Egg•o Foo Young

Leftover Turkey Recipe:

A deliciously good way to upcycle Thanksgiving leftovers.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Shredded Leftover Turkey 
• 1/2 cup Shredded Cheese
• 5 Eggs
• 1Tbsp water
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup Veggies (whole kernel corn, peas, shredded carrots-leftover veggie or misc. substitutes from Thanksgiving Dinner)
• Olive oil (to spray on Waffle Iron)
• Rice for a side (optional)

How to:

• Plug in waffle maker
• Mix Leftover Turkey, Eggs, Water, Onion, and Veggies.
• Pour 1/2 cup of Mixture (or proportional to waffle maker size) into waffle maker, cook and repeat. 
• Eat Eggo Foo Young alone or on a bed of Rice, with or without Soy Sauce and/or Gravy. 
• Make the night before for easy morning Omelets or as a meal after Thanksgiving to help use up Leftovers. 

As an Amazon Associate, Little Lakeview Conservatory LLC earns from qualifying purchases. Since we love Amazon, enrolling in this program was an easy choice.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC was est. in 2019 to provide sustainable plants in NH and to share information to help people create self sustainability in their own homes.

Please feel free to contact us at LittleLakeviewConservatory@gmail.com be added to our email list or with any questions, requests and comments.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC * Grow a little!

Air Plants - Foraging and Propagation

Air Plants:

After recently being introduced to Air Plants, a trip to Florida was planned for a foraging excursion. Sanibel and Captiva Islands in Florida are famous for their beautiful shell covered beaches. The Ocean, Shells, Driftwood, Local Wildlife and Air Plants!

Air Plants require no soil and very little maintenance. They are perfect for decorative crafts, terrariums, and many other Pin worthy uses (Pinterest.com). After a little research, a few were initially bought on Amazon.com to propagate. Then, after successfully multiplying the first round of Air Plants, the first foraging trip to collect wild Air Plants for propagation was planned.



A couple of informative websites about Air Plants:
https://www.theeagle.com/news/local/the-misunderstood-magic-of-ball-moss/article_3c68da80-04e9-573f-ae23-aba5d446e6a0.html
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/houseplants/air-plant-care

While foraging on Sanibel and Captiva Islands in Florida, the Ball Moss were easily taken off of the lower hanging branches of local Floridian trees. Since the Ball Moss, Tillandsia recurvata, seemed to be considered a weed to most of the locals, everyone that was asked openly offered any gatherable Air Plants for the taking. The branches of the little trees in front of local business' were abundant with Air Plants.

Air Plants let off "Pups" from the lower end of the plant. These "Pups" are Little Air Plants which will grow into bigger Air plants. These "Pups" are dropped by the bigger Air Plant roughly every 6mths. If you were to grow Air Plants from Seeds they would take anywhere from 2-4 years to develop. We'll see how long ours takes. Seed were gathered from the dried flowers of some while they were being cleaned up. New Pups were taken and used in Terrariums and other seasonal crafts.

More informative websites about Air Plants, their uses and how to propagate them:
https://www.naturallivingideas.com/growing-air-plants/
https://herselfsplants.com/2008/10/03/ball-moss-tillandsia-recurvata-2/

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC was est. in 2019 to provide sustainable plants in NH and to share information to help people create self sustainability in their own homes.

Please feel free to contact us at LittleLakeviewConservatory@gmail.com be added to our email list or with any questions, requests and comments.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC * Grow a little!

 

Orange Peel Cleaning Solution

Orange Peel Cleaning Solution Recipe

How to make an Orange Peel Cleaning solution:

What you will need:

• A Jar
• Oranges/ Orange Peels
• White Vinegar
• A Funnel (Optional)
• A Spray Bottle

How to:

1. Peel Oranges.
2. Place Oranges in a Jar.
3. Fill the rest of the Jar with White Vinegar.
4. Leave the Orange Peels to sit in the Jar full of Vinegar for 2 weeks.
5. Patch test the Solution on the item you are going to clean.
6. Clean.

Some Recommended uses:

• Glass Cleaner
• Air Freshener
• Adhesive Remover
• Oil Spot Cleaner
• Wood Cleaner
• Hard Surface Cleaner
• Floor Cleaner
• Appliance Cleaner
• Grill Cleaner
• Ant Deterrent
• After Shampoo Hair Rinse

We used an Upcycled Pickle Jar and Cleaning Vinegar. Cleaning Vinegar is more acid than Regular White Vinegar. We only used the cleaning vinegar because we happened to have it on hand. The Oranges were snack bagged for kids' lunch snacks. Double use for the oranges. A Non-Toxic, All Natural, Bio-Degradable cleaning option.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC

All DIY projects shown on LittleLakeviewConservatory.com are purely “at your own risk”. As with any DIY project, unfamiliarity with the tools and process can be dangerous. Posts should be construed as theoretical advice only.

If you are at all uncomfortable or inexperienced working on these projects (especially but not limited to electronics and mechanical), please reconsider doing the job yourself. It is very possible on any DIY project to damage your cottage, void your property insurance, create a hazardous condition, or harm or even kill yourself or others.

Little Lakeview Conservatory LLC will not be held responsible for any injury due to any featured DIY project.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC was est. in 2019 to provide sustainable plants in NH and to share information to help people create self sustainability in their own homes.

Please feel free to contact us at LittleLakeviewConservatory@gmail.com be added to our email list or with any questions, requests and comments.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC * Grow a little!

Self-Sufficient

"Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth" Epicurus.

Self-sufficiency, the ability to take care of oneself, is an all encompassing ideal. Sustainable Living isn't an impossible goal. Life skills are skills we have acquired, whether through formal education or life experience, that enable us to effectively handle issues and the problems that we encounter in daily life. Applying learned life skills to how we function can help us become more self-sufficient.

Self-sufficiency, like self care, is relative to the individual and circumstances. Time, Energy, Costs, Available Resources, Geographical Circumstances, Weather and Knowledge are all factors that affect how we are able to function in our environment. Learning, Adapting, Persisting and Growing are choices that can help achieve a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Do the best you can. As Maya Angelou said...

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better do better." Maya Angelou.

Why take steps to a more Self-sustainable lifestyle?

• Money
• Self empowerment
• Food Security
• Improved nutrition
• Becoming more in touch with nature
• A better understanding and respect for our resources
• Positive affect on the environment, positive affect on climate change.
• Independance
• Sense of control

Some Steps to take to become more self-reliant: 

• Start growing. Grow herbs in the kitchen, indoor house plants, and/or adding new plants to your yard.
• Make the most of what you have. Choose plants that grow best in the environment that you are able to provide them. 
• Get creative. Try new ways to grow. Vertical Hydroponic gardens are an easy way to grow more in a smaller space, and faster. Upcycling your recycling into planters or finding fun new ideas from sources such as https://www.pinterest.com/.
• Immerse yourself in your community. Find the community gardens and farm shares in your area. Many cities have community gardens and farm shares because many people that live in larger cities have less space available to garden. 
• Talk, talk, talk. Check out your local farmers markets. Ask local farmers for tips from their experience with gardening in your area. http://nfmd.org 
  
• Collect rain water (if it's legal in your area) and/or look into a grey water system. https://greywateraction.org/greywater-reuse/
• Raise your own Chickens. Chickens provide eggs and eat insects like ticks.
• Forage. Foraging for local resources is a great way to save money and better learn about your surroundings. 
• Learn to fish or hunt. And how to clean, store and prepare your catches.
• Raise meat rabbits or dairy animals. Goat milk is naturally homogenized.
• Tan your hides. Waste not want not. Make the most of what you caught hunting or even raised yourself. 
• Hang your clothes to dry when possible. Save money and energy.
• Learn how to mend or make your own clothing or blankets. Learn to sew, quilt, knit and/or crochet.  
• Make your own cleaners. Placing your orange peels in a jar with vinegar for two weeks makes a powerful cleaner. There are endless recipes online to make a variety of cleaners that are natural, non-toxic and sometimes upcycling from what would've been tossed out, like orange peels.
• Beekeeping. Raise your own Bees.
• Learn to make candles and start a fire.
• Learn how to preserve your food. Research food preservation and choose the best methods to accomodate your lifestyle. 
• Learn how to ferment food. Try new recipes you find for items that you already have.
• Research the uses for plants or products you have.
• Tap your trees. Identify and tap your maple trees if you have them.
• Do what you do, better. Make small changes to your own routines, without changing what you love doing.

As an Amazon Associate, Little Lakeview Conservatory LLC earns from qualifying purchases. Since we love Amazon, enrolling in this program was an easy choice.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC was est. in 2019 to provide sustainable plants in NH and to share information to help people create self sustainability in their own homes.

Please feel free to contact us at LittleLakeviewConservatory@gmail.com be added to our email list or with any questions, requests and comments.

Little Lakeview Conservatory, LLC * Grow a little!