It’s that wonderful time of year when community supported agriculture (CSA) boxes start to arrive on subscriber’s porches, the farmer’s market is piled high with goodies and the produce section of the grocery store is at it’s peak. Part of the fun of a CSA box or cruising the outdoor markets and produce sections in […]
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5 Cool Tools for City Gardeners
Just because you lack 10 acres of farmland doesn’t mean you can’t indulge yourself in the relaxing benefits of country life. Here are some of our favorite ways to bring the joys of gardening to city apartments: 1.To Bee – If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at bee keeping but thought you didn’t […]
Garden Inspiration: 9 Botanical Gardens to Visit this Summer
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 […]
Eight Ways to Lighten Your Camping Load
Camping is all about enjoying nature and being as unfettered as possible. If you have to lug boxes and bags of food or industrial sized coolers along with you on your trip, it kind of spoils the vibe. But you get hungry, right? And you are probably also on vacation, so you don’t necessarily want […]
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 […]
Saving Money with a Home Freeze Dryer
The EPA reports “more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in municipal solid waste. In fact, it’s about 36 millions tons of food waste every year. The average family throws about $2,275 worth of food every year, or about $165 billion dollars per year in the U.S. Not only does food […]
Preserve Your Garden Harvest
An in-home freeze-dryer can save you thousands of dollars a year by allowing you to take advantage of the abundance of harvests. In an era where food prices are skyrocketing (with no end in sight), a significant portion of the world going hungry, and the food supply chain being consistently disrupted by drought and natural disasters, […]
