Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
What is it about a dill pickle that everyone loves? Of course there is the anticipation of the pleasant tangy flavor that makes you salivate before even taking the first bite, but there is something even more important – the
Nothing seems to make a home more inviting than a beautiful landscape – but in spite of what most think, it doesn’t have to cost a small fortune to create your own personal outdoor paradise! Of all of the projects we have tackled since
There is nothing quite like a few perfectly placed hanging baskets and potted plants to add a big splash of color to the landscape of your house, garden, patio or porch. When used in combination with the lush “greens” of ornamental
Tzatziki is best known as the cool and creamy sauce that is served with Greek gyros. But it can also be used as a dip for pita bread, chips or raw vegetables. I first tried to make this after we
It used to be that if you told someone you were an organic gardener – they looked at you as though you had to be some sort of crazed hippie, separated from the rest of the “normal” world. Thankfully, organic
June is the time when all of that early spring work in the garden begins to pay off! Not only do you begin to enjoy harvests of those early spring crops like sugar snap peas, lettuce, radishes, onions, strawberries and
What is the best part of a spring garden – homemade Italian Salad Dressing? Sure, watching everything grow from tiny seeds or seedlings into half mature plants is exciting, but nothing can compare to the anticipation of a fresh salad
A roll of string, a supply of wooden stakes, a hammer and a measuring tape. That is exactly what each of our farm’s “major” building projects have started with – and today, we will once again take out those four simple items
Have you always wanted to make your own jam, but you are worried about the canning process? Or is the temperature just too hot to turn on the stove top? If either is the case, or if you just want a
Of all the garden chores that can make or break your garden – watering is at the top of the list! Too little water – and your plants will shrivel up and disappear. Too much – and they will begin