Saturday, December 27, 2008

(Sub)urban Homesteading and Sustainable Living

A group with a purpose organized by Skip, another group I can recommend wholeheartedly. To quote the website, "Activities include talks, workshops, work parties, demonstrations, resource/information sharing, meals, socials, projects and other doings to foster sustainable living." I only came across it last week when I was scouting out fun things to do for Christmas break. I'm glad I found these guys! Their urban gardening is a bit beyond my capacities, but I'm game for DIY projects. Today Skip offered a Ginger Brew Workshop. Don't ask me yet how our self made ginger beer tastes, we'll have to wait a couple of days to find out. The concoction has to ferment for a day or two, and then chill in the fridge overnight before it's ready. We decided we'll get in touch later to let each other now how our individual interpretation of the recipe will have turned out. I added a little vanilla to the sugar/lemon/ginger mix; it smelled delicious. Skip warned us that the brew could actually explode during fermentation. How exciting is that! Today we mostly enjoyed the social aspect of the undertaking, and I found them a fun bunch to hang out with. (Photo by S.V. Bristol Rose)

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