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Planning Your Vegetable Garden eBook

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 Canning Books to Add to Your Library

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Seasonal Preserving Recipes

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Homemade Applesauce for Canning

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Pickled Jalapenos Canning Recipe

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Pickled Summer Squash Canning Recipe

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Low Sugar Strawberry Jam Recipe

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How to Grow a Salsa Garden

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How to Pre-Sprout Seeds for Faster Germination

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

Missed your chance to plant garlic last fall? Has your winter storage garlic sprouted? Try planting spring garlic. You may not get large cloves, but you can still enjoy the mild flavor of green garlic.

Planting Spring Garlic

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New England Recipes

See how simple it is to infuse vinegar with a subtle violet sweetness and a purple flush of color. Wild violet infused vinegar can be used to make delicious salad dressing for spring vegetables and as a marinade for meats or grilled vegetables.

Wild Violet Vinegar Infusion

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

These mini slider buns make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches. See how to bake your own slider buns from scratch.

Homemade Mini Slider Buns

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