Autumn is a delightful time to enjoy your garden. During the cold weather, your compost heap will not decompose as quickly, soyou may find your composter has become too full…
My family (my husband and our three children) and I live on an “urban homestead.” This term refers to a household that grows, through gardening and livestock, most of the food it consumes. The…
Last winter all three kids and I got sick at the same time. We ended up with a loooooong three weeks of coughing, sneezing and that overall icky feeling. My friend Corri brought me a…
When we grow tomatoes, they tend to ripen all at once so taking care of harvest is essential if you want to save tomatoes for the winter. We freeze tomatoes, make sundried and make…
A few weeks ago we went with friends on our yearly apple and pear picking trip to Julian. Thistradition is such fun — the kids love picking apples and pears. However, this year, due…
In this day and age, the easiest thing to do is buy your food from the supermarket. Your children will grow up in that world, too, and carry on what you taught them when…
Last week I traded my figs for some rhubarbs and I’m in heaven because right after strawberries, rhubarbs says summer to me. In Sweden where I am from, rhubarb is one of the first…
