Learn about the whole lifecycle of onions, from planting seeds to collecting seeds! This staple of the garden and kitchen takes on a whole new life as a beautiful allium flower as we explore how to become more self-sufficient by discovering how to ...
vegetables
Green Bean Glory Casserole
I love this one pot wonder. This is the recipe I pass on to friends when they ask for easy family recipes. This Green Bean Glory Casserole recipe is easy and nutritious. This Green Bean Glory Casserole recipe is another family favourite modified ...
Grow Your Own Dry Beans
Is your dinner plate looking a little green? Do you need something to round out your garden produce? I’m not even talking about potatoes. Dry beans are a fantastic way to add some satisfying protein to a garden produced meal. This year I grew ...
Carrots: Sowing, Storing, Saving Seed
There is a reason carrots are so popular in the garden – cold hardy, pest and disease resistant, and easy to grow once germinated. But the only reason you really need to grow carrots is the sweet, earthy taste of a garden carrot that you just can’t ...
I'm Erika, I live on eighty acres in the northern prairies of southern Manitoba with my husband and four kids. Here, we enjoy the outdoors and try to be more self sufficient as we try new things in the garden and learn about our land and the world around us.