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How to Make Dried Apples

Urban Farming
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Here is a recipe for drying your own apples.

Why You Should Freeze Your Produce

Urban Farming
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You can preserve a lot of your produce by keeping it in a freezer.

How to Freeze Your Produce

Urban Farming
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Here is a list of fruits and vegetables you can freeze for later.

Why You Should Use a Root Cellar

Urban Farming
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Use nature to help you preserve your produce at any time of the year.

How to Make an Urban Root Cellar

Urban Farming
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Make your own urban root cellar with these instructions!

Why You Should Make Your Own Cleaning Supplies

Urban Farming
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With all of the harmful chemicals in everyday cleaning products, you may want to look into making your own homemade versions that do not have the same dangers.

3 Recipes for Homemade Cleaners

Urban Farming
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Here are three recipes for basic cleaners.

7 Ways to Use Mugwort

Crops & Gardening
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Got a mugwort problem? Don’t be quick to eradicate this plant from your garden—it has many benefits, as well.

French-Style New-Potato Salad

Urban Farming
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Courtesy Judith Hausman As I wait patiently for the summer’s first tomatoes, squash and peppers (can eggplant be far behind?), it’s easy to forget that new potatoes are ready to harvest first. My CSA share included 6 pounds of small potatoes last week in white, red and purple. Generally, I choose grains over potatoes in […]

6 Ways to Control Tomato Hornworms

Crops & Gardening
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While the only thing vicious about these plump, horned caterpillars is their appetite for your tomatoes, keep them out of your garden with these tips.

3 Ways to Turn Child Hindrances Into Farm Help

Homesteading
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Your kids’ innocent farming mistakes can mean big problems for you. Turn the situation around to make even their biggest oopsies somewhat helpful.

The Book For How to Fix Our Food System

Beginning Farmers
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The new book by Blue Hill Farm's Chef Dan Barber takes a look at the farm-to-table movement a decade after the food feasting began and points out the things we've missed.

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