Given that our products are mostly related to enhancing your garden efforts or preserving the fruits thereof, we love all topics related to gardening. Here’s a favorite: Whether you’re a new gardener or have a seasoned green thumb, nothing is more inspiring than seeing what gardens can become when the professionals are involved. Botanical gardens […]
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Five New Ways to Eat Your Vegetables Now
Now that you are going to grow or buy a bunch of fresh vegetables to process in your home freeze dryer, you’ll likely have extra that you’re going to want to eat fresh. Despite wanting to eat in a more healthy way, a lot of folks get stuck when it comes to how to prepare […]
Freeze Dried Soup Kits
It’s warming up outside and you may not want to think about soup or stew for a few months. However, traditional gardeners and food preservationists know that thinking about what you’ll eat in the fall and winter dictates what you grow in the spring and summer. While you’re planting vegetables for salads and side dishes, […]
Pickling Fruits and Vegetables
Yes, you read the title correctly. Not only can you pickle vegetables, you can pickle all kinds of fruits. And it’s easy. Pickling involves immersing a fruit or vegetable in a mixture of vinegar, salt, and spices and letting it all ferment. Pickles are low in fat and calories and, depending on what you’ve pickled, […]
Planting a Kitchen Herb Garden
In many zones, Mother’s Day weekend marks the start of the edible plant-growing season. If you’ve patiently waited for the danger of a freeze to pass, you don’t have to wait any longer to get your hands dirty. One of the easiest and most enjoyable parts of gardening season is starting the herb garden. Herbs […]
