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Quick Craft: Jewelry Tree

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Bring the outdoors in with this craft that’s mingles form and function.

Homemade Cheese Crackers

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In our quest to "cook out of the processed box” in our farmstead kitchen, we’re always aiming to buy one less item off the grocery shelf and instead make a better-quality and typically more frugal version with our pantry staples.

5 Ways to Flex Your Garden-processing Muscle

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Those lingering August days bring an annual summer rite of passage to our farmstead kitchen at Inn Serendipity: the kitchen counter covered with the garden harvest.

How to Peel and Seed Tomatoes

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Prepare your garden-fresh tomatoes for your next recipe using this simple technique.

How to Store Soups and Stews

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Proper food storage for your soups and stews is essential to maintain the soup’s flavor and preserve the food quality.

11 Must-have Baking Staples for Your Kitchen

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Keep these basic baking ingredients in your farm pantry to have on-hand when you're in a pinch.

4 Non-flour Soup Thickeners

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If you’re looking for an alternative to flour in your soup and stew recipes, these four ingredients can act as a thickening agent.

8 Ways to Prepare a Root Cellar for Food Storage

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Store some of your fresh garden favorites for off-season use with these tips and techniques for successful root cellaring.

22 Foods You Can Store In Root Cellars

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Use these root-cellar storage guidelines to keep your garden produce fresh for many months.

Make Yummy Plum Sauce from Wild Plums

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Yesterday, one of Dad's coworkers gave him a big bucket of fresh wild plums. Uzzi and I got to eat some! Mom even took out the pits.

8 Natural and Healthy Canning Substitutions

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Use these natural canning ingredients as alternatives for the pectin, sugar and alum found in many canning recipes.

6 Food-Storage Alternatives to Root Cellars

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If your environmental surroundings make constructing a root cellar impossible, consider these storage options to make your harvest last through winter.

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