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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.

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 […]

Circle of Life: It’s Smaller with an Urban Flock

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Photo by Rachel Hurd Anger A chicken’s journey around the circle of life can be a short one on any farm, whether rural or urban. Flock members can fall victim to acute illness, unexplained sudden death, human negligence and predators. These devastations can happen before a chicken reaches a ripe old age, despite the fact […]

Fresh Berry Pie

Urban Farming
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Courtesy 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, […]

3 Ways To Help Chickens Beat The Heat

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Summer is rough on your chickens. Do your part to help them keep cool.

Walnut Red Pepper Spread

Recipes | Urban Farming |
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Use those shiny peppers from your CSA or farmers' market to make this tasty dip.

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