When to Harvest Potatoes

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How do you know when to harvest potatoes? The plant will tell you. Harvest early for new potatoes or allow more time for full-grown potatoes to be ready.

Simple Basil Tea Recipe (Iced or Hot)

Basil iced tea in a glass with lemon wedges and fresh basil leaves.

Growing basil in the garden? Learn how to make this simple basil tea recipe to use up this delicious herb. Served hot or over ice, this recipe is a life changer.

Juicing 101: A Basic Introduction to Juicing (+ Recipe) 

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Improve your health with this post on juicing 101, a basic introduction to juicing, complete with my favorite fresh pressed juice recipe.

Quick Pickles – Pickling Onions and Other Vegetables

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Any vegetable such as red onion, cucumber, carrot, radish, or cabbage can be used in this easy quick pickles recipe (also great for sweet and dill pickles).

How to Use Soured Milk

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Don’t throw away raw milk or cream that smells like vinegar. Instead, learn how to use soured milk safely to make cheese, baking bread, and much more.

Simple Lemon Balm Syrup Recipe

Close up of a lemon balm plant.

Learn to make this simple lemon balm syrup recipe with honey added. Use this syrup for suppressing a cough, sweetening lemonade, and even calming anxiety. 

Canning With Weck Jars

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Weck is a brand of jar used for canning and involves a glass jar, glass lid, and a rubber ring gasket to seal the contents.

4 Ingredient Classic Tomato Sandwich (Easy & Delicious)

A woman holding up a tomato sandwich.

It’s mid-summer, and your garden is flourishing and producing delicious tomatoes! I’m sure you have lots of ways to use up all of this goodness, but have you ever tried a tomato sandwich? This is my all-time favorite way to savor the taste of summer.

Refrigerator Pickles – Quick and Easy Preservation

A jar of pickles with dill, garlic and other herbs around it.

Whether you love dill, sweet, garlic dills, or bread and butter pickles, I’ll show you an easy recipe to make quick refrigerator pickles.

Canning 101 – An Introduction to Home Canning

Various jars of home canned food on display.

In this post on home canning 101, learn the basics and equipment needed to safely preserve food in your own kitchen.