deeAuvil: February 2024

Thursday, February 22, 2024

ROOT CELLARs and Cooking

Root Cellar in side of mountain - Bluecreek - photo by Catherine dee Auvil

Have always wanted a root cellar. I have so much to do here I don't know if I have time. Meanwhile, my house gets too hot in the summer to store food. My barn gets too cold. There is a room inside my barn and I am thinking I may be able to insulate it so it would work. I am reading:

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Root Cellars forum

https://www.facebook.com/groups/333207063687880/

A great resource is Mary's Nest. Mary Bryant Shrader has a popular YouTube channel where she cooks from scratch and preserves food with traditional techniques like canning, fermenting, and drying. I bought her cookbook:

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I am so inspired by this woman's life and her cooking skills:

My name is Nguyễn Thiên Ân. I spent the first 10 years of my life in Vietnam where I learned the most irreplaceable lessons and experiences that I took for granted.

Welcome to "The Squash Vines,” a collection of recipes, wisdoms, and stories from the ancestors on how to be the stoic calm in the storm, a steward of Nature, and how to be human. I am a cultural writer and STORYTELLER who just HAPPENS to cook and garden.

https://www.youtube.com/@underthesquashvines

https://www.facebook.com/underthesquashvines

https://www.underthesquashvines.com/

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

BUFFALO (animal)

InterTribal Buffalo Council

https://itbcbuffalonation.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ITBCouncil/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterTribal_Buffalo_Council

https://www.youtube.com/@intertribalbuffalocouncil1109

Blackfeet Nation Buffalo Program

https://www.facebook.com/BlackfeetBuffalo

Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya

https://www.redfordcenter.org/films/bring-them-home/

MARYLAND history resources

Maryland State Archives

https://msa.maryland.gov/

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Charity Navigator

I wanted to know which is the best water charity (mission is for clean water) so I went to Charity Navigator, which is the only place I know where they evaluate charities. I think they do a pretty good job? I used filters: water, environment, 4 stars (their highest rating) and largest charities - over 50 million budget - I chose this filter because I want a charity that has a worldwide scope. This is what I got:

Rocky Mountain Institute

https://rmi.org/

https://www.facebook.com/RockyMtnInst/

https://www.youtube.com/user/RockyMtnInstitute

https://www.instagram.com/rockymtninst/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMI_(energy_organization)

Southern Environmental Law Center

their focus is the US South

https://www.southernenvironment.org/

charity: water

https://www.charitywater.org/

https://www.facebook.com/charitywater/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity:_Water

Environmental Defense Fund

https://www.edf.org/

https://www.facebook.com/EnvDefenseFund

https://www.instagram.com/environmental_defense_fund

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Defense_Fund

Friday, February 9, 2024

Tennessee History Resources

Tennessee Genealogical Society

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TNGen

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"Metro Archives collects and preserves the historically valuable records that document and reflect the history of Nashville and Davidson County. These records include maps and plats, deeds, marriage licenses and bonds, court records, newspapers, manuscripts, recordings, and photographs that date from 1780 to the present."