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Chili Peppers Are A Fun & Useful Garden Crop (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Urban Farming | Video |
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Chili peppers are a favorite crop with an interesting history and range of flavors. Here are some tips for growing and using them in your garden and home.

Recipe: Fermented Sour Garlic Dill Pickles

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These fermented dill pickles bring crunchy texture and a sour taste unique to fermented cucumbers. Make some now to enjoy all winter!

Yes, Chicken Of The Woods Tastes Like Chicken

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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In this excerpt from "How to Forage Mushrooms without Dying," Frank Hyman takes a look at a favorite, flavorful fungus: Chicken of the Woods.

From The Herb Garden: Elder Is Mother Nature’s Gift

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Elder is an ancient tree, noted in sources ranging from Shakespeare to pop music. And elderberries have many uses, from the kitchen to the medicine cabinet.

Permaculture & Orphaned Dorper Lambs Help Define Mandleman Manor

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Permaculture |
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Queensland-based Mandleman Manor founder Lauren Bishop tells us all about the importance of zone planning and turning eggplants into brownies.

How To Make Flavorful, DIY Nut Milk At Home

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Tired of buying pricey, low-flavor nut milk at the grocery? You can make your own DIY nut milk with this simple-to-follow recipe!

Fermented Bruschetta Makes Delicious Use Of Summer Tomatoes

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It's tomato time, so use those ripened, garden-grown beauties to make some fermented bruschetta! This recipe will show you how.

Cool Down With These Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

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Cool down during the dog days of summer with some homemade ice cream. These recipes are easy, delicious and sure to keep you happy in the heat.

Recipe: Fabulous Fermented Sweet Corn Relish

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This recipe for fermented sweet corn relish uses delicious summer sweet corn for a crunchy, sweet and tangy condiment that's both tasty and versatile.

Growing Rice & Microgreens With Blue Moon Acres

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Co-owner Jim Lyons from New Jersey-based Blue Moon Acres tells us about supplying eye-catching microgreens to chefs and adding rice to the repertoire.

Burwell Farms Breaks New Ground Farming White Truffles In America

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Jeffrey Coker from the North Carolina-based Burwell Farms tells us how they've become innovators in the domestic white truffle farming realm.

How to Propagate Black Raspberries & Other Brambles

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You can propagate black raspberries or other brambles easily. Try tip layering or simple soil layering to multiply your plant stock—and next year's harvest.

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