Food
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Watermelons: Summer at Its Finest
Summertime is a season that fills all of our senses. When thinking of summer, I picture beautiful evenings sitting out…
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Blueberries: A Garden Must Have
Nothing says summertime like fresh ripe blueberries. Their taste, texture, and color are all pleasures to behold. Blueberries are a…
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Prickly Pear Perfection
The prickly pear cactus is a common name used for a variety of species of cacti within the genus Opuntia.…
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Helpers of the Garden
When we garden we typically can use all the help we can get. We can always use an extra set…
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Homestead Sausage
I recently was interrogated by a reader about sausage and mushrooms we grow on our homestead. I thought they were…
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Make your garden Unique with Chayotes
Looking like a yellow-green pear, tasting mildly sweet, and offering a crisp texture, the chayote is a one of a…
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All About the Beet
Feeling the Beet When I think back to when I was a young, I recall flashes of warm happy summer…
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Commercial Permaculture Farm
Grandpa Bill stated the prime goal of permaculture is “the aim to create systems that are ecologically sound and economically…
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What Can Carrots Do For You?
“What’s up Doc?” This famous catch phrase from the beloved Warner Bros. character, Bugs Bunny, brings to mind an incorrigible…
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Do You Know Celery?
Celery is a commonly known vegetable, yet often seems to be misunderstood. From the idea that it is a negative…
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Roselle
Striking, unusual, edible, and useful. Those four words do well to describe Hibiscus sabdariffa – L., aka Roselle. That small…
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Okra:
Lady’s fingers, ochro, kopi arab, bhindi, okro, and gumbo; all pseudonyms for that quirky edible seedpod, officially known as Abelmoschus…
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