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Ultimate kitchen recycling

Food Recycling Tips by Sandy Swegel Winter is going on and on. One day of sun and ice melt is followed by three days of cold and snow. I’ve been cooking a lot, trying to meet my need for gardening by preparing great food. One of the best things about cooking, from a gardener’s perspective, […]

Best Free Seed Starting Container Ever

Seed Starting Tips By Sandy Swegel If truth be told, growing seeds and especially food is really just a hobby for me. I do it quite earnestly and often obsessively, but it’s not like I’m not going to eat if I don’t grow my own food. That has not always been true for my ancestors […]

Gratitude for a Holiday Feast

How to Be Grateful for Delicious Food By Sandy Swegel One cannot but be overwhelmed by gratitude at holiday tables made with so much scrumptious food. In this age of “spiritual, not religious,” it can be hard to say “Grace” in a way that includes everyone. Yet gratitude leaps from us as we stand before […]