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November 5, 2009
INTERVIEW WITH DERVAES FAMILY CONTINUES
The November issue of Whole Person continues the dialogue with the other members of the Dervaes family who each have had a vital role in turning their ordinary home into an extraordinary urban homestead.
View the article online –the interview starts on page 4
Name That Veggie
PS and for those of you who are curious and were stumped at what veg the third photo was — it’s eggplant.
Sorry, forgot to label them!
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November 4, 2009
Canning can become an addiction - seriously. Once you mastered the art, canned your own homegrown or local foods well it’s the end of tin cans in your life.
I started canning over six years ago and I’ve been a canning addict ever since. Well you gaze on a well stock pantry of food that you put up, it is food security at it’s best!
Canning has grown from something only grandma did to a popular pastime.
Putting Up Produce: Yes, You Can
Pots are boiling on every burner and the kitchen counters are covered with a jumble of bowls, measuring cups and jars. Steam fills the house with the scent of vinegar and caramelizing sugar.
We’re canning.
This two-century-old technique of preserving food—or “putting up,” in canning-speak—is making a big comeback.
Read full article via the Wall Street Journal
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November 4, 2009
Not very well, I am afraid.
“These are the top 10 items sold at grocery stores for the 52 weeks ending June 14, 2009. They are ranked by dollar sales.
1. Carbonated beverages
2. Milk
3. Fresh bread and rolls
4. Beer/Ale/Hard cider
5. Salty snacks
6. Natural cheese
7. Frozen dinners/entrees
8. Cold cereal
9. Wine
10. Cigarettes
Question: I assume many of our readers are growing some, most or even all their own food. How has growing your own changed your eating habits? Care to share what’s in your basket?
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November 3, 2009
Jordanne finished her first batch of mead and, boy, it’s it a beauty, not to mention very delicious.
Now, I am not a drinker; but, this stuff–this stuff I could definitely guzzle down.
Mead, also known as honey wine, the oldest — and easiest to make! — fermented drink in the world!
As soon as our citrus ripens here on the urban homestead (and with our own home-harvested fall honey), we’d like to try orange flavored mead - yum!
Check out MoreMead.com
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October 28, 2009
Here on the urban homestead we are slowing saying goodbye to summer crops - though we are still harvesting beans, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes and a few squashes the garden is going thru a major transition to cooler weather crops - garlic, onions, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, greens and more.
We are enjoying cool morning, evenings and sunny, warm afternoons - perfect gardening weather.
Winding down on the preservation front since the bulk of the harvest is pretty much over.
With our pantry shelves stocked and fall seeds planted we look forward to a much slower pace season hoping to turn our efforts into other projects that need our attention.
Lemon
Pomegranate
Yellow Eggplant
Snow Peas
Potatoes
Red Marconi Pepper
End of summer garden
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Tags: Garden, summer, the urban homestead, Urban Homestead, Weather
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