Preserving Garden Sage | Apple Salad | Survival Food and more

Published: Mon, 10/10/16

Ways to Preserve and Use Garden Sage

I can feel Fall in the air, so I’ve been trimming back the herbs and harvesting their goodness before they die back for the winter. The last couple of days I’ve been working on the sage. I have tons of it. I don’t want any of it to go to waste, so here are some ways I am preserving it. read more

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Best Survival Food to Store

Disasters can happen where you have to rely on your food supplies at home. Getting together some survival food isn’t as complex as it might seem. Having the best emergency survival foods, those that won’t spoil but still offer good nutrition, are the ones to keep stored for those unpredictable situations.

Apple Salad with Cherries, Cranberries and Walnuts

Crisp apples, chewy cherries and cranberries, and crunchy walnuts make a colorful and phytonutrient-rich festive fall fruit salad.

Reader's Tip:

How to Keep Mice & Squirrels Away from Fall Flower Bulbs

by George Anthony

You will need about 1/4 cup Tabasco sauce, a few good squirts of any type of dish washing liquid. 1 cup of water, and 1 full tablespoon of chili powder. Mix it together then spray directly into the soil around the bulbs. Respray in the spring. It will keep the mice and squirrels away from those precious flower bulbs. more gardening tips >>

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