The animal bones left over after a Sunday roast, or those that you remove when deboning a leg of lamb or rack of ribs, aren’t […]
Category: RECIPES
Orphan crops: the Ginger family
The ginger family (Zingibaraceae) is a large one, with about 50 genera and roughly 1 600 species. Many are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. […]
How To Pickle Cucumbers
In order to preserve your excess harvest it’s helpful to know how to pickle cucumbers and other vegetables. Pickling is a simple and satisfying method […]
How to Make Pickled Onions
What do smallholders do when given a bag of baby onions? We pickle them of course! Pickling onions has to be among the quickest, easiest […]
Yacon is an easy-to-grow Food Plant with Multiple Uses
A rare and most special addition to your food forest, yacón (pronounced yah-cone) actually looks more like an ornamental that belongs in the back of […]
Make this Simple Homemade Cheese
It’s the first food you consume as a newborn, and you’ll continue to consume it, and its derivatives, throughout your life. Not surprising, really, considering […]
Let’s Make This Great Pumpkin Soup Recipe
We still have many cold months ahead, so smallholders can make this great pumpkin soup recipe to warm themselves. That is one of the joys […]
Nasturtium: A Colourful Plant With Many Uses
All hail the versatile nasturtium! We all know and love the cheerful flowers, but do you know what else this attractive plant can do for […]
Lacto-fermenting Your Vegetables
Smallholders are always looking for ways in which to preserve their produce. Lacto-fermentation is a particularly easy method. The name is a bit misleading, as […]
How To Preserve Plums
This summer is cooler than usual where we live and we are still preserving our plums. Our tree has been wonderfully generous this season. There […]