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The rose is the 2012 Herb of the Year! Western Canada is the land of wild roses. If you have a homestead in B.C., you probably have wild roses growing nearby. There are over 100 different varieties of wild roses in North America and BC has 6 of them. Each features white to deep rose [...]
Last weekend we travelled to Abbotsford to visit our sons. It was a whirl wind trip driving through snow on Friday morning and returning late at night on Saturday, through more snow. On Saturday afternoon, Chris, our eldest, took us to visit one of his favourite spots in Abbotsford – Campbell’s Gold, a honey farm [...]
While visiting my friends, Peter and Evelyn, last week I found some jewel toned mason jars sitting on their kitchen counter. Obviously, these green, red and pale red quarts, shimmering with liquid goodness, and covered with cheese cloth, were creating an amazing food treat through lacto-fermentation. I had to know more. Peter was making hot [...]
Is your ground littered with fallen apples? Alan over at Hard to Beet was talking about this problem a few weeks ago. Its a problem that I’d love to have in my mountain climate. If I had that problem, I’d make cider. Making apple cider uses up the apples quickly. Apple cider is the base [...]
Using a boiling water bath canner or an oven to can vegetables, tomato sauce, meat, or fish is asking for trouble. Botulism spores survive boiling water and are colourless and tasteless in food. But botulism produces a toxin that can kill. I spoke to a friend last week who cans in her oven, the way [...]
Whether you are hunting or raising your own meat, sometimes you don’t want to preserve it in the freezer. One alternative is to make jerky. Jerky is basically spiced, marinated and dried fresh meat. Jerky is raw meat or fish, that’s full of healthy natural enzymes and protein. You don’t cook the meat before you [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
