Asparagus, with its fresh, lemony taste and bright, tightly closed spears, has a reputation as a gourmet vegetable, but in many rural areas, the plant grows as a ditch weed. As a child, I loved hunting for asparagus along the ...
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The Top 10 Herbs To Grow This Year
Any seasoned gardener will tell you that growing your own herbs is an essential part of having a well-balanced garden. Not only will freshly picked herbs provide the perfect touch to a grand variety of dishes, but the benefits of ...
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Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only. Please follow all safe food handling processes and proper food preparation methods. You’ve stashed away wheat, sugar, and oil, and you’ve canned more quarts of beans, peaches, tomatoes, and pears than ...
Read More »Purifying Your Indoor Air The Off-The-Grid Way
Recent studies have proven that having indoor plants can actually be beneficial to your health. This isn’t necessarily very hard to believe, and most of us already have faith in their powers. They add color and life to our homes, ...
Read More »Elderberries: The Forgotten Survival Fruit
Elderberries don’t get much billing in modern gardens, but these attractive plants were common fixtures in early American gardens. In fact, elderberries were so common a century ago that early settlers viewed them as ditch weeds. Several varieties are native ...
Read More »A Personal Orchard
There are few pleasures in life quite as sweet as picking a soft peach from your tree, biting into it still warmed from the sun, and feeling a taste explosion of sweetness and juice! Having your own mini orchard can ...
Read More »Growing For Food, Fun, And Money
If you enjoy gardening—flowers, vegetables, or both—you might want to consider turning your hobby into a source of additional income for you and your family. Turning your green thumb into green in your bank account isn’t as difficult as you ...
Read More »The Best Vegetables For Preserving
While it is certainly great to enjoy your garden’s bounty fresh every day, it can also be nice to enjoy a lot of those same vegetables when they are not in season. Preserving your garden’s bounty can help you to ...
Read More »How Long Will It Keep?: Preserving Meat
It doesn’t matter if you’re storing supplies away for winter or for a power outage—knowing how long meat will keep under certain circumstances could be the difference between a balanced or unbalanced diet in uncertain times. Knowing a wide variety ...
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My mother’s vegetable garden was a formidable opponent. It spanned over a quarter of an acre and included almost every vegetable you could think of, plus a prolific berry patch. The garden was flanked on one side by a wooded ...
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