deeAuvil: February 2024

Thursday, February 22, 2024

ROOT CELLAR

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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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: