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Articles about organic gardening, from-scratch recipes and food preservation techniques and tutorials.
Top 10 Best Crops for Your Victory Garden
Victory gardens gained popularity in both WW1 and WW2 when American and Canadian citizens were encouraged to grow as much of their own food as possible so that commercially grown food could be sent to troops and allies fighting overseas. Today, victory gardens are...
Turmeric Scrambled Eggs And Garlic
I’ve always loved eggs, but ever since I started doing Keto a couple months ago, my egg consumption has gone through the roof. These days, it’s not unusual to find 4 dozen eggs in our fridge at any given time, and we don’t even have laying hens...
Low-Sugar Mango Jam Recipe
Every year around this time, I start craving all things tropical: Tropical fruits, piña coladas, Hawaiian-style barbecues, reggae music, an all-inclusive beach vacation in an exotic locale… By late February/early March, I’ve pretty much had...
How to Grow An Heirloom Vegetable Garden
If you’ve never eaten an heirloom tomato fresh off the vine, then you, my friend, haven’t truly lived. Honestly, when it comes to most vegetables in the garden, you just can’t beat the flavour of heirloom varieties. Buttery French heirloom pumpkins. Fresh, juicy...
8 Things To Think About Before Starting Seeds
At long last, the snow on the ground has almost all melted, the songbirds are chirping in the forest around us, the crocuses and daffodils have poked their heads out of the ground and there’s a distinct feeling of spring in the air. I LOVE...
How to Grow Sprouts Indoors All Year Long
Sprouts are considered to be a nutrient-dense superfood. Learn how to grow sprouts indoors and add these fresh homegrown greens to your diet all year long! *** When I first started growing my own food at home, the gardening world seemed pretty...
Charred Brussels Sprouts with Lemon & Parmesan
Brussels sprouts are one of those things that most people either hate or tolerate. They’re a staple side dish at many North American Christmas dinners and they’re typically boiled and bland and, quite frankly, pretty boring. I tolerated...
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