If you haven’t started saving eggshells yet get crackin’. Your tomato plants will love you for it. I save eggshells all year round. Not only for our Nitty Gritty soap (an after the garden best friend) but for our tomato plants as well. They love the calcium that the ground eggshells provide. Just rinse the shells with warm water set on a paper towel to dry. When it’s time to plant put the shells...

The equipment can be as simple as a mason jar. You can use a blender or mixer as well.

This is a fun project for kids. They can see cream turn into butter.  You can use cow or goat milk. We use goat milk which requires us to use a cream separator.

You don’t have to have a cream separator. You can allow the goat milk to sit in the refrigerator and after some time the cream will naturally rise. I...