Buying beef directly from a farmer is a practice that wasn’t so uncommon even as recently as 30 years ago, at least here in Canada. Somewhere along the way, between agriboom and supermarkets, the practice has become… somewhat unusual. Now, you’re lucky if you know what COUNTRY your hamburger has come from, much less what…
Homemade Pectin
My friend Jennifer at Homegrown.org recently asked me to write up a 101 on making homemade pectin instead of using store-bought powdered stuff with dubious GMO ingredients. I happily complied, since I’ve got the hots for scientific research of the food variety. 🙂 You can find the entire 101 article at http://www.homegrown.org/forum/topics/making-pectin-101
Eat Organic for Less Time & Money – (Part Four) Equipping the Kitchen
Pre-Treating and Dehydrating Fruit
If you’re brand spanking new to using a dehydrator, it can be tough to decide what to do experiment with first. Personally, I suggest fruit. Dried fruits are the easiest to use and store, great for snacking or for making things like trail mix, granola bars and muesli. They’re light, travel well, and store well…
Dehydrating Basics
Yay summer! And you know what that means, it’s time to start preserving! Well, that or just making yummy snacks out of some produce for your summer camping trips. 😉 Dehydrating is the second easiest and handiest method of food preservation, right after your freezer. It gets this rating because it requires only one piece…
Eat Organic for Less Money – (Part Three) Shop Outside the Box
In the last article, we looked at a few ways to save money shopping in areas that are, for all intents and purposes, standard grocery and big-box stores. You may find that unless you’re just looking to pick up a couple items, your local grocery store or large-chain organic grocer is one of the more…