Several weeks ago I harvested the scapes from my garlic plants. You want the plant to send all of its energy into bulbs not into a flower producing seeds. So you cut the scapes off. They can be used in many ways, you can cut them up and use them in a stir fry orContinue reading “Garlic Scape Pesto”
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My Garden: What Can You Compost?
I receive a lot of questions regarding composting; one common question is “What can I compost?” Earlier this summer we built a compost bin out of pallets. It’s been wonderful to have such a large 3-bin composter. For our bin we’ve been layering weeds from the garden, bedding from our chickens and adding manure as weContinue reading “My Garden: What Can You Compost?”
My Garden: Growing Rice in Vermont?
It’s the time of the month when I attend my seed saving class. This class is so enjoyable and I always come away having learned something! This August class focused on harvest of seeds. Sylvia had several varieties of lettuce, which had gone to seed. She is very careful and harvests the seedpods when theyContinue reading “My Garden: Growing Rice in Vermont?”
Frugal Tips: Something for Nothing
Have you ever used a credit card to get something for nothing? We have one credit card, which we use and always pay off the balance each month. By using our card we are able to earn points for purchasing items including plane tickets. Several years ago our daughter and son-in-law moved to Europe. ThenContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Something for Nothing”
My Garden: Pesky Pests
I would love to have a perfect garden, one that never had weeds or pests! However that is not the case, I have more than enough weeds to keep me busy pulling everyday and many varieties of pests. The most common variety found in my garden right now is the Japanese beetle. Japanese Beetles haveContinue reading “My Garden: Pesky Pests”
My Garden: Abundant Garlic!
Last fall I planted a bed of garlic. It had been years since I’d planted garlic but we use garlic all the time and I was hoping for a good harvest. I kept the bed weeded and watered. I read up on garlic, how to grow it, when to harvest and how to dry it.Continue reading “My Garden: Abundant Garlic!”
Frugal Tips: Personal Care Made From Scratch
The past two weeks I have talked about making foods from scratch to save money and making household cleaners to save money. You can also make many personal care products at home to save money. The list of things I want to try is far longer than the items you see below. One of theContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Personal Care Made From Scratch”
Monday Facebook Update!
It’s been an exciting weekend. For weeks I’ve been encouraging friends to “like” the On the Home Front Facebook page. Little by little the “likes” have been increasing in number. However in the last week the numbers have increased by over 50, this weekend I think there were 30 “likes” until I am just 5Continue reading “Monday Facebook Update!”
Recipe Box: Kale Salad
I’ve seen numerous recipes online for various kale salads. I attended a dinner meeting recently where we all had to bring something for the meal. One of the other ladies brought this very simple kale salad. I thought it was delicious and so easy to make. We have an abundance of kale this year soContinue reading “Recipe Box: Kale Salad”
Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale
My garden is full of kale right now and despite the fact that we’ve been enjoying kale salad and dried kale we are not able to eat it all. So I decided to freeze some. This is a very simple process. Select your kale that you want to freeze. Pick early in the day soContinue reading “Prudent Pantry: Preserving Kale”
Nancy on the Home Front 