Spring Greens: Pickled Fiddleheads
Kathy Harrison
May 11, 2016
Try this simple, old-time recipe for pickled fiddlehead ferns – a delicious springtime delicacy.
Healthy Living
How to Eat Free Salad Forever
JB Reynolds
May 9, 2016
With a few dollars’ investment in seeds, you can enjoy a lifetime of free, fresh, healthy, organic salad.
DIY: Planting a Tea Garden
Kathy Harrison
April 27, 2016
Herbs for tea are extremely easy to grow and often perennial. Here’s how to plan your own tea garden, plus tips on harvesting, storing and brewing.
8 Reasons Old Cookbooks Are Important
Sarah Nussbaum
April 25, 2016
Preparedness expert Gaye Levy of Backdoor Survival explains why you should dust off your old cookbooks, and maybe acquire some new ones, too.
Grandma’s Kitchen Garden
Dori Fritzinger
April 15, 2016
I can remember my Grandma going out every evening into her little garden. She would gently pick some of this, snip some of that and always cut a big bunch of zinnias to brighten her kitchen table. Now I keep my own kitchen garden. Here’s why.
Sap’s Running in Amish Country!
Dave Ross
March 2, 2016
Dave Ross checks in on his Amish neighbors to see how they tap their maples for sap and, eventually, delicious syrup.
Hot Breakfast: Fuel for Cold Winter Mornings
Dori Fritzinger
February 22, 2016
In the time it takes to set up your coffee maker at night, you can start a batch of hot oatmeal that will be ready to dish out and enjoy when you get up. Top with nuts, maple syrup, fresh fruit or whatever you’d like!
No Need to Knead: Dutch Oven Artisanal Bread
Mark Spigos
January 29, 2016
As far as food and daily rituals go, there may be nothing quite so simple and satisfying as making a fresh loaf of bread.
Start A Garden Journal: 4 Easy Steps
Dori Fritzinger
January 22, 2016
Add a garden journal as one of your garden tools and help your garden become an “all you can reap buffet.”
Our Office SCOBY, Part I
Sarah Nussbaum
January 8, 2016
While our store regularly has sauerkraut demonstrations, we hadn’t dabbled much more in fermenting. Until now.
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