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Recipe: Matzoh Brei

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Photo by Judith Hausman Matzoh brei is essentially French toast. Passover is the time of year (same time as Easter) when Jews commemorate the flight from Egypt by eating only unleavened bread or baked goods. People have come up with ingenious ways to create recipes with potato starch, finely ground matzoh meal or ground walnuts […]

Locavore Recipe: Pesto Corn Bread Mini Muffins

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Photo by Judith Hausman   Well, it’s happened again. Even though I made a distinct effort to eat, cook and give away my stockpile of garden goodness, I’m clipping the new spring chard and spinach before the packets I froze are all used up. I have net bags of garlic still “perfuming” my pantry, and […]

Honey Recipes

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Here are our winning honey recipes from our readers. Check out our City Buzz column in Urban Farm magazine.

Do’s and Don’ts of Composting Worms

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Worms can be picky, too! While your compost worms can survive on a limited diet, the larger variety of food you provide them, the more diverse and nutrient-rich their castings will be. Not to mention, they’ll be healthier, too. Follow these feeding do’s and don’ts for safe vermicomposting and happy worms. […]

Canning Recipe: Strawberry-Lemon Preserves

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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Making strawberry preserves with honey in place of sugar is a delicious way to keep the sweetness with the added benefit of nutrients. This recipe showcases the strawberry in all its glory — sweet, plump and juicy — with honey instead of sugar. These preserves make a great topping for ice […]

Recipe: Salade Lyonnaise

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Photo by Judith Hausman The acidic vinaigrette in this salade lyonnaise balances the rich egg and fatty bacon. My garden-mate, Leslie de Noue, is indefatigable and knowledgeable about growing food and food itself … and is consistently cheery, to boot. Her French husband is also a chef, and together they garden a suburban lot in Ridgefield, […]

Paint It Green

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Giving a room — or your home — a new coat of paint with minimal environmental impact takes some research and forethought.

Composting With Less Labor

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Learn how to make a soil salad.

Tomato Cages: How to Make Them Last Longer

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Most basic, 3-foot tomato cages are too flimsy for your larger tomatoes. Learn how to make cages that last.

Shelled Peas = Green Candy

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Learn how to properly plant nature's candy - green peas.

25 Tips for Living Green

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These 25 tips will ensure you’re making a good start at living more sustainably.

How to Remove a Bee Stinger

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Don't waste time panicking if you're stung by one of your bees. Read this and know what to do right away.

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