Fruits

Homesteading Fruits articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Crafting Country Wines

Homemade wines are easy and quick to create.  Not only can you…

Marlene Affeld Marlene Affeld

Five Fun Farmers’ Market Products: Draw Interest to Your Table

Participating in a farmers' market is a great income opportunity that allows…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Elder: Heirloom Herb and Source of Elderberry Syrup

The elder is a deciduous shrub of myth, legend, beauty, and usefulness. …

Trendle Ellwood Trendle Ellwood

Put a Little Wolf Song in Your Life

In much of the world, it’s just called muskmelon.  Its skin is…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Got the Blues? It’s a Good Thing, if They’re Blueberries!

I know somewhere there must be someone who doesn’t like blueberries.  I’ve…

Ed Mashburn Ed Mashburn

Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels

Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

You Say “Tomato”; I Say “All Right!”

  Three years ago, my husband decided to start growing an aphrodisiac…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Food Forever: Creating a Perennial Food Forest

Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle.…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The One-acre Orchard

The rest of the country is catching on to what homesteaders have…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters

Rotten Tomatoes: Man vs. Monsoon

In May, my husband Donnie planted 31 tomato plants, everything from Bush…

Barbara Bamberger-Scott Barbara Bamberger-Scott

Edible Landscape Additions: Elderberries and Goji Berries

If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Cooking and Fermenting with Juniper Berries

I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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