Loading...How To Grow, Harvest, and Preserve Onions
I still remember the first time I tried to cut an onion. I was training for my EMT and I was surrounded by firefighters cooking lunch. If you know anything about firefighters, most are hailed for being wonderful cooks. As the tears rolled down my …
How To Make Cranberry Orange Bread
A few weeks ago I was excited because I had some extra fresh cranberries to play around with. I’ve been working on some bread recipes and I wanted to see about making a special treat for my boys on Thanksgiving morning. I happily mixed everything …
How To Make Fresh Cranberry Relish
I know using fresh cranberries may sound a bit... well, tart, but bear with me. Honestly, I didn’t know you could eat fresh cranberries until I was an adult. After all, it’s not like you take them out of the bag and pop them in your mouth. At …
How to Use and Make Fire Cider
Winter is coming and cold and flu season isn’t far behind. That means it is time to start prepping the winter cider. This amazing vinegar tonic is a must have when winter illness hits. I can’t say I enjoy drinking it but I will say I love what it …
How To Build A Hydroponic System Out Of Recycled Soda Bottles
The end of the growing season has always been a bittersweet time for me. On one hand, we have all the food we just harvested but on the other, it also means we have to hang it all up until next year. Now we’re lucky here in Texas because we don’t …
Getting Started With Aquaponics
Aquaponics is an unorthodox, but natural, method of gardening that relies on its own miniature ecosystem to grow plants. In an aquaponics system a tank full of fish, with a bed of plants above the tank, feeds off the ammonia the fish secrete, and the …
How To Prune Apple Trees For A Great Harvest
Apple trees can be a great addition to many gardens. For very little investment in time, and taking up surprisingly little space, apple trees can provide a high yield each year once they begin to bear fruit. One of the main questions that novice …
How to Grow and Use Ginger
Ginger is an awesome addition to your plate, drink, garden and wellness kit! It is a simple plant that you can grow and use from your own backyard. And it is one ingredient in my favorite winter wellness tonic! In this post, we’ll talk about growing, …
