Category: local living
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simple, intentional giving
Christmas. It’s over and January is in full swing. It feels great, doesn’t it?!? I love Christmas; it’s one of my favorite times of the year, but when January arrives,…
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to market, to market
Wow! Please forgive my silence in this space! It has been a busy several weeks wrapping up summer and starting back to work part time. My hope is to write…
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berries, a baby, and nap-time jam
I’ve dreamed for years about berry picking with my little ones. Picking berries and tucking them away to be used all year is something that I’m rather passionate about and…
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put up and put away
It’s official! The canning season in this house has come to an end! My canning supplies have been crowding our kitchen for the last few weeks in hopes that a…
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tomato soup
I’ve said it before, but soup is one of my favorite things to can. There is nothing quite like grabbing a jar of soup from the basement on a cold…
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from the garden, from the market, to the shelf
My days over the past few weeks (when not traveling, that is) have been filled with food preservation. The shelves are slowly, but steadily filling with jars of tomatoes, corn,…
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fermented cucumbers and jalapeños
You know that team building game that people sometimes play where you have to choose what two foods you would want to live on for the rest of your life…
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blueberries!!!
One of my favorite parts about summer is preserving all of the wonderful bounty that grows around here in our short summer months. And fresh, local berries are top on…
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buying locally
The time for buying plants is in full swing in Minnesota!! It’s a time that’s filled with so much life and color everywhere you go. It seems that there are…
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planting and more planting
The best kind of days start and end with dirt on my feet and grass between my toes! Hooray for planting season! This week has been filled with trips to…