Why You Should Freeze Your Produce
July 31, 2014You can preserve a lot of your produce by keeping it in a freezer.
How to Freeze Your Produce
July 31, 2014Here is a list of fruits and vegetables you can freeze for later.
Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables: A Campaign Against Food Waste
July 28, 2014A supermarket in France comes up with campaign to sell imperfect fruit and veggies.
Fresh Berry Pie
July 23, 2014Courtesy Tracy Benjamin This morning, at the end of my work on community-supported agriculture farm, I picked a precious half-pint of raspberries. It took not only a little searching, but also avoiding the bees, which love the fragile, sweet berries nearly as much as I do. Over the weekend, I’ll gather some wild briar berries, […]
Pear-Gorgonzola Pizza
November 6, 2013Photo by Judith Hausman Pears and pizza are a perfect pair. Fruit and cheese: It’s an iconic picnic pairing that deserved the pizza stone this fall, and it couldn’t have come together any more easily. On a weekend, you can mix up your signature pizza dough recipe, but on a Monday night, I used whole-wheat […]
Plan Now for Giant Pumpkins
October 23, 2012If size is the most desirable trait in your pumpkin harvest, start planning now to make next year’s jack-o’-lantern the largest on the block.
Pomegranates
January 27, 2012Photo by Rick Gush The pomegranate (Punica granatum) tree growing in our garden is the only one of our fruit trees that I grew myself. That’s because rooting pomegranate cuttings is just so easy. Six years ago, I took some cuttings in the fall from a pomegranate growing in a neighbor’s yard and stuck […]
9 Fixes For Canning Problems
March 21, 2011Use these tips for what to do when you’re faced with a canning conundrum.
Protect Trees from Winter Damage
January 7, 2011Cold temperatures can take a toll on your orchard trees. Learn to keep them safe this winter.
