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No sunshine required to make these homemade sun dried tomatoes. Drying tomatoes is a great way to preserve the harvest and save storage space. 20 pounds of tomatoes will reduce down to about one pound of sun dried tomatoes.

Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes

jars of pickled dilly beans on a table

Good Old-Fashioned Pickled Dilly Beans

Got peppers? Drying is an excellent way to preserve peppers. Dehydrating removes the moisture and concentrates the flavor and heat of the peppers.

3 Ways to Dry Peppers for Food Storage

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5 Ways to Freeze Zucchini

This grilled garlic scapes recipe adds a layer of sweet smoky char to the mild garlicky flavor, and then enhances it further with a simple dusting of sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

Grilled Garlic Scapes

A slight twist from your regular pesto, this recipe combines garlic scapes with lemon balm for an early garden fresh variation. Spoon this garlic scape lemon balm pesto on pasta, seafood, and even sandwiches.

Garlic Scape Lemon Balm Pesto

Are your onions getting soft? It is easy to dehydrate onions so they last longer for food storage. Turn your onions into dehydrated onion flakes, minced dried onions, and onion powder.

How to Dehydrate Onions for Food Storage

You can't go wrong with chili. Since the chili simmers in the slow cooker all day, it is perfect for a weeknight meal.

Easy Slow Cooker Chili

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Ways to Preserve Peppers

Is your garden overflowing with zucchini? Learn the many ways you can preserve zucchini so you can enjoy the abundant harvest during the winter months

Ways to Preserve Zucchini

If you are growing an edible landscape, you may wonder how to take advantage of the shady spots near buildings or around trees. Shady areas in your yard may be the perfect spot to plant herbs. Here are 12 culinary herbs that grow in partial shade.

13 Culinary Herbs That Grow in Partial Shade

Growing your own vegetable garden transplants from seed is pretty straightforward, but sometimes you can run into problems. Here's how to identify and resolve some of the most common issues you may run into when starting seeds indoors.

Troubleshooting Seed Starting Problems