Easy to Freeze Strawberries for Winter
Strawberry season is here. Take advantage of the bounty and preserve for winter with this step by step guide on how to freeze strawberries! I love seasonal eating. For me,…
Read moreHow to Plant Rice & Brown Rice Horchata
Thanks to a band of hardy food pioneers and scientists, rice is being grown locally in Wisconsin. Watch the planting process and share in a nice brown rice horchata, courtesy…
Read moreMaking Homemade Butter
I have been making homemade butter for over a decade. It’s always interesting to see the variety of internet information on the subject, but let me tell you a secret.…
Read moreCSA Harvest Party
To cook or to write, write or cook… It’s a tough question indeed! To party or to write… Not tough at all! Every year, Rare Earth Farm, one of my…
Read moreAn Inexpensive DIY Pear Picker
If your pears are growing too high, consider making this inexpensive DIY pear picker–with parts from your local home improvement store! Many years ago we bought four young fruit trees. …
Read moreViolet Jelly to Celebrate Spring
One of the first signs of spring is wild violets! Reveal in the season by making 4-ingredient Violet Jelly! Spring is late again–which makes it even more welcome! Violets will…
Read moreAn Early Spring Greenhouse Raising
The greenhouse raising began before dawn. At this early hour, spring’s soft ground is still hard-frozen, and volunteers can both help, and make it to their day jobs. The beauty…
Read moreOrganic for Less: Buying Clubs
Most people are familiar with CSAs and the advantages they provide for healthier eating. But there is another option for organic value shopping that is less well known–buying clubs. A…
Read moreA Grass Fed Beef Primer
Grass-fed beef is all the rage. The health benefits are promoted by Dr Oz and validated by mainstream websites like Medscape. I just picked up my annual quarter of grass…
Read moreTake Back Our Farms: The “March” on Eau Claire
The buses left Rubicon before dawn. It was a drizzly, black morning with no moonlight to illuminate the remnants of snow stretching across the fields. Some of the riders had…
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