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How We Made Strawberry Jam In 2022

Our canning didn’t go super smoothly in 2021. We finally admitted that we were not going to be able to can on the stove, so…

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Learning New Skills – 8 Things We Canned in 2021

Food security and being able to store food without refrigeration is something that is really important to us as we look towards being a little…

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Love growing tomatoes, but hate eating them raw? Dehydrate them!

Okay, time for a confession: we both really dislike raw tomato. We love salsa, bruschetta, tomato sauce, ketchup, soup, etc… but biting into a raw…

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How to: Easy Oat & Hemp Creamer

We’re over the waste created by buying almond milk, from the waste of the tetra pack, the impact of almond farming, and the expense. We…

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6 Month Miso

Back in December 2019 we decided to try our hands at making soybean miso. We ordered some koji from Cold Mountain, which is a North…

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Kombucha! (Growing SCOBY and First Ferment)

So we finally did it, we finally went full crunchy and started making kombucha. There were several failed attempts at ginger beer and we’ll probably…

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How to: Vegan Yogurt (Oat & Hemp)

There are lots of vegan “substitutes” out there, which makes being vegan without feeling like you are giving things up seem easier than ever. Unfortunately,…

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