5 Awesome Tomato Varieties to Grow for Fantastic Homemade Sauces
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5 Awesome Tomato Varieties to Grow for Fantastic Homemade Sauces

BySamantha

With thousands of tomato varieties on the market, selecting the best options for your garden can seem like a monumental task. Since each variety offers up its own unique set of characteristics, you’ll want to make selections based upon how you plan to put your precious homestead garden bounty to use. If your goal is…

Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast Parmesan Potatoes – Recipe
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Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast Parmesan Potatoes – Recipe

BySamantha

 If you are looking for a simple yet deliciously easy pan-fried potato recipe then you have come to the right place! These potatoes are perfect with bacon and eggs or sausage and eggs or if you are really ambitious eggs Benedict. As a busy family of five, during the week we stick to quick or grab and…

Best Fresh Fall Foods to Add to Your Meals
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Best Fresh Fall Foods to Add to Your Meals

BySamantha

When it comes to feeding your family in the fall, when the harvest time is at its peak for many things, fresh and seasonally available foods are your best bet. After all, they are the most nutrient dense superfoods you can enjoy! You can still eat your favorite foods, but instead focus on adding in…

One-Skillet Creamy Chicken Quinoa with Peas Recipe
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One-Skillet Creamy Chicken Quinoa with Peas Recipe

BySamantha

I love a one-pot or one-skillet meal, don’t you? The least amount of dishes possible is such a great thing. And if that meal is also (mostly) healthy, easy, and fast, well then I’ve hit dinner gold! This deliciously creamy chicken quinoa with peas recipe is a great weeknight dinner when you need something fast…

Succession Planting – Grow More Vegetables in Less Space
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Succession Planting – Grow More Vegetables in Less Space

BySamantha

If you have a small amount of space to plant a vegetable garden, you are probably eager to get the most out of it. Succession planting is a great way to accomplish this. This practice involves growing the same or complementary crops in the same spot continuously throughout the season in order to maximize the…

Carrot Cake Smoothie with Coconut Whipped Cream
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Carrot Cake Smoothie with Coconut Whipped Cream

BySamantha

This healthy and delicious carrot cake smoothie tastes more like a decadent dessert than a nutritious way to start the day. The natural sweetness of the orange and carrots are balanced by a trio of complementary spices, while a spoonful of homemade coconut whipped cream serves as the perfect finishing touch. Tip: For best results,…

7 Organic Gardening Tips for Your Tomato Crop
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7 Organic Gardening Tips for Your Tomato Crop

BySamantha

If you want to grow the healthiest and most delicious tomatoes you possibly can this gardening season, here are some great pointers. There are a few very easy-to-implement tricks and tips you can use to consistently grow bumper crops of succulent tomatoes. Try implementing the organic tomato gardening tips outlined below and your tomato plants…

Designing Your Garden – What Makes a Good Garden?
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Designing Your Garden – What Makes a Good Garden?

BySamantha

This is a guest post. If you would like to submit your own guest post, click here. Garden design is a very personal thing and is often an expression of your personality. What I like you, you may not and vise versa. Some people like neat and tidy gardens where there are no surprises, others…

In the Homestead Garden ~ August 2016
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In the Homestead Garden ~ August 2016

BySamantha

Do you enjoy looking at homestead gardens for inspiration? I know I sure do and so I like to share my own homestead garden tour to hopefully inspire and encourage you! It’s harvest time around here for sure and I was out in the garden taking some photos when I realized it’s time for a…

In the Homestead Garden~July 2016
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In the Homestead Garden~July 2016

BySamantha

How are those homestead or kitchen gardens looking? Mine is looking quite……green! Well with a sprinkling of color from those little nasturtiums. There are quite a few yummy edible plants (peas, kale, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini and a few more I can’t remember right now!) BUT there are a lot of weeds too….