How to store your farm fresh produce
Produce lasts longer and keeps better and when it’s straight from the farm, it’s best to follow these directions for food storage!
What foods are local to the Midwest?
Nothing beats local, fresh goodies.
Direct Seeding, TM Style
Direct seeding requires a several-step process to create a full and weed-free stand.
Midwest berry jam bars
Want a treat but also want to stay healthy? These jam bars will change your life.
Beet marbled eggs
Marble your eggs with beets.
Whole hen soup
Feeling a little under the weather? This homemade one pot chicken soup has legs.
(Irish) Soda bread
A year round staple on the mountain.
Bacon wrapped dates
Bacon, dates, oven. Could that be any easier?
BFF chicken salad
It’s become a weekly ritual now to make a whole chicken, have a nice meal, then use the rest of the meat for chicken salad (and of course, the bones for broth).
Maple yogurt popsicles
Skip the sugar, beat the heat.
How to blanch your winter spinach
Blanch your winter spinach and enjoy it well beyond the harvest.
Oven-roasted roots
Once the temperature drops below 60, we’re on a root veggie roast at least once a week.
Make your own sourdough starter
Having your own sourdough starter is a homesteading game changer.
The ultimate bloody mary
Breakfast, lunch and hair of the dog in a glass.
Apple pie o’clock
So many ways to apple pie.
Fall caramels
Make your own or just melt some down for fondue.
Pumpkin spice everything
There’s nothing that makes us feel more cottagecore than chopping up a pumpkin and getting it ready to roast.
The original limited edition NYT plum torte
Just in case you didn’t save the recipe.
Primer on peppers
All about that spice.
