walden and Drop City
Currently listening to:
Animal Collective!
My latest DIY project:
Hosting a table at this year's Artscape (http://www.artscape.org/) with examples of urban sustainability projects like compost bins, container gardening, reusable packaging, canning, and solar ovens!
Web site I recommend
http://baltimorediy.blogspot.com/

My interview with the Baltimore Sun at Maker's Faire 09

I'm not sure if I can bring the video from the Baltimore Sun site, so I'll just post a link here:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2009/06/make_it_yourself_maker_faire.html

Am reading my copy of MAKE 18 right now, and it's incredible. The laundry machine and urban homesteading book/blog recommendations are top of my list.

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Two Firsts: Backyard Chicken Slaughter & Pressure Canning




Finally sat down and learned how to use my new All-American pressure canner! We had to kill the backyard roosters, so I took out the frozen chickens killed in May and made about four quarts of ste

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Posted on July 14, 2010 at 4:28pm — 3 Comments

Aliza Ess

When the news gets me down, the garden & kitchen are my magic place






Some sad news in Baltimore over the last weekend plus the usual global issues.. the garden and kitchen become my place to be a part of what I feel is right i

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Posted on June 7, 2010 at 3:35pm — 3 Comments

Aliza Ess

Eating Carrot Greens




Do you eat carrot greens, tomato leaves, pumpkin leaves, or other typically ignored parts of the plant?




I posted about my recent experiment eating carrot greens

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Posted on May 21, 2010 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Aliza Ess

What is your garden style?

One thing I love about community gardening is looking at the different style of everyone's garden plots!

There are plots with long strips of single crops, like this bed with only peas, potatoes, and onions:



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Posted on May 19, 2010 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

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At 11:07am on December 30, 2009, Rachel said…
Ha ha, no problem! The only reason I know is because I live in California which produces 99% of the U.S.'s and 2/3's of the world's commercial walnuts. I always remember driving through the Central Valley as a kid looking at the "funny white tree trunks on black stumps." They graft English Walnuts onto our native Black Walnut rootstock.
At 12:41pm on October 23, 2009, Lizz said…
I believe it seeds very easy, before you know it, it will take over LOL Valeriania officinalis would be what your looking for. You don’t want to dig the roots until the second year. Currently my home smells of valerian, hope my party guests tomorrow don't mind !
Also cats and rats realy love the root so grow it somewhere safe:)
At 10:47am on October 23, 2009, Cornelia said…
Aw shucks, thanks for the bonzai! I'm not so sure about the commerce end of these gifts...Do you think we should keep them active on the site?
At 8:17am on October 23, 2009, John Russell said…
Good morning Aliza, Yes... she is shaggy and beautiful. She is one of three purebred Scottish Highlands that I have. They look kinda wild to most people, but really they are a super mellow breed. Have a good day, John
At 9:58pm on October 16, 2009, Deborah Niemann-Boehle said…
How exciting that you have burr oaks! If you have other trees with bitter acorns, you can soak them to get rid of the tannin.
At 3:51pm on July 21, 2009, Michelle Campbell said…
I just checked out your blog- great content!
At 2:31pm on July 16, 2009, Cornelia said…
Hi Aliza - welcome the HOMEGROWN.org! Love your pictures and would love to hear more about your Artscape table. We do something like it called the HOMEGROWN Village.
 
 
 

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