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Planning What to Preserve

July 8, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
Are you new to preserving food -- or maybe just curious about it? Maybe you'd like to give it a shot, but don't really know where to start.
I was in your shoes last year! It was my very first year preserving food for my family. I had no idea what [...]

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The State of My Garden So Far (Challenges, Mistakes, Pests and All)

July 7, 2011

Challenges or not, I couldn't give up gardening if I tried. Watching my plants grow, from a tiny seed into delicious food is just so rewarding (like this brand new broccoli head above, which we'll be eating in a another week or two).
This marks our first full summer in our current home, and so far, [...]

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Dry to Preserve: A Quick Guide to Dehydration

June 17, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
So you’ve started your garden, and other than a few minor hiccups (which always seem to happen regardless of skill or experience), things are probably going pretty well, right?
Are you preparing to preserve the fruits of your labors (pun intended)? Preserving your own food is [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It, Part 2

May 6, 2011

Yesterday I began by sharing about where I buy our meat, fish, eggs, dairy and fats. Today I'll continue on, sharing the particulars of what I buy where.
The goal isn't to tell you that you should buy your foods just as I do, but rather to give you a detailed, inside look at how it [...]

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How to Plan Your Garden

March 21, 2011

In our Gardening 101 series, we’ve talked about a lot of different things so far... how to select seeds for better success, growing herbs, gardening based on where you live, square foot gardening.
I know that the process of planning what and how much and when and where to plant everything can be one of the [...]

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Selecting Seeds for Garden Success

March 7, 2011

Shelves stuffed full of beautiful envelopes that seem about to burst with potential. Page after glossy page of glorious looking, boldly colored vegetables. No wonder it's so hard to choose seeds for your garden with all the options out there!
Beyond the sheer variety, what about the practical issues like will these tomatoes get blight like the [...]

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7 Gardening Lessons from a Novice Gardener

March 1, 2011

Written by Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
Growing your own organic vegetables is a great way to provide your family with nourishing and frugal food. Last summer was my first real attempt at growing our own food in a garden. Although it did not go nearly the way that I envisioned, I learned some important [...]

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Loving My CSA: Learning to Eat a Variety of Seasonal Produce

July 5, 2010

Guest Post Written by Nicole Bennett
My first experience with swiss chard was about a year and a half ago. That Martha Stewart, I thought, she always has the strangest ingredients in her recipes. Shortly after that, however, I subscribed our family to a local farm's CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and little did I know how [...]

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Questions to Ask at Your Local Farmer’s Market

May 19, 2010

Photo by shaggyshoo
I grew up in West Michigan where the local farmer’s market was always a highlight of the summer. Early on Saturday mornings my sisters and I would head to the market with mom to buy yummy, fresh, and local produce, and THE BEST cinnamon rolls from a Mennonite family to eat on Sunday [...]

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Real Food on a Real Budget: Eat Local, Eat Seasonal

May 7, 2010

This is the last of the excerpts from my new book, Real Food on a Real Budget. It was taken from Chapter 7- Eat Local, Eat Seasonal. This month one of the topics here at Keeper of the Home is local and seasonal food, so this seemed a fitting topic to share!
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In one of my [...]

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