Homesteading

Fall Gardening Tips

Many of us carefully cultivate our gardens during the spring and summer, only to ignore them come fall and winter. In fact, fall is the best time to tackle many…

Banana Blossom Vegan Crab Cake Recipe

Our neighbor gifted me a banana blossom from his banana plant. So what is a banana blossom, you might ask? I have to admit that, before moving to San Diego, I had no idea what…

Fredrika Syren
Plant-Based, Vegan, Recipes - Main Dishes
Jan, 26, 2021
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Celebrate Your Roots — Cook With Root Vegetables

Celebrate Your Roots — Cook With Root Vegetables
For us gardeners and anyone who lives in a cold climate, winter usually means endlessly eating root vegetables. That may not seem very inspiring or sexy, but root…

Fredrika Syren
Plant-Based, Vegan
Dec, 17, 2020
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Our Journey to an Urban Homestead

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…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Oct, 30, 2020
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Why You Should Learn to Grow Your Own Food and Why Kids Should, Too

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…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Gardening with Kids
Sep, 11, 2020
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Growing, Preserving and Cooking Carrots

Because our climate here in San Diego allows it, we try growing carrots all year long. It’s a versatile vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked, and our bunny loves the carrot tops….

Fredrika Syren
Recent Articles
Sep, 04, 2020
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Canning—Preserving Natures Best

I used to be so intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving food. It seemed like one of those arcane activities only hard-core country homesteaders take part in, like sewing your own clothes…

Fredrika Syren
Gardening, Urban Homestead
Aug, 07, 2020
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