Tag Archive for ‘preserving’

CANNING AT THE URBAN HOMESTEAD

The canning season here on the urban homestead has started with gusto! Though I have to admit I got a bit too enthusiastic and that caused the pickled garlic to turn a out of this world green/turquoise – not to mention turning me slightly red with embarrassment!

FOOD NETWORK: IT AINT EASY BEING GREEN

On a cold, drizzly, gray day in February two chefs were dropped off at the Urban Homestead.

See what happens when they have to whip up a tasty meal with ingredients from the garden and pantry in this “foodie’s” drama.

PATH TO LIVING A SUSTAINBLE LIFE IN THE CITY

Sustainable Sundays @ the Natural History Museum Different Shades of Green When: Sunday, November 9 (10:00 am – 4:00 pm) Where: Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles Cost: Tickets are $9.00 for adults and $2.00 for children (5-12) and can be purchased at the door. In this new series, the Museum becomes a [...]

PTF on GREEN LIVING IDEAS

Urban Homesteading with Jules Dervaes Since the mid–1980s, members of the Dervaes family have steadily worked at transforming their ordinary city lot in Pasadena into a thriving organic micro farm that supplies them with food all year round. These eco-pioneers also run a successful home business providing their surplus produce to local restaurants. Through their [...]

THE PRESERVATION FRONT

Another busy week of harvesting and preserving in our efforts to bring food security closer to home. While the kitchen is hub for the harvest happenings and we gals hang out with the likes of Ms Guava and Mr Pepper,  outside we shift gears into a fall garden mode. In the kitchen, since we had [...]

PRESERVING FOR FOOD SECURITY

Growing up, I remember looking through my father’s old Reader’s Digest’s  Back to Basics book (still have it!) and drooling over the photo of a lady putting up her canned goods.  I so wanted to have a pantry like that!  This year, I pretty darn close to rivaling the lady in the photo. From Hippie [...]

CAN IT

When we started growing full time, every summer it came down to too many vegetables and fruits and something needed to be done with the surplus. So, learning practical food preservation has been something I’ve looked forward to every year and have come to enjoy.  Looking at the colorful jars that are stocking the cabinet [...]