Why You Should Include Jerusalem Artichokes in Your Backyard Food Forest
Jerusalem artichokes, also known as sunchokes, are a highly nutritious and versatile root vegetable that are well-suited to inclusion in a backyard food forest. These plants are hardy and easy to grow, making them a great option for both novice and experienced gardeners. One of the biggest benefits of...
List of Ways to Use Milk Kefir – Homestead Recipe Basics
Kefir grains are used to culture milk into a beverage that has similar probiotic benefits to yogurt. Once you begin culturing kefir, your grains will begin to multiply. You can get use out of these extra grains by making kefir cheese, butter or fermented vegetables....
How to Cook with Wolfberries – Homestead Recipe Basics
Wolfberries or goji berries are considered a superfruit with many health benefits. The berry can be added as an interesting ingredient to soups, stir-fry or sauteed greens....
How to Batter and Fry Squash Blossoms – Homestead Recipe Basics
Summer squash plants not only provide an abundance of yellow squash and zucchini, but can also be the inspiration for a delicacy. Many people aren't aware that the flowers are edible....
How to Make Healthy Slushies – Homestead Recipe Basics
Slushies typically contain unhealthy dyes and flavorings with no nutritious value. However, you can use the drink as a way of giving your kids fruits and vegetables high in vitamins and nutrients by making homemade slushies....
How to Bake Pumpkin Seeds – Homestead Recipe Basics
Once you harvest your pumpkin patch in the fall, you may want to think about baking the pumpkin seeds you scoop from your bounty instead of letting them go to waste....
Growing Japanese Vegetables in Your Garden – Edible Landscaping
Japanese vegetables are fun to grow if you are looking for variety or wish to cook more Japanese dishes at mealtime. A few plants grow well in most climates, have high yields and are staples in Japanese cooking....
How to Grow Alfalfa Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Alfalfa sprouts are one of the many kinds of plants you can sprout and eat. They provide a high amount of fiber, vitamin A, B, E and K....
How to Grow Bean Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Bean sprouts are and easy and nutritious way for you to grow your own food. These crunchy sprouts are good raw or cooked....
Growing Sunflower Sprouts – Indoor Gardening
Sunflower sprouts are a powerhouse of nutrition, and a great addition to any micro-green kitchen garden....