Sustainable ME - living and growing locally

A glimpse into our life as we live locally and sustainably and gradually create our farm and business.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Lavender Carpet Freshener Recipe

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  Ingredients 1 cup baking soda 3/4 lavender flowers/buds  10 - 15 drops lavender oil    Materials Bowl Spoon Shaking container (like empty ...
Sunday, May 2, 2021

Simple Stock

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 This recipe details exactly what I have done the last few years with freezing carcasses and decent compost to make stock that I then pressu...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Home made Mayonnaise

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 Nothing better than a home made recipe, even if it is archaic and a bit abstract.  MerryMeetingMenuMayonnaise https://merrymeetingmenu.blog...
Thursday, April 22, 2021

General Stock

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 Another family recipe from the farm that looks like a great pressure canning addition.  General Stock https://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com...

Green Tomato Relish

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 It's so exciting to find a family recipe for something I can can and give away for Christmas! Green Tomato Relish https://merrymeetingm...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Hand Lotion from Emil FIscher's in NYC in 1940

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            Oh My Goodness I was so excited to stumble upon this recipe card in my box. It's not a food but rather a body product which ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Concord Grape Jam!

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 Fall is here and so is the canning season! Concord Grape Jam is in the books! https://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2020/09/concord-grape-j...
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Sourdough Starter Day 1

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Making a sourdough starter is certainly the quickest thing I have done in my kitchen. I am hoping it takes off as planned!

Sourdough Starter for the Food In Jars Challenge

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I am venturing into the world of sour dough starter for the first time as part of this months Food in Jars challenge. I will be following th...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Lime Curd

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After discovering how amazing Meyer Lemon Curd was, I decided that I would do a third challenge for January. I made lime curd and it did ...

Clementine Marmalade

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There is nothing better to warm the kitchen in the winter than the cleansing smell of a simmering marmalade. I found this recipe in the ...

Meyer Lemon Curd

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This curd is a lemon meringue pie in a jar. I chose the recipe from Marisa McClellan's book Food In Jars but a similar recipe can be ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Seeing the finish line on Baby's Room

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I can see the finish line right around the corner. The walls are painted and the flooring is in.  ...

Blisters and Sweat Equity

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I have a goal for this summer: don't let the heat keep me out of the garden. I have a plan to make this years garden the best Resistance...

Chive Vinegar

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This was the simplest act of sustainability I have ever done, and it is SO pretty! and a day later... voila! I can...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Lilac Jam

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As I searched for recipes for violets, I learned that lilacs are another edible flower and was immediately entranced by the task of findin...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Violet Jam

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A boy in the grass picking flowers June is a jam month for the Food in Jars Mastery Challenge and I need to be honest, I really wanted t...

Sustainable plant watering

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Look at that rich color left from Fiddleheads! I don't know why I didn't think of it before learning it from Marisa at FoodinJa...
Monday, May 29, 2017

Dandelion Jelly

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Finally, I am a believer! Round one of dandelion jelly ended like this: What did I do, make a scoby? After a morbidly awful first r...
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I am a mom of three children; trying to evolve, living locally and sustainably, and putting my MS to use, one ecological footprint at a time. I am a Native New Englander with a sense of wonder that began at a young age watching sunsets with my mother. I pass this on to my children and am preserving our family history in the process.
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