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From Zero to Gourmet in 7 Days: Sprouts!

JadaE, member | January 16th, 20101 comment

I recently purchased a Seed-Sprout growing kit, as a way to grow my own fresh healthy greens, and to give me a little gardening project during the cold winter wait...

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Savory Spanakopita

susan belsinger, contributor | January 15th, 20103 comments

This version of spanakopita is packed full of flavor—it is delicious—as well as being good for you.

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How to Improve Your Stock Options

Jodi Torpey, contributor | January 14th, 20103 comments

Discover the hidden value of potato peels, carrot tops and other kitchen discards. Gain big dividend every time you cook up a batch of vegetable stock.

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Using Sage in Warming Winter Dishes

susan belsinger, contributor | January 11th, 20101 comment

Sage has a long history as a medicinal and culinary plant. Like other robust herbs, sage adds hearty flavor to your winter cooking.

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Cheap and Easy Winter Greens

Jodi Torpey, contributor | January 7th, 20103 comments

Growing your own garlic greens during the winter is an inexpensive way to feed two needs at once: a gardener’s need for growing and a cook’s need for something tasty.

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Video: How to Freeze Herbs

Vegetable Gardener, editor | December 27th, 20091 comment

All you need to freeze herbs is a food processor or a mortar and pestle and the oil of your choice. In this video, culinary herbalist Susan Belsinger demonstrates her technique for freezing herbs.

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Renee's Garden Offers Personal Touch

Jodi Torpey, contributor | December 23rd, 20092 comments

Renee Shepherd, founder of Renee’s Garden, goes to extraordinary lengths to offer gardeners high-quality vegetable, flower and herb seeds. She selects easy-to-grow varieties, tests them in her own trial garden and writes detailed instructions for planting and growing.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Keeps On Growing

Jodi Torpey, contributor | December 17th, 20093 comments

In 1998, long before the eat local movement took hold, Jere Gettle sent out his first Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog. Twelve years later his company continues the tradition of passing along old-fashioned seeds like generations of gardeners before him.

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Eat An Apple a Day--In Many Ways!

susan belsinger, contributor | December 14th, 2009

Fall and winter months, we are fortunate to have an abundance of apples and pears. We store them in our cold room in the basement and they keep over the winter months.

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Frozen Food, Home Style

Ruth Dobsevage, editor | December 13th, 20094 comments

Snow blanketed my garden Saturday night, followed by a blast of arctic air, but that didn't keep me from serving my Brussels sprouts for Sunday supper. I just shook the snow off the plants and...

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Botanical Interests Grows Gardeners

Jodi Torpey, contributor | December 10th, 2009

Botanical Interests is a Colorado-based seed company whose beautifully illustrated seed packets contain much more than just seeds.

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Sprouts Make Windowsill Gardening Easy

Jodi Torpey, contributor | December 3rd, 20091 comment

Homegrown sprouts are perfect for windowsill gardening any time of the year. Just add water and watch them grow.

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Just a Bit More on Winter Squash and Pumpkin...

susan belsinger, contributor | December 2nd, 2009

Wait! Don't toss those winter squash and pumpkins into the compost. Make a golden yellow puree to have flavor and sunshine on a winter day. You will be glad if you put them up for winter soup, stews, bread pudding, pies, cakes, scones and more.

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Video: How to Harvest Annual Herbs

Vegetable Gardener, editor | December 1st, 20091 comment

Regular pruning of annual herbs encourages new growth and maximizes leaf yield. Watch this video to learn how to get the best yield from your herbs.

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Video: How to Dry Herbs

Vegetable Gardener, editor | December 1st, 2009

Culinary herbalist Susan Belsinger demonstrates her expert technique for harvesting and preserving herb by either hanging or laying them in baskets or on screens.

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The Hardy Cucurbits: The Wonderful World of Winter Squash and Pumpkin

susan belsinger, contributor | November 24th, 20093 comments

Pumpkins and winter squash come in a cornucopia of colors and sizes, not to mention flavors. Fortunately for us, these heirloom vegetables are becoming quite popular, allowing us to buy a vast array...

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Discover Scented Herbs

Chris McLaughlin, contributor | November 23rd, 20092 comments

Even if someone wanted to decline taking a whiff, I don't think they dared risk it while facing the crazed look in my eyes.

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At Home with Patti Moreno, the Garden Girl

TheGardenGirl, | November 22nd, 20091 comment

Here is a video that I recently made. It's a behind the scenes look at a day in my life.

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Garlic Planting

Seed Savers Exchange, contributor | November 20th, 20092 comments

"Do not eat garlic or onions; for their smell will reveal that you are a peasant.” Cervantes in Don Quixote. Unless you side with Don Quixote, don't forget to plant garlic before you put your garden to bed for the winter!

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