Freeze berries this summer to keep them fresh and usable long past their short ripeness window. Each berry has a freezing method that works best, it’s not one-size-fits-all. When done correctly, freezing is a great way to store fresh summer berries! Summer Berries At Their Best I basically live for summer berries. Their ripe sweet…
Homestead & DIY
We have our own little urban homestead and we are so excited to share our homesteading endeavors with you! This is where I will be talking about things like storing and preserving and dehydrating food, harvesting rainwater, and DIY projects like making a homemade apple press, an herb and flower drying screen, or even your own beeswax food wraps!
Homemade Raspberry Jam: Low Sugar or No Sugar
Summer is abundant with berries, and homemade raspberry jam is a must! This low sugar raspberry jam recipe is a breeze to make, and keeps the deliciousness of raspberries on your table long after summer’s peak. Easy Raspberry Jam I love summer berries and am always looking for the best way to use and preserve…
Homemade Deodorant with Lavender and Sage
This homemade deodorant stick is a simple recipe that actually works! Using DIY deodorant is a great way to support your health, reduce waste and chemicals, and smell good! When I first began delving into making herbal bath and beauty products myself many years ago, it all started with homemade herbal deodorant. It’s the perfect…
Green Tomato Recipes: Cook & Preserve
These green tomato recipes will help when you have unripe tomatoes to harvest as the weather cools down before fall. If you’re buried knee-deep and wondering what to do with the abundance, try some of these methods to use and preserve green tomatoes! What to Do with Green Tomatoes By the time late summer and…
Refrigerator Dill Pickles (Quick Pickles)
Refrigerator pickles, sometimes called quick pickles, are a fast and easy way to preserve cucumbers, especially when you don’t have enough produce to justify canning several batches. Learn how to make refrigerator dill pickles! About Quick Pickles While fermenting is one of my favorite forms of preserving foods, every once in a while I crave…
How to Preserve Cucumbers: Ferment, Can, Freeze and More!
Knowing how to preserve cucumbers is an important skill set if you’ve got an abundant cucumber plant. Pickles, of course, are a top choice for preserving cucumbers. But there are many ways from freezing cucumbers to infusing to dehydrating that will add delicious variety to your pantry! When it’s cucumber season, sometimes you’re knee-deep in…
Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
Pickles are a necessity for a happy life, and these refrigerator bread and butter pickles are mega delicious and super easy to make. With a taste that is vinegary, a little sweet, and a little salty, this bread and butter pickle recipe is a perfect way to preserve summer cucumbers. Bread and Butter Pickle Folklore…
Dilly Beans: Recipe for Canning Green Beans
Make dilly beans for the best way to use your surplus green bean harvest. Made with fresh dill and fragrant garlic, these pickled green beans will blow your mind. If you need some old-fashioned pickled green beans in your life, can some of these dilly beans for the pantry! Pickled green beans are a staple…
12 Best Permaculture Books for Garden Planning
Permaculture books are an asset to any permaculturist or any gardener aspiring to learn about permaculture design. If you’ve ever wondered what exactly permaculture is, and how to start or progress your permaculture garden, these books have the answers. From beginner to the most seasoned permaculture gardener, you’ll find everything you need to know about…
15+ Ways to Preserve Peppers: Freeze, Can, Dry, Ferment & More!
Preserving peppers is an end-of-summer task that might have you wondering which method is best. When faced with a bumper crop of peppers in the garden, it’s not practical to try to eat them all within their ripeness window. I’ve gathered up 15+ of the very best ways to store peppers including how to can,…