As our summer garden begins to wind down, we find ourselves seaching for ways to preserve peppers. This year’s garden has been bountiful with the crop of green bell peppers and now all of our sweet, medium, and hot peppers

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There is absolutely no better time of the year to plant shade trees, fruit trees, and shrubs in the landscape than when the cooler, less humid temperatures of early fall start to settle in. Even though we have plenty to

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Shiplap is everywhere! In fact, all you need to do is turn on any home improvement show or check out the latest Pinterest board dedicated to decorating, and you’ll quickly find out that using shiplap siding for interior walls is all

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When most people think about how to preserve tomatoes, images of spending hours in the kitchen, sweating over a hot pot of boiling water, during the dog days of summer appear. However, this year, it is time to take a

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Without a shred of doubt, I can tell you that THE single most important key to our garden’s success each year is the planting of our fall cover crops. With one simple, quick, and inexpensive task – we help to recharge,

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Late summer is the perfect time to begin to save vegetable seeds for next year’s garden. The process is not only simple, but can save big money when it comes time to plant next season. The real key is in

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Salsa is extremely popular this time of the year, especially with all of the fresh produce available from backyard gardens and farmers markets. In fact, salsa recipes are the reason many people plant a garden in the first place! With just a few

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One of our favorite things to do every year is try out a few new plants in the garden. Whether it’s a new variety of an heirloom tomato or a fiery hot pepper, it’s always fun to see what new taste will

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If you have ever wanted to grow garlic, then this fall is the time to make it happen! Although many soft-neck varieties of garlic are planted in the spring in the warmer climates of the South – the best time to plant

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Freezer spaghetti sauce is a great way to preserve those fresh summer-time tomatoes without the hassle of using a pressure canner. We often get requests for a smaller volume pasta sauce recipe that can be frozen rather than canned.  With

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This past week was a big milestone for the blog as we passed our 30,000,000th visitor to the site. When we first started talking about gardening, canning, cooking and living a more simple life – neither of us realized just how many people really

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The Fall Crop Gardening Experience. As we get set to head into August, many gardeners are caught up in the excitement of the summer harvest. Everything from tomatoes, peppers, zucchini and corn seem to be ready to pick daily, and the

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Making refrigerator dill pickles is a great alternative to traditional canned pickles. It is a perfect way for new gardeners who have not yet attempted canning to reap the benefits of a plentiful cucumber harvest. But as an experienced canner,

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The end is in sight! It seems hard to believe that exactly two months and eight days ago, the first bit of earth was scraped aside to make way for our Simple House Project at the farm. In those short 70

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Summertime is here – and if you are like most people, those gorgeous hanging baskets and potted plants purchased back in the spring are starting to show some serious signs of wear and tear. The leaves have started to thin out, and the

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Making homemade blackberry cobbler couldn’t be easier. It takes just minutes to prepare, and uses only 6 additional ingredients.  In a little over an hour, you can be enjoying this summertime classic dessert on your back porch! The wild blackberries in

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Like many of our followers, there is simply no place we would rather be than in our garden. Although this has been an incredibly exciting year with the publishing of the book, the book tour, and construction of our home at

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I have long been a believer that you don’t need to have a “green thumb” in order to have a great garden.  In reality, what it takes is a combination of a few simple things – like patience, a consistent and persistent approach, a

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Homemade marinara sauce tastes so much better than jarred or canned sauce that you can buy at the grocery store. By making it yourself, you achieve intense flavors that explode in your mouth with each and every bite.  Our favorite

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Summer has arrived and the heat is on, and that means tomato season is here! We depend heavily on our tomato crop to stock our pantry to enjoy pasta sauce, salsa, tomato juice, ketchup, barbecue sauce and more for the entire

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