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KRAUT FEST!!!!

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Events
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...limited edition, hand-silkscreened poster (see here). You can also buy the poster separately through our online store, here. Funded in part by a grant from Slow Food LA. Thank you Slow Food LA! Sauerkraut Workshop registration $10 Register at Machine Project...

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Saturday Linkages: Don’t seek the truth – just drop your opinions

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Saturday Linkages
...… Thoughtstylings Heirloom Apples, Heritage Orchards & Cideries Bring Back Food Diversity and Jobs to Our Communities http://j.mp/VkvZvh World Food Day: A Franciscan Prayer Service on Behalf of Farmers, Farmworkers & Fishers in a Year of Drought http://j.mp/VkvRfl Zen saying: Don’t seek the truth – just drop your opinions. Health and Fitness Fencing may help improve some cognitive functions in older people – Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.co...

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014 All About Pressure Canning With Ernest Miller

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Food, Food Preservation, Podcasts
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...s: USDA Guide to Home Canning So Easy to Preserve National Center for Home Food Preservation Ball University of Alaska Fish Canning Recipes We conclude with answer to listener questions including: Modifying recipes The difference between pressure cookers and canners Glass top and induction ranges and pressure canning Canning salsas Canning meats You can follow Ernie’s company, Rancho La Merced Provisions on Facebook. Make sure to check out his bea...

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The Best Raw Flax Cracker Recipe

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Food, Recipes
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I have to admit to not being a huge fan of the raw food movement. Now I think we should all eat some raw food, but many nutrients are accessible only through cooking. That being said, I like a few recipes that came out of the raw craze, especially flax crackers. My favorite flax cracker recipe is the onion cracker bread you can find here. This easy to make recipe requires no pre-soaking or sprouting. All you do is mix the ingredients (onions, fla...

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005 Amy and Vince of Tenth Acre Farm

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Gardening, Permaculture, Podcasts
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...ive brake bleeder. This is a cool and low cost alternative to the electric Food Saver vacuum sealer. And Amy discussed her provocative post on why they don’t keep chickens. According to Amy, homesteading is “more of a marathon than a sprint.” They are in it for the long hall. We conclude by having Vince and Amy answer a Listener question about living a sustainable life in a cold climate (something we know nothing about!). Amy mentions growing frui...

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