Springtime is prime time for harvesting herbs for medicines and teas. The temperate weather allows delicate and not-so delicate herbs to grow abundantly in the garden, and plentiful harvests are sure to follow. Mint plants produce and multiply like crazy and trying to figure out all the ways we can use it can be pretty tricky. Here is my 7-step formula on how to use mint ...
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More Awesome Tips for a No Waste Produce Harvest
Gardening is a lot of work, and throwing some of the harvest even into the compost pile can feel like a waste! Learning the ways we can use all of the harvest can help us put more food on the shelf, feel good about our food production, and get one step closer to a no waste kitchen. Love finding ways to use up every bit of what you harvest from the garden you work so ...
How to Preserve Grapes with Your Freezer
Grapes are one of the most fantastic fruits we can grow on our homestead. Not only do they taste amazing right off the vine, you can learn how to preserve grapes by dehydrating, freezing, or making wines and vinegars. While growing grapes might seem like a tricky endeavor, once you have them going, they will produce for you year after year. Your grapevines will provide ...
No Waste: Cool Ideas for Using All of the Harvest
I am always trying to figure out no waste ways to use my produce scraps before they go to the landfill or compost pile. I've got a great handle on how to use the whole strawberry by making strawberry syrup from the tops. I love that I can control food waste in my kitchen and have extra uses for my scraps, even on the way to the compost pile! When I began composting, I ...
How to Prevent Weeds in the Vegetable Garden
Weeds. They are an age-old issue that gardeners have battled with season after season in their vegetable gardens. While this long-time battle respects no gardener, the better we learn how to prevent weeds from growing in our garden, the better we can focus on growing our own food. Then we can head them off at the pass, creating an easier gardening experience for ...
When to Harvest Your Top 10 Most Popular Garden Vegetables
Spring and summer is the time to harvest green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and many other veggies. The bounty in these two seasons is the reason for gardening, in my opinion. It's the time when we are blessed with the tastiest of fruits of our labor, and more money saved at the grocery store. These tips for harvesting your garden vegetables will give you the ...
Simple, Delicious Homemade Kombucha Tea
If you've never tried homemade kombucha, it's quite a treat. Bubbly, refreshing, and flavorful, kombucha is also probiotic and is a delicious way to get your fizz on and make your digestive system more healthy (read this post by our friends at The Farmer's Lamp for more benefits)! I learned about kombucha about 5 years ago, and to be honest, the name of it put me off. I ...