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Planning for Storage Crops
As I start to plant my garden, I’m planning for storage crops to keep our pantry and root cellar stocked. Most folks can grow a tomato plant or two to provide fresh eats in season, but eating from...
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Thinning Carrots and Mulching Potatoes
Now that the bulk of planting is finally done (other than adding a few things later in the season for fall and winter harvest and maybe a few more flowers – you can never have too many flowers), it’s...
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Spring Treat in the Summer – Corn Season is Here!
Yesterday the boys and I tackled the early corn patch. We have two varieties of corn, one early, one late, to keep us in fresh sweet corn over a longer period of time. (FYI, for those who are not corn...
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How to Can Green Beans
How to Can Green Beans Canned green beans are one of the boys’ favorite veggies, so I try to can up about thirty quarts each season. Luckily this year I’ll be able to get some from my mom, as my beans...
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The Parsnip Squid and The Rock That Moves
What is it? A creature from the deep? Captain Nemo’s worst nightmare? Nope – just this year’s harvest of parsnips posing as a parsnip squid. It was my intention to post this sooner, but I figured...
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Cheese and Broccoli Quiche
We’ve recently been blessed with an abundance of eggs from bartering garden greens, kombucha and other odds and ends, so I decided to throw together a quick supper last night that used quite a few of...
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Planning for Storage Crops
As I start to plant my garden, I’m planning for storage crops to keep our pantry and root cellar stocked. Most folks can grow a tomato plant or two to provide fresh eats in season, but eating from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thinning Carrots and Mulching Potatoes
Now that the bulk of planting is finally done (other than adding a few things later in the season for fall and winter harvest and maybe a few more flowers – you can never have too many flowers), it’s...
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Spring Treat in the Summer – Corn Season is Here!
Yesterday the boys and I tackled the early corn patch. We have two varieties of corn, one early, one late, to keep us in fresh sweet corn over a longer period of time. (FYI, for those who are not corn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Can Green Beans
How to Can Green Beans Canned green beans are one of the boys’ favorite veggies, so I try to process about thirty quarts each season. Luckily this year I’ll be able to get some from my mom, as my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Parsnip Squid and The Rock That Moves
What is it? A creature from the deep? Captain Nemo’s worst nightmare? Nope – just this year’s harvest of parsnips posing as a parsnip squid. What I love best about parsnips is that they are ready...
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Cheese and Broccoli Quiche
We’ve recently been blessed with an abundance of eggs from bartering garden greens, kombucha and other odds and ends, so I decided to throw together a quick supper last night that used quite a few of...
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Planting and Growing Peas – What You Need to Know
Planting and growing peas may not be the most efficient use of space in your garden, but the flavor of home grown peas knocks the socks off most commercial peas. If you want more yield per square...
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Growing Carrots – Quick Guide, Step by Step Instructions and Carrot Q&A
Some folks don't bother growing carrots in the home garden because they're so readily available at the store, but once you've tried a homegrown carrot, you'll be hooked. Like many homegrown...
View ArticleSpring Treat in the Summer – Corn Season is Here!
Yesterday the boys and I tackled the early corn patch. We have two varieties of corn, one early, one late, to keep us in fresh sweet corn over a longer period of time. (FYI, for those who are not corn...
View ArticleThe Parsnip Squid and The Rock That Moves
What is it? A creature from the deep? Captain Nemo's worst nightmare? Nope – just this year's harvest of parsnips posing as a parsnip squid. What I love best about parsnips is that they are ready to...
View ArticleHow to Can Green Beans – Step by Step Instructions for Canning Green Beans
Home canned green beans are one of the boys' favorite veggies, so I try to process about thirty quarts each season. Our last round of “green” beans actually started out mostly as Purple Podded Pole...
View ArticleEasy Cheese Quiche Recipe with Fresh, Frozen or Freeze Dried Veggies
This easy cheese quiche recipe comes together in minutes for a quick and filling meal. I like to make it in the summer when fresh produce is abundant, but it also works well with frozen or freeze dried...
View ArticleGrowing Carrots – From Planting to Harvest – Learn How to Grow Carrots
Some folks don't bother growing carrots in the garden because they're so readily available at the store, but once you've tried a homegrown carrot, you'll be hooked. Like many homegrown vegetables,...
View ArticleGrowing Peas – From Planting to Harvest, What You Need to Know
Planting and growing peas may not be the most efficient use of space in your garden, but the flavor of home grown garden peas knocks the socks off most commercial peas. If you want more yield per...
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