What do you do when you have an overabundance of pumpkins? Yes, I know this is a strange question to be asking right before summer starts, after all, one usually thinks of pumpkins as a fall veggie. But we got a surprise in the garden this spring when a HUGE pumpkin vine popped up all
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So What Am I Up To Today? It’s only the beginning of May and I am already freezing veggies for the months to come. I couldn’t be more pleased. I am already ahead of where I was last year, and I am literally giddy with vegetable garden excitement! So today I am freezing kale, nasturtium,
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So I just made a delightful salad from the lettuce in our garden for lunch today. I included the typical lettuce mix and one plant that you may or may not have heard. Nasturtium If you know me, you know that everything we grow here at The Chosen Weeds Farm serves a purpose, and when
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Wood sorrel? What the heck is that? If you have been following me, you know that I have been learning how to use the wild edibles that grow here in Southeast Texas. Wood sorrel is a pretty little plant that grows across much of the US and Canada. It grows well in our garden and
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Sugar….It’s a dirty word these days, especially if you’re creating a healthy life style, although the food industry will tell you otherwise. They have long sought to demonize fat and make sugar god. Then you have nutritionists and health gurus speaking in the other ear saying to avoid it at all cost. I understand that it
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This being the beginning of a new year, I’m sure there are those that are looking to start a journey of self-sufficiency, cutting living costs, and/or homesteading. This journey can take many forms and is unique to each individual(s). For us, it means being responsible for most of our own food through growing and raising
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WHAT?!?!? Yes, you heard me right……Throw them away. When is the last time you actually stuck to them anyway? You buy into the promise that you will lose 10 pounds in the next month or the new fad diet will change your life. You’re bombarded with commercials that lull you into the belief that their
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This is the time of year for family parties, office parties, neighborhood parties…really the list goes on. It seems that every week there is something to attend. If you’re trying to create new lifestyle habits it can seem daunting and overwhelming with temptations around every corner. Enviably you thoughts turn to, “What if I eat
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Today is National Hot Chocolate Day. I wasn’t aware until I saw it on the news this morning. Geez…they have a day for everything now. I have fond memories of my mom making hot chocolate on the stove after a cold day playing in the snow. I remember it tasting so yummy and creamy. I
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I recently admitted to ya all that I was a cheese addict. You can read about it HERE. Since we now have dairy goats and I can basically make cheese whenever I want, I can pretty much guarantee that I won’t be attending any CLA (cheese lovers anonymous) meetings. Instead, I’ll be honing my culinary
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