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Storing food supplies for the cold winter months or to preserve those garden veggies can be both cost-effective and efficient. From bulk ingredients to pre-made frozen meals, breads to canned fruits and veggies, your food storage should be organized in ...

A mistake that many gardeners make is allowing their vegetable patch to remain bare once the summer growing season and fall harvest have been wrapped up. In actuality, there are several great ideas for keeping your garden working hard to ...

A food dehydrator can come in quite handy in achieving your food goals, whether you are a homesteader searching for ways to be more self-sufficient, a health food nut trying to find food with as few additives as possible, or ...

As the nights bring frost, and your plants reach their maturity, it is time to start thinking about what you are going to do with all of that food out in your garden.  While canning, freezing, drying, and fermenting are ...

The temperatures are dropping, and you might feel a little melancholy thinking about your garden freezing under all that snow and not having any fresh produce until summertime. Put away the tissues and consider these methods of extending the growing ...

Summer’s garden bounties are winding down with the change of the seasons, and many garden beds are cleaned out, readily awaiting the next planting. The great news is you don’t have to wait for spring to plant, even if you ...

As the winter months descend upon us all, it can be a bit depressing thinking about the layers of snow blanketing our growing spaces. While some vegetables will certainly do just fine in the colder months, there are certain plants ...

There is something quite incredible and alluring about any recipe that starts with the instructions to chop up a few scallions. These sweet and tasty little members of the onion family add robust flavor to stir-fries, stews, soups, breads, omelets, ...

I’m always looking for ways to improve the sandy, dry soil in my Colorado garden. I’ve hauled countless loads of manure from a nearby alpaca farm, and I keep a compost heap humming at the edge of the garden. A ...

We are all familiar with the comforting bowl of homemade chicken soup when we feel under the weather. But do we realize the far-reaching benefits of the broth that is the base of this healing soup that has been around ...