Archive for August, 2008

Preserving your Harvest Makes Nutritional Sense

     Have you ever really looked at the ingredient labels on the cans, jars, and boxes of food you buy at the supermarket?  Do you have trouble, as I do, pronouncing some of those words.  It’s somewhat frightening to think of the chemicals food processing companies use.  Are they really healthy?  Check out this short [...]

Preserving Your Harvest Makes Economic Sense

     Our cost-of-living has increased, and people are feeling the pinch at checkout counters nationwide.  As fuel prices have increased, so have delivery prices for food and other consumer goods.  It’s been said that if the trucks stopped running, we’d all be hungry and naked, so we pay the price.
     Growing your own fruits and [...]

When Your Garden “Blooms” in a BIG WAY

   So you planted your garden this spring with the hopes of getting a meal or two from all of your hard work.  And based on your previous gardening experiences, that’s all you’ve come to expect.  Then viola’, mother nature blesses you with an overwhelming abundance.  Now what?
   Sharing your abundance only works to a [...]