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  • Baltimore, MD
  • United States
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Wow, sounds like you might not want to try walnuts ever again. I grew up with a huge black walnut tree in my front yard. I climbed it every summer, and we ate walnuts all winter. If I remember right, Daddy picked them up alter the outer hull felloff…
13 hours ago
Beautiful dish - and so lovingly prepared. Kudos to you for sourcing so close to home!
on Wednesday
Aliza Ess added a blog post
Sunday night was my first night cooking beans that I grew, harvested, and dried myself. This post has a photo of the beans in their pods. Well, not exactly completely myself, since these black-eyed peas were from the collective toil of the Reming…
February 3
Alicia Peckham and Aliza Ess are now friends
January 30
I just joined recently and commented in another similar thread. I have a fabulous recipe made from 100% whole-wheat flour that is light chewy and doesn't taste strong. Willing to email it if you'd like it :)
January 22
Aliza Ess added a discussion to the group National Soup Swap Day!
Just learned how to make pho for the first time. So delicious! Maybe it will give someone some inspiration. http://baltimorediy.blogspot.com/2010/01/pho.html
January 13
Aliza Ess joined Cornelia's group
In a nutshell: cook a batch of a fantastic, freezable soup, package up six quarts, swap with friends and neighbors at a central location, party!
January 13
Wow! Let me know if you post pictures of this! Excited to read about your adventures.
January 8
Curious how you know if you have nematodes? I am totally guessing here, but I know that rotating your plant families helps prevent pests, etc. Perhaps if you plant beans or something from a different plant type there next year, you won't have a pro…
January 8
Did you forage for these? Drool. I tried growing shitaake and button mushrooms with a sawdust kit a few months ago but it was a fail. One day I hope to have access to fresh mushrooms!
January 2
Swoon!
January 2
Aliza Ess added a blog post
Happy 2010, dear readers! This first post was not something I planned for originally. But after loading my recent photos onto the computer, I noticed a theme: food in mason jars. Pickled beets. Apples in spiced syrup. Frozen pesto and tomato sauc…
January 2
December 30, 2009
It looks like what you foraged from was a Black Walnut, not your typical production walnut, which is an English Walnut.
December 29, 2009
There is a food spin-off of Etsy called Foodzie: http://foodzie.com/
December 29, 2009
Need to start buying seeds & some coconut coir to mix with my worm compost! Planning on starting with a lot of beets & peas in the spring, mixed with radishes & lettuce. Then will move to tomatoes, squash, beans, cayenne peppers in the summer. Mayb…
December 29, 2009

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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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Aliza Ess

Bmore Black-Eyed Pea Salad


Sunday night was my first night cooking beans that I grew, har… Continue

Posted on February 2, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Aliza Ess

Raiding the Pantry // BaltimoreDIY Year in Review


Happy 2010, dear readers!

This first post was not something I… Continue

Posted on January 2, 2010 at 9:30pm —

Aliza Ess

Total Walnut Breakdown


So in our… Continue

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 10:02am — 2 Comments

Aliza Ess

Apple Canning FAIL



Ugh.

Canning Tip: It's a bad idea to put cool glass jars right… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2009 at 1:24pm — 2 Comments

Aliza Ess

Cauliflower Pickle


BaltimoreDIY's latest article for… Continue

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

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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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