Category Archives: Food & Drink

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Gathering the Greens

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Mark Zeiger

High summer is definitely our green season. We’ve been enjoying green salads, braises, and stirfries drawn both from garden and beach. While cultivated lettuces, spinach, and kale provide the basis for our vegetable meals, we rely heavily on wild greens … Continue reading →

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Canning Tips

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Mark Zeiger

Soon, our homestead will once again become “canning central” as we preserve our fruit, vegetable, and fish harvests. A few years ago, we attended a presentation on canning from the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service (like your County Cooperative Extension, except we … Continue reading →

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