Author: Inga Smith

I'm a nature artist and community educator....this is a scrapbook of my life’s explorations.💜💛💚

Cayenne Pepper Sauce

This is a spin on Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. Your results will completely depend on you and your peppers! Honestly: what a cool thing to be able to grow peppers here in the Puget Sound.  Cayenne peppers need lots of heat and sun and have a very long growing time. If you check out our…

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Raspberry Vinegar

Raspberries are important all summer long for our honey bees, and they are also a favorite around our house. In 2015, in preparation of hosting our first hives, we planted 50 Caroline raspberry plants. Those 50 have had a party over the years, and now we must have more like 75 plants, all bear fruit…

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Chamomile

In 2017, I had planted German chamomile seeds, with zero results. Nothing sprouted at all. Then, early in spring 2018 I noticed some sprouts near where I had placed the label for chamomile and much to my surprise, after a full year, we had our very first chamomile plant. It flowered early in May, one…

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Greenhouse 2018 – Time Lapse

In 2018, we used the same Raspberry Pi as used with Our Bee Cam project, and took a series of photos, capturing the tomatoes (and peppers) growing.  I had no idea what would come of this project, but it was a fun way to learn new technology while also getting a better sense of wonders…

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