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Tomato Slab Pie (VIDEO)
We’ve officially arrived in the season of late summer abundance, when food ripens faster than it can possibly be consumed. Every afternoon I’m greeted by a new, sunny cluster of ripe Garden Peach tomatoes on my lone tomato plant. I’ve been using the fruit, bursting … Read More
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Common Sun Sense for Protecting Skin’s Health and Beauty
We’ve become a sun-phobic society. Yet most living things — plants, animals, and people — need at least a little sunshine in order to survive and thrive. Certainly, overexposure to the sun is the single most damaging event for your skin. It’s not just sunburns … Read More
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Bloom Day — August 2018
What began as a pretty wonderful summer here in the Northeast has become a Super Soaker. While news of raging wildfires in the dry, dry western states and Europe comes steadily each day, we have spent the last month feeling very much like we’re
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The Five Most Popular Essential Oils — and Why You Need Them
If you tend to follow healthy lifestyle habits, then you’ve probably at least heard about essential oils. Perhaps you already use them. But do you really know what they are? In a nutshell, essential oils are volatile (meaning they evaporate easily due to their molecular … Read More
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Bloom Day — July 2018
While our friends in some parts of the country are suffering extreme heat and others are just on the other side of June’s record rainfall, summer is settling in nicely here in New England. Apart from last week’s uncomfortable temperatures, it’s been a pretty blissful … Read More
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Join Us for FLAVOR at HEIRLOOM in July
The word “heirloom” is usually used to describe an object that’s passed down through the generations. But skills and knowledge — knowing how to do or make something like blending herbal teas or cooking with cider — could work in much the same … Read More
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Building a Kids’ Clubhouse: A Photo Essay
Lee Mothes knows a little something about how much having a clubhouse of one’s own appeals to kids. In fact, he wrote a book on it! A few months ago, Storey’s illustration coordinator, Ilona Sherratt, alerted me to the fact that Lee … Read More
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Bloom Day — June 2018
Can we just go head and call June “peony season”? These big-headed blooms, with buds beloved by ants and with tissue paper-like petals, may have a short lifespan. When they’re happening, though, I have a hard time resisting a stop in each yard I pass … Read More
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The Power of Mulch to Help Fight Drought
On May 5, 2015, a tornado hit my hometown and wrought terrible destruction. It destroyed the home of a dear neighbor and dumped up to 7 inches of rain in just a few minutes, causing massive flooding in the area. My creek-bottom pasture was under … Read More
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Homemade Sour Orange Beef Jerky Recipe
Humans have been successfully drying food around the fire, in the sun, or on hot rocks for centuries. Dried food is portable, flavorful, and ripped with a toothsome, chewy texture. Flavor combinations and permutations abound, as do the cuts of protein that can be dried, … Read More
