Kitchen Gadgets You Need to Have!

A huge part of what we do here is gardening and raising livestock. But with that comes a lot of cooking and baking to prepare the foods we harvest. And let’s not forget that while going a year without groceries we have to process all of our food so anything that saves time and makes…

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Green Tomato Lemon Marmalade

Cook down halved or quartered tomatoes We were given a slew of green tomatoes. Last week I picked out the ripe ones and made pizza sauce.Now what to do with all the green ones? We did make some fried green tomatoes, but that didn’t even make a dent in them. At first I wanted to…

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Making the Most of a Long Weekend

Having a long weekend with few distractions has allowed us to take advantage of some time at home. We’ve been so busy lately that it’s nice to just be home and get stuff done. It was extra nice to spend most of Thursday relaxing and not doing much. Friday, Tom got up at 2:30am to…

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The Meat Bird Conclusion

Well, our meat bird raising experiment has concluded. We learned some things on the way and figured out what we’re going to do in the future. Day old chicks The biggest difference with raising these little meat monsters compared to dual purpose layers is that they aren’t nearly as hardy. Their biggest threat is pasty…

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Pizza Sauce

I have to apologize for not posting much this past week. We’ve been crazy busy and I just haven’t had time to write. Hopefully this coming week will be a bit calmer. Halved tomatoes If we can save time it’s a bonus for us. Yes, I freely admit that I sometimes use a bread machine…

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Monday’s Guests – Rabbit Liver Pate

Today’s post comes from Kitty over at Havenscourt Homestead. She graciously gave us some of this delicious pate this weekend to try out. I’m a fan of liver in general sauteed up with some garlic – yum! But if you don’t like eating liver you may still like pate.  ————————————————————————- Rabbit Liver Pate Mention liver…

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Meet Your Farmer – Soul Food Farm

Our meet your farmer posts feature a small family farm that we feel exemplifies the type of food system we all need to support. They show passion and dedication to raising and growing food sustainably. This past weekend we got the amazing opportunity to visit with Alexis and Eric, owners of Soul Food Farm in…

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Monday’s Guests – My First Year as an Urban Farmer

This week’s post is from Stacy G. from West Sacramento who has the blog In Search of the Finer Things. She discusses why she became an urban farmer and what that first year was like .——————————————————— Tomatoes were the gateway drug. There I was, a young footloose apartment dweller with no lawn, no pets, no…

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