Celebrate the start of the spring foraging season with this creamy fiddlehead soup with chives. A perfect earthy flavored soup for those cool spring evenings. This chowder like, soup takes advantage of the early spring harvest of ostrich fern fiddleheads and chives as they emerge from their ... Read More about Creamy Fiddlehead Soup with Chives
Canning Maple Syrup
If you are making maple syrup anyway, the process of hot packing and canning maple syrup is just another step that will take you less than a half hour of hands on time. Maple sugaring is at peak right now and we are getting a plentiful amount of sap from our trees this year. Although properly ... Read More about Canning Maple Syrup
3 Easy Ways to Go Green in the Kitchen
Long-term sustainability is always on my mind. My brain is always scheming for ways to become more self sufficient, more sustainable, and more natural. The health of my family and the health of the planet are very important to me. But here's the thing... sustainability is super ... Read More about 3 Easy Ways to Go Green in the Kitchen
7 Things You’ll Learn Shopping at Farmers Markets
Shopping at the farmers market has a way of changing your mind about your food. Some incredible lessons emerged from that first visit, which started my own personal food revolution. My first trip to our local farmers market was an eye opener in many ways. Before this experience I had never ... Read More about 7 Things You’ll Learn Shopping at Farmers Markets
How to Make Butter: A Visual Guide
Fresh, homemade butter is easier to make than you may think. See how to make butter and buttermilk from a container of cream. The very first time I made butter I searched through seemingly endless websites and blogs that all droned on about how to make butter. Many of the posts were confusing and ... Read More about How to Make Butter: A Visual Guide