Have you heard of sowing carrots in cornstarch? It is said to be a way of planting lots of carrots quickly and easily for great germination no thinning needed and preventing seed waste. Wow, that's a lot to ask from a planting method, especially if it comes to something as finicky as ...
Freezing Raw Tomato Sauce
Preserving tomatoes for winter has two reasons. For one we want to enjoy the summer bounty year-round, but also there are often way more tomatoes in the middle of summer than we can eat, so preserving is the best way to use up the harvest. We already covered the easiest way to preserve ...
Raspberry Chocolate Jam Recipe
Raspberries are hand down my favorite berry, and chocolate is my favorite treat. In this recipe, we combine those two into a raspberry chocolate jam. How delicious is that! For most of the raspberries we harvest, we freeze whole for our breakfast porridge. At the end of the berry season ...
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Recipe
Strawberries and rhubarb are a great combination. They ripen at the same time, they balance each other out and they make the yummy strawberries go so much farther. The dominant taste of strawberry rhubarb jam is still strawberry, but with a nice twist. In my recipe, I use a half and half ratio, ...
Fermented Watermelon Recipe
A yummy watermelon is the best snack on a hot summer day. It's refreshing, contains lots of water, and if you were lucky to catch a good one, delicious. If the watermelon you got isn't as delicious as you like, the fermented watermelon recipe comes to the rescue. Personally, we prefer seeded ...
Fermented pickles for winter
Fermented pickles for winter tick all the boxes. They are naturally fermented, crunchy but still not too salty, and keep well for months. If you love fermented pickles, you know the challenge. They are either very salty or just don't stay crunchy. I certainly do. Since we do not like things ...
Whole bean home made soy milk recipe
This whole bean homemade soy milk recipe is the simplest way to make soy milk. The nice thing about it is that the whole bean gets used, there are no leftovers. If you don't know what to make with okara (soy pulp), but hate to throw away perfectly good food, this recipe is for you. Growing up on ...
Lagman Recipe a Flavourful Veggie Noodle Soup
So you grew all those beautiful radishes and don't know what to do with them? Here is a flavourful Lagman veggie noodle soup recipe that uses radish and you might actually love it. Lagman is a yummy recipe that is present in many Asian ethnic groups. Apparently, it is a national dish of the ...
How to Make a Hoop Bed (Row Cover Tunnel)
A hope bed or row cover tunnel is a simple way to extend the growing season and protect plants from cold, wind, hail, insects, wildlife, and more. Here is how to make a hoop bed (row cover tunnel). Since there are many uses for a row cover tunnel in the garden, there are also many different ...
Permaculture Design Course
The Permaculture Design Course is a certification recognized worldwide for its excellence in permaculture education. I chose to enroll in the Verge permaculture online course, which allowed me to attend classes from the comfort of my home. This was an ideal option for me as a person who values ...
