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Wild Rose Hip Tea

Once a very popular forageable food item, rose hips or rose haw are an excellent choice for anyone wanting start foraging. Women and children were encouraged to harvest these wild fruits, and grew roses in early kitchen gardens for easy access. They are a great source of natural Vitamin C […]

Three easy ways to preserve herbs from your garden.

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3 Easy Ways of Preserving Herbs from the Garden

By now,(end of July) your home food garden is probably in full swing. Using raised garden beds and cold frames ensures you always have more then enough produce and herbs to work with in the kitchen. This makes it the ideal time of year to start thinking about the cold […]

Become a Successful Gardener - Basics, DIY, & Tips, Earth

How to get rid of slugs in your garden

Knowing how to identify various pests in the garden is a good skill to have as a gardener. Better yet is knowing how to deal with the various pests and keep them from ruining your hard work. Being able to grow your own produce at home is a wonderful thing. […]

There are many benefits to gardening in a cold frame in cooler climates. Learn what a cold frame is, how it will benefit your garden, and what to grow in one to increase your vegetable harvest.

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The Benefits of Cold Frame Gardening

Have you ever tried growing lettuce at home only to have most of your crop eaten by bugs, washed out, or be destroyed by a late frost? It can be pretty frustrating putting in all that hard work and not getting any return from it. Many gardening tips and guides […]

Learn how to grow sprouts at home, easy and a fun project for kids!

Earth, Food, Growing Your Own Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How to grow sprouts and what to do with them after

Most people have heard of growing various sprouts at home, usually in mason jars or in seed trays. A fairly simple and cheap thing to do, learning how to grow sprouts at home provides a healthy (and cheap) addition to spring salads, sandwiches, wraps and even stir-frys. I was recently […]