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Whether you are new to growing your own food or have been growing a vegetable garden for years, you will benefit from some planning each year. Grow a Good Life Guide to Planning Your Vegetable Garden will guide you through the steps to planning your vegetable garden.

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Safe Changes for Pressure Canning Meat and Poultry

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Safe Tweaks for Pressure Canning Vegetables

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Good Old-Fashioned Pickled Dilly Beans

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Seasoned Tomato Sauce Recipe for Home Canning

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Pressure Canning Zucchini with Tomatoes

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Canning Potatoes: How to Pressure Can Potatoes for Food Storage

Vegetable Gardening

Did you know you could root tomato suckers for a second crop of fresh and healthy plants? Cloning tomato plants from suckers is quicker than starting a new crop from seed.

How to Root Tomato Suckers and Grow New Plants

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How to Propagate a Rosemary Plant from Stem Cuttings

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30+ Vegetables That Grow in Shade

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Natural Weed Control in the Vegetable Garden

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New England Recipes

This easy, crockpot tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes is rich and flavorful. It takes little effort to fill the slow cooker up with all the ingredients and let it simmer all day.

Crockpot Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

The mild onion flavor of chive blossom vinegar is combined with honey, Dijon mustard, and fresh chopped chives. Toss this flavorful vinaigrette salad dressing with baby greens.

Mason Jar Chive Vinaigrette Recipe

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French-Canadian Salmon Pie

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Cherry Sweet and Sour Sauce