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Uses for Leftover Lemon Peel

For our son’s birthday party yesterday, we made lemonade with dozens of lemons from our tree. Afterward, my husband looked at all the leftover lemon peel and asked if there was…

4 Easy and Effective Sustainable Gardening Tips

It is now more important than ever to teach your children about sustainable living. Living sustainably, or at least as sustainably as you and your family can manage, is a great way to reduce…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Oct, 11, 2019
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Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans

As homesteading vegans, we grow a variety of beans: pole beans, bush beans, fava beans, edamame, chickpeas — and the list goes on. For vegans and meat eaters, beans add a lot of protein…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jun, 05, 2019
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The Stinging Truth about Stinging Nettles

By Fredrica Syren:
The other day someone told me they found stinging nettle and I could barely contain my excitement. Stingingnettle is one of the earliest green plants to emerge each spring in many cold…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Plant-Based Recipes, Urban Homestead
Feb, 03, 2019
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What to Do with Your Pear Harvest

By Fredrica Syren:
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…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead, zMisc (formerly nutrition)
Nov, 28, 2018
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How To Dehydrate Food

Summer’s bounty is just around the corner, and we may find ourselves with far more garden produce than we can consume. Canning is a good option for preserving food, but many people feel intimidated…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Jun, 21, 2018
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Growing and Making Herbal Teas

If you have been following me, you know that my family members are all tea lovers. Throughout the day, we drink many cups of tea, mostly green, white and red teas. Last summer I…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Apr, 11, 2018
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Browsing Category

Urban Homestead

Uses for Leftover Lemon Peel

4 Easy and Effective Sustainable Gardening Tips

Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans

The Stinging Truth about Stinging Nettles

What to Do with Your Pear Harvest

How To Dehydrate Food

Growing and Making Herbal Teas

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