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    Beef,  Container Gardening,  Edible Gardening,  Main Course,  Meals For Two,  Recipes

    Using My Garden to Get Healthy

    July 23, 2020

    I wanted to share how I am using my garden to get healthy because, like you, I am tired of all this pandemic junk? As I am sure you already know, home improvement stores have been booming; everyone stuck at home working on their homes and gardens. In our increasingly “techno-gadget,” “synchronized,” “self-centered” society, it is now, more than ever, to relax, find a stress release, and put our minds at rest.  We need to find… Something we can do at home… It will improve our mental health… Help us exercise… Encourage good eating habits…      How About – Grow Your Own Food! According to Tina Vindum, founder of…

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    Growing up in suburban Georgia, with parents whose childhood immediately followed the Great Depression, there was always a vegetable garden. Whether it was at my maternal grandparents, who mainly planted a few vegetables and all types of beans – to – my paternal grandparents, who grew everything under the sun – to my parents’ corn and bean garden.. I worked in a garden from my grammar school years until I was old enough to drive – and I drove AWAY from gardening! Far, far away…I swore off gardening FOREVER! I was sick of it!    Okra pricking my fingers; shelling butter beans until my thumbs were blistered; stringing green beans…

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    Autumn Leeks Elevate Mashed Potatoes

    October 27, 2017

    Leeks can be intimidating but they capable of making borning mashed potatoes and elevating them to something extraordinary. Usually harvested in the autumn months, they are easy to grow from seedlings and are ready six months after planting. Much like an onion, they form a bulb and a long bundle of leaves above the ground. The soil must be loose and well-drained.  The bulbs of the plant do not tolerate wet soil. As a very hearty vegetable, some varieties can survive during the early winter months, extending their harvest season. Most agree, prolonging harvest will intensify the flavor. Unlike its sister, the onion, leeks have a sweeter, milder flavor, and…

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    Tomatoes: Grocery Store Verses Growing Your Own

    April 20, 2017

    Springtime!  Time to plant those tomatoes… AND STOP BUYING GROCERY STORE TOMATOES. I am absolutely sick of grocery store tomatoes!  The skins are so tough and waxy!  To me, they really have no flavor at all. Did you know….                growers are paid by the pound to propagate and deliver tomatoes to grocery store distributors Did you know...                the majority of grocery store tomatoes have a genetic mutation called the GLK protein, which actually promotes uniformity,                and their bright red color; however, reduces their natural sugars and sweetness Did you know…                commercial growers pick tomatoes while they are still green, before they ripen, then spray them with…

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    7 Culinary Tips for Turmeric Benefits

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    Used in cooking since 600 B.C, turmeric is the root of a tropical plant related to GINGER.  Though native to the Orient, this spice is now also cultivated in India and the Caribbean.  It has a bitter, pungent flavor and an intense yellow-orange color.  In modern cuisine, it is used mainly to add both flavor and color to food. Popular in East Indian cooking and almost always used in CURRY preparations.  It is the primary ingredient in MUSTARD and is what gives American-style prepared mustard its bright yellow color.  Powdered versions are widely available in supermarkets.  As with all spices, it should be stored in a cool, dark place for…

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