Tag Archives: growing food

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving at Walkerland
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

Today we shared a meal grown entirely on our own land. It was ours right [...]

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Eat Like a Pioneer - Cold storage items for pantry
Eat Like a Pioneer Challenge: Lessons and Insights

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat like a pioneer, back [...]

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The Benefits of Growing Short Season Heirloom Vegetables in Your Garden
The Benefits of Growing Early Producing Heirloom Vegetables

When it comes to the challenges of changing weather patterns and growing food, it really [...]

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Growing & Preserving Your Own Food
Growing & Preserving Your Own Food

We have always kept a well stocked pantry. There is something comforting about having enough [...]

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Creating a Homegrown Winter Pantry

As we place the final batch of canning on our pantry shelves, I have to [...]

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Potager Gardens and The Benefits of Polyculture Gardening

A potager garden is an ornamental kitchen garden where flowers and herbs are planted with [...]

Garden Planning, Estimating Yields

I spend a lot of my time thinking about and dealing with food, and for [...]

Why Heirloom Seeds Are The BEST!

For a gardener, dreaming about and planning your spring garden is one of the best [...]