Category: Eat well
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Dandelion Greens
Dandelions are a member of the chicory family – related to fancier things like raddichio and escarole, and pack a load of nutrition including iron, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and vitamins A and C. Though so commonly frowned upon in American “culture”, dandelions serve a load of purpose, when given the chance! 1. Horta Horta, or…
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How to store fresh herbs
To start on a low note, dried basil has to be about the saddest ingredient you can add to a dish. I can fill a room with the scent of basil from just one or two stems, while I can fully inhale a nose-full from a jar of dried basil and wonder what it even…
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4 ways I’m saving money right now

Since I started farming, I’ve nearly always had some side hustles to fund the dream, and I’ve really come to love the noncommittal ‘gig life.’ When I hear about an opportunity, my first question is, ‘what are the hours?’ and if it fits in with the other gigs du jour, I’ll more than likely at…
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Tahini Sauce for All Needs

Whether it’s a salad yearning to be dressed or a carrot stick pining for a dip, tahini is willing and able to be the hero to the tenants of your crisper drawer. Keeping it simple, keeping it real, this tahini sauce packs flavor plus fiber, protein, and a boatload more beneficial nutritional jibber jabber. Tahini…
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Radish Salsa
Ever been told, “you’re blander than a grocery store radish” ? Good, me neither. Radishes are a spring favorite in the garden. While they’re quick and easy to grow, and fun to harvest, they’re impatient little buggers. They don’t want to sit in the ground any longer than they’d initially planned, and once plucked, they…