How to Can Tomatoes the Easy Way – Perfect for Beginners
Tomatoes are a wonderful long-term storage food. Learning how to can tomatoes is a great way to store the abundance you may be getting from…
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Large Family Logistics: Real Food on a Budget {GUEST POST}
The following is a post from Georganne Schuch of Mom To Many Girls. Feeding a family, especially a large family, requires the financial savvy of…
Parmesan Fried Eggplant Recipe
After a disastrous eggplant recipe that featured the new-to-me vegetable in a slow cooker lasagna – one of the few meals in the history of…
You May Have to Mince Words to Cook Well
Did you know hay is likely going to be less expensive than corn this year? It will create an interesting situation for beef prices, which…
5 Easy & Delicious Ways to use up CSA Greens {Guest Post}
This is a guest post from Joanna Rodriguez of Plus Other Good Stuff. Community Supported Agriculture is a wonderful thing. You pay a farmer at…
Monday Mission: Know Your Food
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get to know your food a little more closely. My kids on a visit to a…
Healthy Food Resources in Michigan and the Midwest
I live in Michigan, where we have all four seasons, sometimes three in one day. If you’re in the Midwest as well, I hope there…
Monday Mission: Where are Your Summer Veggies Coming From?
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to commit to increasing your family’s vegetable intake this summer (or right now!). This week’s Eat Well,…
Real Food and Politics: S510 Food Safety Modernization Act and Raw Cheese Seizures
I’ve hesitated to jump into the fray lately, partly because I was attempting to avoid “one more thing” to research, and partly because I don’t…
Mexican Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Are you tempted by the lovely basket of peppers at the Farmer’s Market but not quite sure how to deal with so many all at…
10 Questions to Ask Your Farmer
Joel Salatin’s said it. Michael Pollan has probably said it. Countless bloggers, locavores, and whole foods enthusiasts have said it. Get to know your farmer.…
Monday Mission: Buy Local Produce
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find something to buy local this month. Farmer’s Markets across the country are in full swing,…