Monthly Archive: August 2020

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Make Your Own Tomato Paste the Easy Way

You can make homemade tomato paste by cooking down the liquid from fresh tomatoes until you get the consistency of paste, then process the results in canning jars. But here’s a much easier way to make your own tomato paste....

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Summer Squash and Tomato Salad

This simple but delicious summer squash and tomato salad makes a nice light lunch. We typically make this salad with small zucchinis from the garden, plus either bell pepper or kohlrabi. Including the kohrabi or bell pepper is entirely optional,...

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Garden Surplus Yields Winter Treats for Goats

Our summer garden always produces more vegetables than we can possibly eat and preserve. We share some of the surplus as treats for our chickens. Our goats also get a small share of the bounty. But during the summer they...