How To Freeze Fruits and Vegetables

February 1, 2013

...reak them out of a solid mass. To do this you’ll individually quick freeze IQF them. To IQF: Wash, blanch (veggies) and cool . Spread in one layer on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer for four to six hours. Pack in sealed containers or in freezer bags. Label with date to avoid freezer mystery bag phenomenon. Now when the zombie apocalypse arrives and everything goes Beyond Thunderdome, freezing will not be the best option (unless, like Tina...

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Moonshine

Mr. Homegrown

September 15, 2007

Fermentation, Food

...preferably from a source that will lend itself to a pretty picture on the label — bottle it, and you’re in the vodka business.” As it turns out there is an art to good homemade moonshine — a far cry from the soulless mouthwash Archer-Daniels-Midlands turns out. Here’s some excerpts from an interview of ex-moonshiner John Bowman conducted by the Coal River Folklife Project from “Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia...

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The Organic Minefield: How organic are your organic eggs, soy and dairy?

Mrs. Homegrown

August 28, 2013

Food, Thoughtstylings

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I wish the label “organic” meant all that I mean when I use the term, but unfortunately organic is not a a guarantee of sustainable agricultural practice, much less humane treatment of livestock. The Cornucopia Institute promotes sustainable organic agriculture and family farms, and helps consumers parse the difference between greenwashed and genuine organic farms and suppliers. They release quick reference charts on various subjects, as well as...

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Saturday Tweets: The Earth Laughs in Flowers

Mr. Homegrown

August 27, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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....co/H0pXswquWG via @YouTube — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 27, 2016 20 Native North American Foods with Stories to Tell https://t.co/8IBMl28fKB — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 27, 2016 A Museum Dedicated to Miniature Architectural Models Opens in Tokyo @WTerrada https://t.co/YY2Vcj37Lv pic.twitter.com/N5W6oZ2HGn — Colossal (@Colossal) August 24, 2016 Angered over Sap, Man Cuts Down Tree, Sending It onto His Own Apartment House https://t.co/...

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The Root Simple 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

Mr. Homegrown

November 23, 2016

Thoughtstylings

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...mate change and drought for those of us in the arid Southwest? That’s were Native Seed/SEARCH comes in. Silva Ranger 515 Compass Let’s say you don’t want to end up wandering in the desert drinking your own urine, like two of my fellow LA hipsters ended up doing recently. You’re gonna want a compass. No, you can’t use it to rate the park on Yelp or Instagram yourself drinking your own urine. Kids, what the compass is useful for is figuring out wher...

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