Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Making homemade pumpkin puree is insanely simple and the flavor is far superior to anything you will find in a […]
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cooking, food preservation, freezing, harvest, recipes, winter vegetables
Cooking Winter Squash
We are up to our ears in winter squash! I decked out our front porch this year with some really
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food preservation, garden, harvest, plants, storing, winter vegetables
Planting Fall Garlic
It’s not too late to get a fall planting of garlic in the ground. This easy to grow crop is
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garden, plants, winter vegetables
Snapshots of Autumn
The wind and rains are rolling in on these late fall evenings – a reminder that winter is rapping on
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garden, harvest, modern homesteading, winter vegetables
Fall Plantings
Fall is a great time of year to plant new trees and perennial shrubs for two big reasons: it gives
Prepping Beds for Winter
The days are growing darker and there is a bite in the morning breeze. Before the first frost hits, which
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backyard livestock, chickens, garden, row covers, soil health, winter vegetables
October Harvest
October is giving us the last drops of warm-season harvests, but it’s time to draw the curtain for winter. Juniper
Visiting Joshua Tree
I was entranced by the flora of southern California on our recent trip down south – not to mention the
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plants, traveling
SoCal Edible Plants
I recently shared my adventures through the San Diego Botanical Gardens, but this post is all about edibles. Most of us
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containers, plants, traveling, trees
Botanicals of San Diego
Traveling with kids slows you down quite a bit, but we are learning to settle into a rhythm with Juniper
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garden, plants, traveling