Helping you grow your own food and medicine
Fruit flies can be the bane of canning and dehydrating processes during summer and autumn food preservation stints. Make this easy fruit fly trap and catch the tiny insects before they attempt to take ... Read More about The Easiest Fruit Fly Trap that Actually Works
Whether you just have containers and pots, or an in ground spot to add garden beds, you can grow a successful vegetable patch in your back yard. Enjoy fresh produce, of your favorite types and ... Read More about 7 Tips for Growing a Successful Vegetable Patch in your Back Yard
Summer abundance is the perfect time to preserve vegetables and fruit at peak ripeness for your winter pantry and food use. Food preserved at peak ripeness retains more vitamins and minerals than not ... Read More about Preparing Your Winter Pantry With Local Food
You can dehydrate mushrooms to preserve your home-grown mushroom abundance, or to take advantage of sales on commercial grown mushrooms. Dried mushrooms are versatile, useful, and easy to make, and ... Read More about How to Dehydrate Mushrooms so they Last the Winter
Blanching vegetables preserves their color, texture, and vitamins by halting enzymatic destruction of nutrients. But not all vegetables benefit from blanching. Learn which vegetables require this ... Read More about Blanching Vegetables for Freezing, Drying, and Freeze Drying
Microgreens are nutritional powerhouses that are awesome to include in your diet, and kitchen use. Check out some of these microgreen recipes for more ideas, and to expand your use of microgreens ... Read More about 30 Best Microgreen Recipes For Fresh Flavor Year Round
