DIY RADICALS BLOG

Tips, tricks, recipes, inspiration, stories from the trenches,

and musings from Minga's instructors, graduates, and super-fans!

Dec 23, 2018
1 min

Simple Almond Chocolate Recipe

Just a quick share from Minga's chocolate guru, Rodrigo Goller. Check out this quick and easy homemade chocolate recipe. Ingredients:...

Aug 7, 2018
3 min

Mushrooms Changed My Life

Guest post by David Fields Mushrooms can be poisonous, boring, psychedelic, destructive, or healing. They offer the thrill of the hunt,...

Jul 18, 2018
3 min

Making Hard Cider? It's Not That Hard

Guest Post by Heartwood Farm and Cidery Making hard (i.e. alcoholic) cider is deceptively simple. Unlike brewing beer, which requires...

Jun 21, 2018
3 min

Beautifully Balanced Flavours: Introduction to developing and testing unique spice blends

Guest Post by Katherine Sowden Spices are an important element of any dish. Spices help enhance aroma, flavour and sometimes even the...

Apr 23, 2018
4 min

Soap Making and Self Care: How Carly Became a Soap Maker

Guest post by Carly Klassen I got started soap making in the fall of 2016. I had just left my desk job and was focusing on taking care of...

Feb 13, 2018
3 min

Cabin Design; living the dream and the rookie mistake that never goes away

Guest post by Michael Hayward It was a little over ten years ago when I broke ground on my first cabin build. I had made the purchase of...

Dec 27, 2017
3 min

Grow Mushrooms for Food, Medicine, and Earth Renewal!

Guest Post by Danielle Stevenson Did you know that you can grow delicious, nutritious and protein rich mushrooms on ‘waste’ like spent...

Oct 18, 2017
2 min

Musings On Life, Work And Leisure From Career Aviators

Guest post by Wayne Greenway Have you ever noticed just how happy you are if you have had a chance to participate in Guelph Ontario's...

Aug 16, 2017
1 min

Preserving the Season's Harvest

Val Andrews, owner of The Harvest Pantry and one of Minga's fermenting and canning instructors, was recently published in Calgary's...

Jul 27, 2017
2 min

The Wonderful World of Sashiko Mending

Guest post by Stacey Sproule Sashiko, in my experience, is a game changer. I had known about the technique for a long time, and initially...

Apr 12, 2017
2 min

Natural Cosmetics; A Love Story

Guest post by Kenna Whitnell It all began one holiday season, I was thinking of gifts to make for my family, searching the web for some...

Sep 15, 2015
3 min

Essentially Soap

Guest post by Linda Boyle Soap. We all use it. And have memories of it from our earliest childhood. Whether it was having our first bath...

Aug 19, 2015
2 min

Fermented Brined Garlic Carrots

Valarie Andrews has provided us with a great recipe on how to ferment Brined Garlic Carrots. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs organic carrots...

Aug 12, 2015
3 min

Straight Talk About Body Odour

Guest post by Lauren Mangion In my last post for Minga Skill Building Hub I shared how I’ve simplified a lot of my personal care regimen....

Jun 10, 2015
3 min

Wait.... you don't use face wash??!!

Why commercial soaps might not be the solution you are looking for. Guest post by Lauren Mangion I remember when I was a teenager I...

Apr 15, 2014
2 min

Why Attract Mason Bees FAQ

Guest post by Maude Stephany Ever thought about keeping bees but honey bees are too much of a time or financial investment, then perhaps...

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