As part of her weekly series sharing memories and adventures, this week Stephanie tells the story of her stepfather, Joe Festerling. He never saw pristine produce as a young boy in Germany. And yet, his family still managed to eat well.
One of Stephanie’s favorite summer family outdoor activities is picking homegrown blueberries together from a bush that’s older than she is! Read about her time picking this tasty fruit and get her recipe for blueberry roly-poly.
Gardening with your kids (or grandkids) is always a win-win. You get to spend time doing an engaging activity and you might even learn something, as Stephanie did when her grandson wanted to plant a type of cucumber she had never heard of before.
When Stephanie’s husband and grandson went out to start the vegetable garden, they discovered a surprise. Read all about it.
Don’t settle for grocery store herbs! Bring the freshness of an outdoor herb garden indoors with these tips.
Packed with flavor and nutrients, zesty microgreens are so easy and fast to grow year-round, there’s no excuse not to. Read on to learn how.
It’s that time of year again! Get an inside look at the wholesale pumpkin buying process and get tips for cooking different varieties of pumpkins; you could be drinking homemade pumpkin lattes made with real pumpkin!
A small, native tree, the pawpaw deserves recognition for its ornamental and environmental attributes alone, but since it also produces delicious, healthy fruit, we think everyone should have one. Read on to learn about the endless possibilities of this small, but mighty tree.
Picking fresh produce in the fall always feels like such a treat. Even though leaves are starting to change, your veggie garden still has plenty of time left to produce delicious vegetables. Help your organic garden produce more than ever this fall with these four tips from The Espoma Organic Company.
It’s the time of year when we go out to our gardens and see all the vegetables that need to be dealt with. One can only eat so many fresh tomatoes, squash, or peppers, but you have options for preservation. Read what Stephanie does with her extra sweet and hot peppers.
One of the best parts of Summer is enjoying a bounty of seasonal fruits and berries. Read all about the blueberry bush that Stephanie has enjoyed for 37 years, whose fruit production spans generations.
It’s easy to grow the most commonly used herbs. Read on to learn how.