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The secret for the best pumpkin pie from scratch? Leave out the pumpkin and use butternut squash instead. It’s closer to what’s used to make canned pumpkin and will give you a sweet and creamy pumpkin pie with full-on traditional flavor
Make hedgerow jelly with any ripe berries and fruit including blackberries, raspberries, plums, and apples. A great way to preserve autumn’s bounty in a jar!
Use real pumpkin puree and natural essential oils to make pumpkin spice soap using the cold-process method. Instructions include making homemade pumpkin puree and how to use it to naturally…
Use foraged hawthorn berries and vodka to make hawthorn tincture. This recipe follows a folk method and creates a medicine that is used for heart health and enhancing memory.
Foraging and Drying Porcini, an easy-to-identify wild mushroom also known as the Cep, Pennybun, Steinpilz, or Boletus edulis. Known as the ‘King of Mushrooms’ the flavour is rich, delicious, and more ‘mushroomy’ than any other!
It has a classic relish flavor, and you can use it in the same wayāone of the best green tomato recipes you can make in a jar.
Grow your own food throughout the year with an indoor vegetable garden. Discover the best vegetables to grow indoors, how to grow food hydroponically or with potting mix, lighting, nutrient and water requirements, pest advice, and tools.
Use golden calendula flower petals to make natural yellow soap using the cold-process method. This calendula-infused oil soap recipe uses calendula petals infused in olive oil and a few other natural soap ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions for how to build a wood pallet potting bench. This is an inexpensive unit that you can stand at to do gardening jobs like sowing seeds and potting plants. The shelf underneath is also great for storing gardening materials. DIY video included #gardeningproject #pallet #palletproject